After finishing as runners-up for two seasons in a row, Mohun Bagan will look to rectify their mistakes and bring back the I-League trophy to Kolkata. The 11th edition of the I-League kicks off tomorrow (November 25) with the Kolkata giants travelling to Ludhiana with Minerva Punjab FC playing hosts. …
Read More »Indian footballer Bembem Devi: Harder to stay on top!
The first thing that Bembem Devi did after being conferred the Arjuna Award was dive back into football. Preparations for the Indian Women’s League took up most of her time. Her club Eastern Sporting Union are set to defend their title but she thinks it is ‘harder to stay on …
Read More »Big aspirations & a bigger zeal from Pondicherry!
‘Dil hai chota sa, choti si asha’. Not quite. With big aspirations and the drive to achieve them, the Indira Gandhi Academy for Education & Sports has come to Kolhapur with a zeal to win the Indian Women’s League. Head Coach Amruta Aravind too made it clear on how they …
Read More »Mizoram Premier League: Late equaliser from Mizoram Police in four goal thriller against Aizawl FC!
Mizoram Police FC put themselves back on a level playing field against Aizawl FC going into the second leg of the semifinal with a stoppage time strike from Lalfakzuala. It looked like the I-League champions had done enough to give themselves a single goal advantage for the second leg, but …
Read More »ISL-4 opens to a full house in Kochi & record television viewership!
The Indian Super League – Season 4, opened spectacularly with 100% stadia attendance in Kochi, while the inaugural match between the two time champions ATK and last year’s runner-up Kerala Blasters FC got 25 million total TV impressions and registered an impressive 59% growth over last season’s opening ISL game. …
Read More »Kolhapur gears up for Indian Women’s League!
After cheering for home town hero Aniket Jadhav in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, Kolhapur is now ready to lend their voices for another footballing cause. On a day the teams arrived to play in the Qualifiers of the Indian Women’s League, there was a sense of excitement …
Read More »Gokulam Kerala FC provides platform for football in Kerala!
Domestic league football will return to ‘god’s own country’, Kerala, after a hiatus of six years as Gokulam Kerala FC become the representatives of the state in the 11th edition of the I-League which is slated to kick-off on November 27 with Shillong Lajong playing hosts to the Kerala outfit. …
Read More »Teams arrive for Indian Women’s League Qualifiers!
After the success of the inaugural season, the Indian Women’s League makes a comeback with the arrival of the teams ahead of the November 25 commencement of the qualifiers at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. A total of 13 teams will be vying for two coveted spots to …
Read More »Selangor FA on board with AFC Futsal coaching course!
19 participants are attending the AFC Futsal Level 1 Coaching Course which began in Klang, Malaysia on Tuesday, November 21. The six-day course is co-organised by the Selangor Football Association and Real Sports Arena, which includes the participation of three former Malaysian national players. It is be the 26th AFC …
Read More »Voting starts for UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year!
Football supporters across the globe can start voting today for the UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017. Fifty of Europe’s elite players have been nominated for the 17th edition of the annual vote, with users asked to pick their team in their preferred formation from five goalkeepers, 15 defenders, …
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