Saturday , May 18 2024

Press Release

Countdown on for 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final!

Following an exciting season full of surprises, the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2022-23 is now drawing to a close. Tanzania’s Young Africans and Algeria’s USMA are both looking to make history. Who will add their name in golden letters to the list of winners of this fantastic tournament? The answer …

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Borussia Mönchengladbach sign teenager Grant-Leon Ranos!

Borussia Mönchengladbach have completed the signing of Grant-Leon Ranos from FC Bayern München. The 19-year-old will join the Foals on a free in the summer and has signed a contract until summer 2027. “Grant-Leon is a very interesting and talented player, who can play both as a number 9 and …

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Anitta to co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show!

Brazilian global pop superstar Anitta will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi on June 10 at Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. Following a record-breaking year that included the release of her fifth studio album ‘Versions Of Me’ and earning a GRAMMY nomination for “Best …

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Isabella Fernando-Dela Cruz: Women’s football in Asia has seen tremendous growth in the last decade!

In 2023’s first episode of “It’s My Game”, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) features Isabella Fernando-Dela Cruz as the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) Head of Women’s Football shines the spotlight on the Filipinas’ historic qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand. For Isabella, who …

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Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: Back-to-back International commitments good for Blue Tigers!

The India Senior Men’s National Team are set to play an unprecedented number of matches, with back-to-back international tournaments lined up on home turf – the Intercontinental Cup in Bhubaneswar, and the SAFF Championship in Bengaluru, followed by the Kings Cup in Thailand (September) and the Merdeka Cup in Malaysia …

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Head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy departs PSV Eindhoven!

Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced on Wednesday, May 24 morning that he has stepped down as head coach of PSV Eindhoven. After several discussions about internal affairs the past few days, the board of directors had a meeting with Van Nistelrooy on Tuesday evening. It was decided to keep the …

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10 U-18s step-up to AFC Bournemouth development squad!

Ten AFC Bournemouth under-18s have stepped up to be part of next season’s development squad. Progressing is the majority of the second-year scholars from this campaign’s under-18 team. Three of the ten players are defenders in Archie Harris, Finn Tonks and Max Kinsey-Wellings. Ben Winterburn, Kian Tydeman, Lewis Brown and …

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Mats Hummels to stay for another season at Borussia Dortmund!

Borussia Dortmund and defender Mat Hummels on Wednesday, May 24 morning agreed to extend the player’s contract, which was set to expire on June 30, by another year until summer 2024. “I’m really happy that Mats Hummels is staying at Borussia Dortmund for another year. He identifies strongly with our …

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Dronacharya awardee Bimal Ghosh: Institutional League will have a domino effect on grassroots football!

In a bid to restructure and revitalise football activities within public sector enterprises, the Federation announced in April, that they would launch an Institutional League at the national level that would provide an avenue for players employed by them. The 10-team league will be played on a home and away …

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GIZ and VfB Stuttgart help in Kenya!

Social action and projects are also of great concern to VfB Stuttgart outside Germany. For several years, VfB has supported charitable projects in Kenya. To this end, a delegation from the club travelled to the Nyandarua region in April and hosted various events in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für …

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