The AIFF Elite Academy defeated East Bengal Club 2-1 in the U-18 I-League final to clinch the title at the Barasat Stadium earlier today. Incidentally, this was AIFF Elite Academy’s third successive title in the age-group competition. The AIFF Elite Academy scored twice in the first half through Lalengmawia (15′) …

The 2017 Federation Cup will kick-off tomorrow, May 7 with East Bengal Club clashing swords against Churchill Brothers at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha at 4pm; while newly crowned I-League champions and last year Fed Cup runners-up Aizawl FC will face Chennai City FC later in the day at …

The AIFF Elite Academy and East Bengal Club both are aiming to win the U-18 I-League 2016/17 when they meet in the final at Barasat Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday, May 7. AIFF Elite Academy will be chasing their third successive title while East Bengal look set to capture their …

After the recent good show of the Chandigarh state team at the Santosh Trophy, where Chandigarh reached the quarterfinals of the tournament after more than a decade, Minerva Punjab FC’s Jarmanjit Singh has been called to join the India Under-23 team selection camp at Mumbai. The success of the Chandigarh …

With less than three weeks left to the iSportconnect Digital Fan Engagement Masterclass, the organisers announced two more speakers to the already spectacular roster. Jan Bilenkamp and Jenny Smith will be joining Sébastien Gillot (UCI), Alexandra Willis (AELTC), Sam Seddon (IBM) and David Alstadter (HSBC) on the courts of the …

World football governing body FIFA has announced the presence of former Spain international and FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol for different promotional activities for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, to be played from October 6 to 28, 2017. The main activity in which the illustrious defender will …

The traditional rivalry between Bengal and Goa takes the centre stage as two teams from each state (East Bengal Club and United SC from Bengal; Salgaocar FC and AIFF Elite Academy from Goa) have made into the semifinals of the ongoing U-18 I-League in Kolkata. United SC will take on …

Following the submission of declarations of interest to bid to host UEFA EURO 2024, representatives of the German Football Association (DFB) and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) both attended a bid opening workshop, which took place last Thursday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The two bidders were given …

Having amassed six points from the three matches in Group C, AIFF Elite Academy boys qualify for the semifinals of the U-18 I-League. The AIFF Elite Academy boys opened their campaign with a terrific 4-1 victory over Minerva Punjab FC before sealing their semifinal spot with a 2-1 win against …

The Indian Under-17 World Cup squad lost 1-4 against G.D. Estoril Praia in a friendly match at the Jamor Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal earlier today, May 1. Estoril Praia took the lead as early as the 8th minute when Montero sped past the Indian defence and scored. The Indian Colts …