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Odisha FC lose in IWL quarterfinals to Gokulam Kerala on penalties!

In a tightly contested match, Odisha FC lost 0-3 in a penalty shootout to Gokulam Kerala FC, after a 1-1 full-time score at TransStadia in Ahmedabad in the IWL quarterfinal on May 16. The game started on a positive note for Odisha FC as they quickly took the lead in …

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India drawn against Japan, Vietnam & Uzbekistan for AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 2!

India have been drawn into Group C for Round 2, of the AFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024. The Blue Tigresses, ranked 61 in the world, are in the same group as 2012 Olympics silver medallists Japan (ranked 11 in the world), Vietnam (33) who will make their debut …

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AIFF announce Club Licensing Premier 1 results, three clubs fail!

The Club Licensing Committee of the All India Football Federation, chaired by Dr Girija Shanker Mungali, met via video conferencing on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Present in the meeting were committee members Mr Ravishankar Jayaraman, Mr Yash K Nayak and Ms Madhu Kumari. Mr Anirban Gupta, Mr Pradip Choudhury and …

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FIFA and McDonald’s renew long-standing partnership!

FIFA and McDonald’s have announced the renewal of their long-standing collaboration, which will now cover both the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The renewal will see McDonald’s continuing to sponsor FIFA’s flagship tournaments, which will include access to LED …

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Draw delivers groups for 2023 Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup!

CONCACAF have conducted the official draw for the 2023 Road to CONCACAF W Gold Cup. The live event in Miami was hosted by sports anchor Carmen Boquin and included the participation of CONCACAF President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani, as well as former players Maylee Atthin-Johnson (Trinidad and Tobago) …

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Bengaluru FC Girls set to participate in KSFA A Division League!

Bengaluru FC, on Thursday, announced their 22-member squad set to take part in the 2022-23 KSFA Women’s A Division League. The BFC Women’s side, comprising primarily U-17 players, will be led by Coach Kishore Chavan, with an aim to do better on their impressive fourth place finish last term, in …

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India U-17 begin Germany-leg of AFC U-17 Asian Cup preparation!

The India U-17 National Team, have begun a new phase of preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023, as they have moved to Germany for an intensive last leg of training. Late on Thursday night, the Blue Colts played their first training game in Germany against a combined team …

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2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers Round 2 draw finalised!

The remaining eight teams discovered their challengers following the official draw ceremony for Round 2 of the 2024 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup – Indonesia Qualifiers at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. Each group will be played as a single round-robin league format …

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