In the latest CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post, the top 100 clubs in the world with the most followers on social networks have been highlighted, with Kerala Blasters FC ranked 70th in the list, being the only football club from India to feature. With 6.7 million followers across Twitter (2 …

Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF Championship 2023 encounter here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, June 22. The island nation took an early lead in the game when Hamza Mohamed converted from the spot in the 6th minute. The Maldives No. …

UEFA will stage its inaugural RESPECT FORUM next week, bringing together 200 industry experts and stakeholders actively advancing social and environmental sustainability across European football. Streamed live from the German Football Association (DFB) headquarters on June 28/29, the Forum will explore how the game can help “inspire, activate and accelerate …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Vision and Mission of providing focused and dedicated services to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MAs) was further underlined today with the graduation of participants from the third Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme. A total of 29 participants enrolled in the landmark 13-month …

Railways continued with their impressive form in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2022-23 Final Round with a sublime 5-0 victory over Bengal in Group B at the GNDU Main Ground on Thursday, June 22. Skipper Yumnam Kamala Devi drew first blood in the 27th minute and there was no …

Lebanon earned full points in their opening Group B match of the SAFF Championship 2023 when they defeated former champions Bangladesh 2-0 at the Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday, June 22. Two late goals from Hassan Maatouk and Khalil Bader were enough to break Bangladesh’s resistance. Lebanon, ranked 99 in the …

The Indian men’s futsal team is set to participate in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first time. India were drawn alongside Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine in Group E after the draw ceremony held on Thursday, June 22 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala …

Following the conclusion of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Prelims, CONCACAF has confirmed that the three Round Two winners Saint Kitts and Nevis, Martinique, and Guadeloupe have advanced to the 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage, and will join Groups A, C and D respectively. The 2023 Gold Cup Prelims included …

The Football Business Academy (FBA) and BeFootball have entered into an agreement that will see the global leader in football business education and the Spanish immersive and VR Football company collaborate. Eduardo M. Vélez, Head of Communications, BeFootball, said, “Working with a leading company in education within the football sector …

Ninety international goals. No matter what, no matter how, no matter who, it’s a surreal number. Sunil Chhetri is now the fourth-highest international goalscorer in the history of the sport, overtaking Malaysia’s Mokhtar Dahari at 89. Only centurions Cristiano Ronaldo, Ali Daei and Lionel Messi have netted more times for …