India Senior Women’s National Team head coach Thomas Dennerby, on Wednesday, March 29 named a 22-member squad for the Women’s Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic from April 4. Apart from India, the hosts Kyrgyz Republic are the only other team in Group G after …

Prior to 2019, Lebanon, home to a population of 5.5 million was known in financial circles as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East.’ Then, everything changed. The ensuing economic and currency collapse led to multiple challenges for the country, and football was not unscathed. The Lebanese Football Association’s plans to …

Stéphanie Frappart will referee next week’s Women’s Finalissima between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium in London – another landmark appointment for the French official. The 39-year-old became the first woman to referee in the UEFA Super Cup (2019), Champions League (2020) and FIFA World Cup (2022) and will now …

Odisha FC have announced its partnership with Pro Sport Development (PSD) as their Grassroots Football Partner. PSD is an award-winning social enterprise recognized by the International Olympic Committee for its ‘outstanding contribution’ towards the promotion of ‘Sport for All’, which uses sport as a holistic development tool for children and …

Cityzens Giving Young Leaders from ten Xylem Water Heroes Academy projects around the world have led a series of events and festivals in their local communities to mark World Water Day. Held on March 22 every year since 1993, World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 …

Southampton Football Club have announced that Matt Carson has signed his first professional contract, keeping him at the club until June 2024. The 19-year-old Northern Irishman has been at the club throughout the scholarship programme since signing from Glentoran in August 2020. Carson was part of the Saints side that …

Owen Hesketh has signed a contract extension at Wolverhampton Wanderers, penning a new two-year deal until the summer of 2025, with the club holding the option of a further year. The 20-year-old midfielder joined Wolves as a first-year scholar in the summer of 2019 having previously been on the books …

SC Freiburg striker Lucas Höler has signed a contract extension with the Bundesliga club. Lucas Höler joined SC Freiburg from SV Sandhausen in 2018 and has since played 174 times for the club in all competitions, scoring 27 goals and setting up 19. The 28-year-old is Freiburg’s joint top Bundesliga …

The 29th European Club Association (ECA) General Assembly saw over 300 members and guests gather on March 27/28, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Across two days of working groups, sub-division meetings and full plenary sessions, members engaged in detailed discussions on a wide range of policy matters relevant to European football …

The UEFA Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, April 4 from 13:00 to 17:00h, ahead of the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday, April 5. The meeting will take place at the Hotel Corinthia Lisbon (Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro 105, …