Imagine a day on the streets of Bologna, with a photographer taking shots of a girl wearing a retro-look football shirt – a shirt that is unique not only in style and design, but also for the ideas and project it represents. Bologna provided the set for the photo shoot, …

A seventh semifinal appearance in 10 years is on the cards for FC Goa in Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 – but to get there, the Gaurs will have to overcome Chennaiyin FC’s challenge in a single-leg playoff game. Goa finished the league stage in third place with 45 points, …

Houston Dynamo FC have announced a multi-year contract extension for head coach Ben Olsen, ensuring his continued leadership with the club. The extension runs through the 2026 MLS season. “When Mr. Segal purchased the club, he had ambition to build a sustainable winner and make the city of Houston proud …

Odisha FC heads into the ISL Playoffs for the second consecutive season and this year under Sergio Lobera intending to reach the semifinals for the first time. The Kalinga Warriors turned it around at home last time they faced Kerala Blasters. A brace from Roy Krishna both headed goals was …

Approximately a decade ago, Muhammad Hammad, then a skinny teenager from Kashmir, was harbouring dreams of becoming a professional cricketer. However, providence had different plans for him. In the I-League 2023–24, which was essentially his comeback season, Hammad not only donned the captain’s armband for his hometown club, Real Kashmir …

Julian Nagelsmann will remain the head coach of the Germany national team beyond this summer’s European Championship on home soil, following a decision made by the DFB supervisory board on Friday. The 36-year-old’s contract now runs until the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and …

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has hailed the commitment of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) towards lifting the standards of the game. Shaikh Salman, who held fruitful discussions with FFSL President Jaswar Umar during his three-day visit to Colombo that will conclude on Sunday, praised …

The DFL German Football League has presented the first decisions to the licence applicants in the Licensing Procedure Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the upcoming 2024/25 season. None of the 36 licensed clubs and no licence applicant from the 3rd division (3.Liga) has currently been denied the right to play. …

In the first quarterfinal match of the inaugural Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship 2024, in-form Karnataka earned the semi-final berth, defeating West Bengal 1-0 at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Friday, April 19, 2024. Prolific striker Saikhom Borish Singh netted the all-important goal of …

Members of the Football Federation Samoa (FFS) board were in Auckland this week to attend a workshop at the OFC Home of Football ‘Te Kahu o Kiwa’ which focused on Governance. The one-day workshop organised by OFC General Secretary Frank Castillo, is the first of its kind with OFC planning …