In recent years, FIFA has been implementing a series of concrete measures aimed at fighting all forms of discrimination and promoting diversity in football. An important milestone for the work carried out to date will be the 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia, when, for the first time in the …

A special committee meeting was convened in Mumbai at The Lalit hotel on June 7, 2018, to discuss about the new norms of AIFF Age Verification Policy. The meeting was attended by Chairman of AIFF Medical Committee Dr. Vece Paes, Chairman of AIFF Disciplinary Committee Ushanath Banerjee, Sunando Dhar, CEO …

Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Jordan, Laos, Oman and Vietnam joined in on the 2018 AFC Grassroots Football Day in May and AFC Media tracks what each country undertook to spread the joy of the game. BHUTAN The AFC Grassroots Football Day celebration in Bhutan saw a huge turnout in the capital …

After crashing to their first defeat in three matches in the Intercontinental Cup against New Zealand Head Coach Stephen Constantine maintained “individual errors cost us (India) the game”. “When you win two matches back–to-back sometimes you get carried away,” Constantine said referring to India’s 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei and …

FIFA has announces that DIKING, leading brand in men’s business attire in China, has been added to their line-up of Asian Regional Supporters for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Thanks to this collaboration, DIKING will enjoy a range of rights including brand association rights in Asia, LED board …

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced that based on ongoing security concerns in Nicaragua, its Council has decided to move the Scotiabank CONCACAF League round of 16 home matches of CD Walter Ferretti and Diriangen FC, as well as the 2018 Central America Women’s …

The left-foot of a 19-year old player of Indian origin Sarpreet Singh spurred New Zealand to a deserving 2-1 victory over India in the Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena on Thursday, June 7. Singh didn’t score but set up the two goals besides tormenting the Indians all throughout, …

With just seven days to go until the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, FIFA can confirm that 2,403,116 tickets have been allocated to football fans all around the world since sales started in September 2017. Most of them have gone to Russian fans (871,797), followed …

Football Association of Singapore (FAS) received a boost in their grassroots initiatives after being endorsed for the Silver membership of the AFC Grassroots Charter. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots …

Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos FC Juniors have booked a place in next season’s DSA organised Delhi A-Division League after securing a second place spot in the B-Division. The team led by coach Rajat Guha suffered just a solitary defeat in the entire campaign. A team comprising of Delh …