Despite going down by two second-half goals against Syria U23 team in the first match of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers, India’s U-23 boys, most of whom would be playing their fourth international match at this level tomorrow (July 21, 2017), draw inspiration from the praise bestowed on them …

Girls and women in Hong Kong will benefit from a football legacy programme funded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Foundation. The AFC’s Female Member of the FIFA Council Mahfuza Akhter Kiron handed over the AFC’s 400,000HKD donation to President of the Hong Kong Football Association Ltd (HKFA) …

Italian kit maker Macron and French Ligue 2 side Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio have launched the 2017/18 home kit in the fourth year of collaboration between the two sides. The home jersey was made from high quality materials, printed in the original colours of the club, and designed with the …

A dream is like a raging fire inside of one, which drives one to achieve their goal through sheer hard work, persistence, and dedication but what if the dream ‘almost’ comes true before one turns 17? The word ’dream’ for Shubham Sarangi and Rahul K.P is synonymous to “playing in …

Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV), Shell Qatar and Nguyen Hoang Phuong from Vietnam were presented with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Dream Asia Awards 2017 today in Hong Kong. The award ceremony took place in conjunction with the AFC – Premier League Football Social Development Conference 2017. The annual …

With less than 100 days to go for the first ever FIFA World Cup to be hosted by India, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India. Head Coach of the Indian U-17 World Cup Team Luis Norton de Matos believes that hosts, “India will be looking forward to the challenge …

The Senior Women’s National Team were held to a 4-4 draw by the Delhi Dynamos U16 boys in a friendly game at the New Wellingdon Ground in New Delhi. The girls fell behind early on before taking a 4-2 lead in the 2nd half but the boys pulled things level …

England and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been identified as the most valuable Under-21 player in world football by this year’s Soccerex 20 U-21 report by Prime Time Sport. Alli is valued at £73.6m (€82.6m) in the Soccerex study, which uses Prime Time Sport’s Football Value Index, to rank …

Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC has established its own residential youth academy. The Centre of Excellence (CoE) will operate out of Shillong as NEUFC seeks to spread its footprint across the North-East. In its continued efforts to develop football across the eight states, the residential academy will play …

iSportconnect has announced that they will be staging our inaugural iSportconnect Directors’ Summit in Lausanne on September 27. The format of the Summit, which will first be staged at The Olympic Museum, will differ to the traditional iSportconnect Directors’ Club events. Proceedings will last for a full day and feature …