FIFA’s Governance Committee have informed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that, following eligibility checks, all the candidates vying for the vacant four AFC seats on the FIFA Council can be admitted to the election. The candidates, who will contest three FIFA Council seats, are: Zhang Jian (China), Mong Gyu Chung …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has revamped the definition of Grassroots Football characterising it as; All Football which is Non-Professional/Non-Elite is part of Grassroots Football including Children’s Football, School Football, Futsal, Beach football, Women’s Football, Veterans Football, Community Football, Amateur Football and Football for the disabled. Keeping in mind the …

India Head Coach Stephen Constantine admitted the “team needs to start quicker,” when you play an International match. Moments after India beat Cambodia, their first win in an International Friendly since June 2005, Constantine said: “Every time you play for the National Team, you want to win. Results matter and …

Be it the super athletes across the world or the prodigies who are yet to set their foot in the hardcore professional sports setup, it is the mental aspect of the game that helps players express their potential that has been so carefully maximised by their coaches. There comes the …

New Delhi: Starting on its 7-day inspection tour to the 6 host cities of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, a 21-member strong FIFA and LOC Delegation visited Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to assess the progress of preparations for the tournament. Present at the event were Jaime Yarza, …

1899 Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann has been rewarded for his exceptional year with the club in the Bundesliga by being named the German Football Association’s (DFB) Coach of 2016. The youngest-ever Bundesliga coach when he was appointed in February 2016 aged just 28, Julian Nagelsmann steered the Sinsheim based club …

The AFC Project Future Referees Course Batch 2015 concluded their third development course in Japan on Monday, March 20. The programme returned to Fukuoka for its third development course, as it was held in conjunction with the ongoing Sanix Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament 2017, where the referees officiated U-17 …

Even as the Indian National Team landed in Phnom Penh yesterday, March 19 to play an International Friendly against Myanmar as part of their preparation for 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in the UAE, the All India Football Federation has confirmed two more International Friendlies for the National Team. In …

English League Two side Stevenage FC and Italian kit maker Macron have announced the signing of a three year technical kit supplier agreement. The Hertfordshire club is currently sixth in the English League Two (fourth tier of English football) and they are fighting for promotion into League One. The new …

A 24-member Indian National Team squad will leave Mumbai later tonight, March 18 for India’s back to back matches – the International Friendly against Cambodia in Phnom Penh and the inaugural Group A League match against Myanmar in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. While the International Friendly against Cambodia …