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“Over the past few years, something special has been going on at Atlético de Madrid,” says Pete Hoppins, Nike Football Apparel Senior Design Director. “It’s a club that has shown what you can achieve when the fans, coaches and players are all totally committed and move together as one. We …
Read More »FIFA and Electronic Arts announce London as location for FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 2018!
Today FIFA and Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) announced that London will host the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final 2018, virtual football’s equivalent of the FIFA World Cup from August 2-4. The FIFA eWorld Cup is where the dreams of millions of FIFA players become the reality of one champion. At …
Read More »adidas launches new Energy Mode X18+!
adidas has launched the all-new X18+, a cleat designed to unleash the speed of the game’s most dangerous players. Released as part of the Energy Mode pack – alongside Predator, Nemeziz and Copa silos – the cleat takes inspiration from previous adidas models while being brought up to date through …
Read More »Tickets for Intercontinental Cup go online!
All India Football Federation announces the sale of online tickets for the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup which kicks-off at the Mumbai Football Arena, the new hub of Indian Football from June 1. Tickets for all the matches are now available online on https://in.bookmyshow.com/sports/football/intercontinental-cup-tournament India begin their campaign on the opening day …
Read More »India defender Jerry Lalrinzuala feels ‘motivated’ playing against foreign players!
Attitude, they say defines a player. Jerry Lalrinzuala had caught the eye of all since his U-16 days when he was an AIFF Academy cadet. Since his stunning strike in the SAFF U-16 final which helped India beat Nepal in front of a hostile 22,000 plus crowd in Kathmandu, Lalrinzuala …
Read More »AFC Cup 2018: Bengaluru FC face Altyn Asyr FK in Inter-Zone semifinal!
South Zone champions Bengaluru FC were drawn to face Turkmenistan side Altyn Asyr FK in the 2018 AFC Cup Inter-Zone semifinals, at the AFC club competitions draw, held in Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, May 23. While the Sree Kanteerava Stadium is set to host the Turkmenistan side on August 22, …
Read More »India: Manvir, Kuruniyan thank ‘mentors’ Anas & Balwant!
It’s a tale of two youngsters and their two mentors. Incidentally, all four are in the ongoing National Camp in Mumbai ahead of the Intercontinental Cup. Ashique Kuruniyan, summoned for the first time into the National Camp and striker Manvir Singh who made his debut for the Senior Team against …
Read More »Macron and Cagliari Calcio unveil new home kit, extend contract until 2023!
Italian kit maker Macron and Serie A side Cagliari Calcio have announced the renewal of the partnership which will see both work together for at least another five years until 2023. At the same time, the new Cagliari Calcio home kit has been unveiled, with two wide vertical stripes of …
Read More »adidas extends Partnership with UEFA to 2021!
adidas has announced the continuation of its support for the UEFA Champions League through to 2021, as well as the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League and UEFA Futsal Champions League. adidas has been the Official Match Ball Supplier since 2001 and is proud to remain a leading sporting partner …
Read More »Update on the FIFA investigations following the McLaren reports!
Following the publication of the McLaren reports, FIFA launched investigations into possible anti-doping rule violations by football players, prioritising high-level players against whom a suspicion had been raised, in particular those who might participate in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. FIFA can today confirm that the investigations concerning …
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