Kumamoto Renaissance Football Club will be playing on a new football field funded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as a result of the devastating earthquake in Kyushu Region in Southern Japan in April 2016. Kumamoto Renaissance, playing in the first division of the Regional Women’s League in Japan, lost …
Read More »MLS announces 2017 Club and Executive Award winners!
Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced the winners of year-end awards that recognize individuals and clubs for outstanding contributions off the playing field. The club and executive award winners were highlighted by Atlanta United President Darren Eales being recognized as the Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year. Under Eales’ leadership, …
Read More »Coach Shankarlal Chakraborty: Kolkata Derby win is Mohun Bagan Team’s parting gift to Sony Norde!
While newly-appointed Mariners’ coach lauded the ‘team-effort’ for clinching an enviable double over their archrivals East Bengal in the ongoing I-League season, the man of the moment Dipanda Dicka didn’t think twice dedicating his match-winning brace to none other than Sony Norde who is due to depart for Haiti in …
Read More »I-League: Indian Arrows look to bounce back against an in-form Churchill Brothers!
Indian Arrows would be looking to bounce back from their 0-2 defeat to NEROCA FC in their last I-League encounter when they face Churchill Brothers who are on a purple patch at the moment at the Tilak Maidan tomorrow, January 22. Two wins in two against Gokulam Kerala FC and …
Read More »CAS clears Lao Toyota FC to play in 2018 AFC Cup!
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the Laotian club Lao Toyota Football Club and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The appeal filed on December 22, 2017 by Lao Toyota FC against the decision issued on December 13, 2017 by the …
Read More »ISL-4: Kerala Blasters seek redemption against well-rested FC Goa!
Kerala Blasters FC host FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday. The Blasters come off the back of a 2 – 1 setback against league debutants Jamshedpur FC in a match where they had their fair share of chances. …
Read More »I-League: Santu’s Strike helps Gokulam Kerala FC upset Chennai City FC in Coimbatore!
A Santu Singh free-kick handed Gokulam Kerala FC their second win of their first-ever I-League season against Chennai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore on Saturday, January 20. V. Soundararajan replaced goalkeeper Uros Polijanec with Indian custodian Vigneshwaran Baskaran. Chennai City FC’s top scorer Jean-Micheal Joachim and …
Read More »East Bengal need Kolkata derby win to stay I-League title race, Mohun Bagan want to do the double!
East Bengal get ready to host archrivals Mohun Bagan in the return I-League Kolkata derby at the Saltlake Stadium on Sunday, January 21 afternoon. The Red and Golds suffered a slender 1-0 defeat the last time these two sides met this 2017-18 season. Post that, East Bengal have remained unbeaten, …
Read More »FIFA Council decides to appoint normalisation committee for Kuwait FA!
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided, on January 18, 2018, to appoint a normalisation committee for the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in accordance with article 8 paragraph 2 of the FIFA Statutes. Following the lifting of the suspension of the KFA on December 5, 2017 as a consequence …
Read More »Newcomers NEROCA ride on Turkovic’s winner to pip I-League champions Aizawl FC!
In a game with an abundance of chances for both sides, NEROCA FC triumphed over the reigning I-League champions Aizawl FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium to leapfrog East Bengal in the league table into second place. Nigerian defender Kareem Omolaja (39′) scored for the home side in the first …
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