Less than a year on from successfully hosting 2017’s ceremony, British actor Idris Elba returns as host for The Best FIFA Football Awards, which will take place on September 24, 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The Golden Globe and SAG-winning actor is to be assisted by French …

The Indian U-16 girls dished out another stellar performance in the ongoing AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifier to churn out a spectacular 4-0 win against archrivals Pakistan at the MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar today, September 19. While Avika Singh (22′) opened the scoring for India, the Pakistani goalie Ayesha (43′) …

For the first time ever, official information on international transfers of female professional players is presented in a new report entitled Women’s Transfers in ITMS. The report is a summary of global transfer activity since January 1, 2018, when the International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) became mandatory for transfers of …

Football in India is on the upward surge and with regions everywhere being engaged in the grassroots project, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has presented the Indian U-16 National Team with a prolific midfielder – Ravi Bahadur Rana. The teenager, who scored a hattrick on his first international cap, …

Season 5 of the Indian Super League kicks-off on September 29, 2018, with Kolkata hosting the first game between ATK and Kerala Blasters. In the run-up to the season opener, between two of the biggest powerhouses in football, Star Sports, the official broadcaster for the ISL captures the voice of …

Women’s football development continues to move forward, as 74 women’s football experts from across 39 Member Associations take part in the second AFC Women’s Football Development Seminar that began in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, September 18. AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John, in his opening remarks, said, “Looking at all …

Six days after India’s comprehensive victory over Pakistan in the SAFF Cup semifinal, it’s India vs Pakistan again! This time it’s in Mongolia – in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers. The Indian Girls started their campaign on a winning note, breezing past Hong Kong 6-1 in their opening fixture …

New Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘A’ champions Mohun Bagan scored a 2-1 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Saltlake Stadium on Tuesday evening. Philip Adjah Tetteh gave Mohammedan Sporting the lead in the 73rd minute but Mohun Bagan struck twice in the final minutes of the game …

AIFF plans to conduct Baby League Operators’ workshops across the country for stakeholders including representatives of district football associations, Baby League operators, and any other party that is interested in organising Baby Leagues in the following states and/or their neighbouring states. The first workshop was successfully conducted at the headquarters …

Mohammedan Sporting Club are in a state of mourning following the passing of Club legend Syed Latifuddin Najam at 71 on Tuesday following a massive cardiac arrest at his residence in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad native played for Mohammedan Sporting Club for nine years, and the Club conferred Latifuddin with it’s …