FC Goa sealed their spot in the AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 Group Stage after staving off a late fightback from Al Seeb Club of Oman to walk away with a 2-1 win in their Preliminary Stage tie on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Dejan …
Read More »Khalid Jamil signs full-time contract as India senior men’s team head coach!
The All India Football Federation can confirm that Khalid Jamil has signed a two-year contract, with an option to extend for another year, as the head coach of the Indian Senior Men’s National Team. Jamil will exclusively take charge of the national team on a full-time basis and will begin …
Read More »Concacaf Hosts Youth Summit to Strengthen Pathways to Excellence for Young Footballers!
Concacaf successfully hosted the fourth edition of the Concacaf Youth Football Summit from August 6–8, 2025, in Curaçao, bringing together technical leaders, coaches, and youth development stakeholders from across the region and the international football scene. Guided by the theme “Bridging Potential and Performance: Pathways to Excellence,” the summit focused …
Read More »Applications now open for FIFA World Cup 26 volunteer programme!
FIFA today launched the application process for the FIFA World Cup 26™ volunteer programme. This once-in-a-generation community of volunteers will help bring to life a tournament uniting three countries and billions of hearts around the world. With around 65,000 volunteers expected to participate, the FIFA World Cup 26™ Volunteer Community …
Read More »AIFF announces reward for India U20 Women’s Team!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is pleased to announce a reward of USD 25,000 for the U20 Women’s National Team following their outstanding performance, which secured India’s qualification for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in two decades. The last time India qualified for the …
Read More »India qualify for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in two decades!
The India U20 women’s national team secured qualification for the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Thailand 2026 for the first time in 20 years, after defeating hosts Myanmar 1-0 in their final Group D encounter at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, on Sunday, August 10, 2025. The last time India …
Read More »Bayern Munich & Michael Diederich to end cooperation!
Michael Diederich, FC Bayern chief financial officer, will step down from the FC Bayern München AG board of directors on 30 September 2025. Diederich, 59, has been a board member since 1 April 2023, and prior to that a member of the FC Bayern supervisory board since 2018. The deputy …
Read More »AIFF-FSDL-ISL CEOs meet; plan competitions for 2025-26 season!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Thursday, August 7, 2025, convened a meeting with Indian Super League (ISL) clubs in New Delhi. The meeting, chaired by AIFF President Shri Kalyan Chaubey, brought together key stakeholders, including club CEOs of 13 clubs, representatives from FSDL, and AIFF representatives, Vice President …
Read More »Bayern Munich and Emirates airline sign sponsorship deal!
FC Bayern Munich and Emirates airline have signed a long-term contract that will run until the end of the 2031/32 season. The partnership essentially comprises perimeter advertising at the Allianz Arena on all Bundesliga match days, as well as joint activations on both companies’ social and digital channels. Michael Diederich, …
Read More »Khalid Jamil appointed India Men’s National Team head coach!
The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Executive Committee (EC), on the recommendation of the federation’s Technical Committee (TC), decided to appoint Khalid Jamil as the head coach of the Senior Men’s Indian National Team during its virtual meeting on Friday, August 1, 2025. In the presence of AIFF President Shri …
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