UMBRO are pleased to welcome Costa Rica’s Liga Deportiva Alajuelense to the UMBRO family. Based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela and established in 1919, LDA are one of Costa Rica’s most successful sides. They have won Costa Rica’s top division an impressive 30 times, most recently in 2021. …
Read More »Fisherman’s son Malemngamba Thokchom named Future Star by AFC!
The India U-17s were down; by one goal, to be precise. But they were not out. It was with a little over 20 minutes to go, with India relentlessly trying to get the equaliser, that Malemngamba Thokchom dropped back a few yards to collect a pass from Gurnaj Singh Grewal, …
Read More »Mumbai City FC complete signing of Akash Mishra!
Mumbai City FC are delighted to confirm that the club has reached an agreement with Hyderabad FC for the transfer of Akash Mishra for an undisclosed fee. The talented young left-back joins the defending ISL Winners on a five year contract until May 2028. Hailing from the town of Balarampur …
Read More »Thrilling weekend sees African football giants book their spot to the CAF AFCON 2023!
The thrilling weekend of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Qualifiers saw more African football giants’ countries book their place in the continent’s biggest event set to take place between 13 January and 11 February 2024. The qualification of most of the former African champions this past …
Read More »Fiery half-time pep talk turns the tide for India’s Blue Tigers!
As the Blue Tigers headed into the dressing room at half time in the Intercontinental Cup 2023 final against Lebanon, they were left quite unsatisfied with the performance that they had put out. Their opponents from the Mediterranean, in fact, had threatened to score on a few occasions, something that …
Read More »Teams set to discover 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers journey!
The path to the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup will be laid out on Thursday, June 22, 2023 when the official draw ceremony for the Qualifiers takes place at 3pm local time at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 31 teams will be …
Read More »CAF hosts Technical Analysts workshop in Casablanca for African teams qualified for FIFA Women’s World Cup!
With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – New Zealand and Australia fast approaching, Technical Analysts of the four African Nations at the global showpiece gathered for a two-day Technical Analysts Workshop in Casablanca, Morocco on June 13/14. This is in line with CAF’s commitment to invest in women’s Football …
Read More »Champions! Chhetri & his knights make it a momentous night for India!
Igor Stimac had promised a super Sunday in Bhubaneswar, and his boys did everything to make sure their coach lived up to his assurance. With a solid 2-0 win over Lebanon, the Indian men’s senior team clinched the Intercontinental Cup at the Kalinga Stadium on June 18, 2023. In what …
Read More »Manipur edge Bengal in a five-goal Women’s Nationals thriller!
Defending champions Manipur edged Bengal 3-2 victory in their Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2022-23 Final Round Group B game at the GNDU Main Ground on Sunday, June 18. Skipper Ngangom Bala Devi opened the scoring for Manipur in the 17th minute and Serto Lynda Kom doubled the lead in …
Read More »Former Blue Tigers: Purposeful India U-17s can do better against Uzbekistan!
Not a shot was fired in the air, nor was the trumpet blown, when the Indian team for the 1974 Asian Youth Championship, returned home from Bangkok. They came back as stealthily as they left, but brought with them glory and honour to the country and the joint winners’ trophy …
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