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AFC Champions League quarterfinal ties confirmed!

The 2017 AFC Champions League quarterfinal ties were confirmed on Tuesday following the competition’s Knockout Stage draw in Kuala Lumpur. 2016 runners-up Al Ain FC will have home advantage in the first leg of their AFC Champions League quarter-final encounter with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, with Iran’s Persepolis set to …

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AFC Cup Knockout Stage official draw: Bengaluru FC to face 4.25 SC of North Korea!

The remaining teams in this season’s AFC Cup have had their paths to the final clarified following the competition’s Knockout Stage draw in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. In West Asia’s Zonal final, Syria’s Al Wahda will host the first leg with defending champions Air Force Club of Iraq hosting the …

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Manipur wins Senior Women’s National Football Championship!

The Manipur women’s team won the Senior Women’s National Football Championship held in Phagwara, Punjab on Sunday, June 5. It beat the Railways 3-1 in the final. In doing so the team also extended its record run in the championship by lifting its 18th overall title. In a repeat of …

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India draw inspiration from FIFA Top 100 ranking as they face Nepal!

Coming on back of six consecutive wins including the unofficial match against Bhutan, the Indian National Team face Nepal in an International Friendly tomorrow, June 6 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai ahead of their crucial 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Kyrgyz Republic on June 13 in Bengaluru. …

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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: New Caledonia keeping it in the family!

When New Caledonia take the field later this year at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, it will mark the latest of several such milestones for Oceania football in recent years. Tahiti and Papua New Guinea have hosted maiden FIFA tournaments in the past couple of years, while just last month …

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Nepal Head Coach Koji Gyotoku: Despite India’s rank, Nepal to play for a ‘win’!

Ahead of Nepal’s clash against India in an International Friendly on June 6, 2017 at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai, the Nepal’s Head Coach Koji Gyotoku has spared no room to mince words on India’s current FIFA Ranking. The Indian National Team in a historic moment for Indian Football …

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ISL: FC Goa appoints Sergio Lobera Rodriguez as Head Coach!

Indian Super League franchise FC Goa today announced the signing of Sergio Lobera Rodriguez as the new head coach. The Spaniard put pen to paper on a two-year deal and will join the club in the first week of July. Lobera, who has previously coached LaLiga side UD Las Palmas …

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U-19 IFA Shield: East Bengal & Mohammedan Sporting play out goalless draw!

East Bengal Club and Mohammedan Sporting Club played out a goalless draw in their final Group-A game of the U-19 IFA Shield 2017 at East Bengal ground on Sunday, June 4. Mohammedan Sporting were already eliminated after losing their two previous matches against Pathachakra Club (1-2) and AIFF Elite Academy …

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Team India: Humanitarian Mohammed Rafique ‘repays’ society in his own way!

Define humanity. In an era where you are greeted by numerous good morning messages over various Apps the moment the Sun rises, there’s little doubt one may type ‘humanity’ in one of the search engines to get it politically right. Mohammed Rafique, by then, had just finished his phone call. …

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Mission XI Million takes over picturesque Sikkim with marquee festival!

650 students from 55 schools participated in a Mission XI Million festival held at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim earlier today. Students played small-sided games and further honed their skills at workshops that were part of the festival. Their enthusiasm was visible when they took on the field. A Government …

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