The Helsinki Cup, a Finland-based junior football tournament, kicked off on Monday, July 9 in grand style. The highlight of Monday evening’s opening ceremony was a world record attempt for the team photo with most players. An estimated 4,000 junior-aged footballers first paraded through the streets of Central Helsinki with …

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that IMG Academy will host the 2018 CONCACAF Central America Women’s Qualifier, scheduled to be played August 27-31, 2018. The regional qualifier, to be disputed between Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama, in a round-robin format, …

Heineken kicks off its “Summer of Soccer” campaign as a worldwide leader and supporter of the sport. Soccer has been a central platform for Heineken globally for decades, and the brand’s recently launched U.S. marketing campaign “Cheers to the Unexpected” includes specific soccer creative called ‚Introduction‘ that celebrates all of …

English Premier League giants Manchester United and Kohler, a global lifestyle brand headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin-USA, have agreed to a multi-year global partnership. The KOHLER brand logo will feature on the sleeve of the most iconic and best selling club shirt, for both the men’s and women’s teams. The partnership …

It was a matter of great pride for Rustomjee Urbania and Leon’s World Centre for Holistic Learning and Development in particular when five football players who have been training with them were selected to play football in an internationally recognized prestigious tournament. They formed a part of the Indian team …

A retro feel, colour and innovation are the features that define the style of the new English Championship side Norwich City FC kits, produced by Erreà Sport for the 2018/19 season. The traditional yellow and green colours remain in the home shirt that has been totally revamped, but with strong …

Italian Serie A side Cagliari Calcio and Italian kit maker Macron have unveiled the clubs 2018/19 season away kit. The shirt is white with two vertical stripes in red and white down the centre and with red and blue detailing on the sleeves, sides and on the Korean style collar. …

An Asian Football Confederation (AFC) delegation began its Futsal Assessment visit to the Hong Kong Football Association Ltd. (HKFA) as part of the AFC’s Futsal Development Programme on Saturday, July 7. HKFA CEO Mr. Mark Sutcliffe (pictured left), who welcomed the AFC officials, reiterated the East Asian country’s emphasis on …

Jamshedpur FC has launched its JFC grassroots programme for the first time in Jamshedpur with Kundan Chandra heading the programme. Kundan, a retired Indian Navy officer with the background of aeronautical engineering has a rich pedigree of coaching background. He is an AFC ‘A’ Licensed Coach, FIFA Grassroot Instructor, AFC …

The Indian Senior Women’s Team is presently undergoing a selection camp in Gwalior till July 25 for the forthcoming Olympic Qualifiers which are slated for November 2018. In an interview, Head Coach Maymol Rocky spoke at length about the purpose of the camp, the training sessions, looking at more players …