The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has requested that the Member Associations affected by travel bans approach their Governments to allow football teams to be exempt from such restrictions. The AFC regulations state that visas should be issued and safety and security should be guaranteed by the host nation …
Read More »Mizoram Premier League: All square between Chanmari FC and Chhinga Veng FC after first-leg!
Mizoram Premier League – Season 5 champions Chanmari FC and MPL6 league leaders Chhinga Veng FC battled to a draw in leg one of the second semifinal of MPL6. A penalty from M.C. Malsawmzuala on the stroke of half-time gave Chanmari FC the lead but an own goal from midfielder …
Read More »Central Asia Zone Member Associations benefit from first regional AFC workshop!
The first regional AFC workshop in Central Asia, with participants from the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, concluded today in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of the workshop was to learn to use different marketing and communications strategies and tools to make football a profitable …
Read More »U-15 Youth League: Chennaiyin FC U-15s make it three wins in a row!
Chennaiyin FC’s Under-15 team defeated Chennai City FC 4-0 in an Under-15 Youth League fixture played at the SSN College Ground earlier today. The club’s co-owners Vita Dani and Abhishek Bachchan were in attendance to applaud fine goals from Sai Krishnan, Devadath, Ruban and Deepak. The Under-15 boys’ made it …
Read More »Mohun Bagan on rectification path to glory!
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 …
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