Indian Super League leaders for three straight weeks, Bengaluru FC believe the fight to extend their stay on pole position will be anything but easy when they take on NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. Albert Roca’s Blues, who got their Indian Super …
Read More »U-15 Youth League: Chennaiyin FC U-15s win big again!
The Chennaiyin FC Under-15 boys team defeated Mahogany FC by a resounding 7-0 margin in an Under-15 Youth League match played at the SSN College Ground today. Chennaiyin FC dominated proceedings throughout, leading 4-0 at half-time courtesy goals from J. Jaya Ruban, Raul Palin, Harsha Vardhan and an own-goal. The …
Read More »AFC increases prize money for 2018 Asia’s club competitions!
The AFC Champions League winners will receive US$4m – up from US$3m – in 2018 while the club that lifts the AFC Cup will pick up US$1.5m from next season rather than the US$1m currently on offer. In announcing the rise, Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said, “There …
Read More »Grassroots leaders course held in Bengaluru!
All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with the Boca Juniors Football Academy conducted a Grassroots Leaders Course from November 27-30, 2017 in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Twenty three participants from across the state participated in the course which was delivered by AIFF Grassroots Instructor Shailesh Karkera along with AIFF Observer Anju …
Read More »JLab audio named official audio partner of Major League Soccer!
Major League Soccer (MLS) yesterday announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with JLab Audio, the fastest growing major headphone brand. Under the terms of the new agreement – JLab Audio’s largest partnership to date – the California-based company becomes Major League Soccer’s first Official Audio Partner. JLab Audio’s current success as …
Read More »Joma and UC Sampdoria extend their contract!
Spanish kit maker Joma has announced the renewal of its technical sponsorship with Italian Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria of Genoa, a relationship that began in the summer of 2015. Joma, the leading Spanish brand in the sports sector, present in more than 110 countries around the world, will continue …
Read More »FIFA lifts Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association lifted!
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has today, December 6, 2017 lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in October 2015 for its failure to comply with its obligations stipulated in articles 14 and 19 of the FIFA Statutes. This decision has been taken following …
Read More »Etisalat is National Supporter for FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 and 2018!
Etisalat today announced its partnership with the prestigious FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 and 2018 as a ‘National Supporter’, this year the matches are scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain that will see continental club champions compete in eight matches starting on December 6 until …
Read More »AIFF to conduct player compensation and solidarity workshop!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will conduct a two-day workshop for clubs of Indian Super League, I-League, Second Division League and AIFF Accredited Academies on Player Compensation and Solidarity program on December 09-10, 2017. The workshop will also aim to introduce and implement the program in the Youth Development …
Read More »2018 FIFA World Cup: 1,318,109 tickets requested in 24 hours!
Ticket sales for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia resumed on Tuesday, December 5 exclusively on FIFA.com/tickets and the excitement sparked by the Final Draw brought another wave of worldwide interest. Within the first 24 hours, fans from all over the world requested 1,318,109 tickets as the random-selection draw …
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