In what will be a battle pitting the 12th I-League’s top goal scorers Willis Plaza and Jobby Justin against each other, Churchill Brothers take on East Bengal Club on Thursday, December 20 at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama, Goa. The game kicks off at 5pm IST. Trinidadian Plaza …
Read More »Manchester United appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjær as caretaker manager!
Manchester United announced today that former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. Solskjær scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007. In 2008 he became the club’s reserve-team manager, before taking the managerial role at …
Read More »AIFF president Praful Patel: Asian Dream needs to become a reality!
Ahead of the Indian National Team’s participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE, All India Football Federation president Praful Patel termed India’s fourth participation in the AFC Asian Cup as a “precursor to India’s goal to achieve a berth in the FIFA World Cup by 2026.” “The Asian …
Read More »Mohun Bagan ride Kisekka strike to down I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC!
Kolkata giants and former champions Mohun Bagan rode on a 79th minute classy strike by Henry Kisekka to get three points against defending champions Minerva Punjab FC at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula. The ‘Green and Maroon’ brigade displayed amazing resilience to put shrugg off a defeat just …
Read More »India to go into 2019 AFC Asian Cup kitted by Six5Six!
The new year will have a new look for Indian Football. The Blue Tigers will be wearing new kits, manufactured by the Indian Sportswear brand, Six5Six, starting with their campaign in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE in January 2019. The launch of the Indian National Football Team’s new …
Read More »Mohammedan Sporting off to winning start in GTA Chairman’s Gold Cup!
Mohammedan Sporting Club hammered BSS Sporting Club 3-0 to book their place in the semifinals of the ongoing 2018 GTA Chairman’s Gold Cup on Wednesday at North Point School Ground in Darjeeling. Raghunath Nandi’s men were at their clinical best in the first-half against their Calcutta Premier Division rivals scoring …
Read More »Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay with LA Galaxy for 2019 season!
The era of Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Los Angeles is not over yet. After a scintillating first season with the LA Galaxy, Ibrahimovic was heavily rumoured for a return to AC Milan, but the Swede is staying in the MLS for 2019. The club announced on Tuesday that he …
Read More »Celebrating Futsal: The UMBRO Futsal Awards 2018!
The UMBRO Futsal Award 2018 nominees were recently revealed. If you are not familiar with futsal then these awards, organised by FutsalPlanet and sponsored by UMBRO, are the equivalent of the Golden Ball Awards in football. Each year since 2000 they have recognised the best performers worldwide in the sport …
Read More »MLS announces new playoff format for 2019 season!
The Audi MLS Cup playoffs are undergoing a big change, starting in 2019. The MLS playoffs will now consist of a fixed-bracket, single-elimination format with the higher seed hosting every match. The Bracket In 2019, 14 of the league’s 24 teams will qualify for the postseason, up from 12 in …
Read More »Macron named as new Technical Sponsor of Swiss side FC Thun!
Another historical club of Swiss football has become part of the “Macron” family. FC Thun, playing in the Swiss Super League and Macron signed a four year agreement starting from the season 2019/20 onwards. The agreement includes the technical material for the first team, for the youth teams and the …
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