President of All India Football Federation and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, Praful Patel yesterday visited the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Saltlake Stadium) in Kolkata to assess the preparedness of the venue. He inspected the facilities at the stadium that will host …

The Host City of the final of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, Kolkata hosted the Trophy Experience earlier today at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra. The Winner’s Trophy was unveiled by Aroop Biswas, West Bengal Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs amidst huge cheers in Kolkata. Speaking about the Trophy …

National Coach Stephen Constantine isn’t someone who is willing to bask in the glory of the team winning 9 International matches on the trot (including the unofficial match against Bhutan). As India gear up to play Macau in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier, Constantine mentions about the “lesson learnt,” …

With the Asian Football Confederation team coming over for “guidance and support,” AIFF Technical Director Savio Medeira feels Futsal in India will soon catch the imagination of all. In an interview, he speaks at length about the AFC support, the coach education programmes involved, pilot projects, women’s Futsal and much …

Soccerex have announced that Manchester United star Juan Mata will be attending the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester from September 4-6 to talk about Common Goal, the social initiative he helped launch earlier this month by becoming the first player to commit 1% of his salary to a collective fund …

The Premier League will bring a festival of football and entertainment to Bengaluru when it hosts its international fan park in India once more. Premier League Live will take place at the Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation (KTPO) on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 and offers up to 40,000 …

As part of the 8th edition of the QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger, two talented youngsters were selected at a special talent hunt camp held in Mumbai in January 2017. The boys will be heading to England to train at the QPR Academy in London for a fortnight. The …

Last season’s finalists, Bethlehem Vengthlang FC got off to a great start with a 2-1 victory over Chanmari West FC in the second match of the day at the Lammual Stadium in Aizawl. Both teams competed with an all-Mizo line up and entertained fans with a lively affair. Chanmari West …

Former I-League side United SC had to be satisfied with a draw in their fifth Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘B’ match against George Telegraph SC at Kankinara Narayanpur on Thursday afternoon. The match was played mainly in midfield in the 30 minutes with United SC only scoring an …

After a monsoon break, football returns to the land of sun, sea and sand, as the season opening 1st AWES Cup kick starts on Friday with local favourites Calangute Association locking horns with the mighty Dempo SC at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa. A major restructuring in the Goa Football …