On Thursday, December 7, 2017, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided, after analysing all the specific circumstances of the case, to suspend the Peruvian international player Paolo Guerrero for one year. The player tested positive for cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine, a substance included in WADA’s 2017 Prohibited List under the class “S6. …
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NorthEast United FC will be eyeing their second successive win in Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 on Friday when they take on Bengaluru FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. The Highlanders are currently in middle of the points table having managed a win, draw and loss from …
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2017 ends on a high for Indian Referees as 16 Indian Referees and Assistant Referees have been approved by the FIFA Referees Committee in the FIFA panel to officiate in International matches in 2018. The list includes seven referees inclusive of one Women Referee and nine Assistant Referees inclusive of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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