Bengaluru FC opened their account in the 2022-23 2nd Division League with a 2-1 win over FC Bengaluru United at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Monday. A first-half strike from Leon Augustine and a penalty from Namgyal Bhutia were enough to get the Blue Colts over the line, as they …
Read More »Nigeria win U-20 AFCON Fair Play award!
Seven-time TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria have won the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON Fair Play award. The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the tournament named the Flying Eagles for the award after the tournament ended on Saturday, March 11. They were awarded the prize after the …
Read More »VfL Bochum sign Noah Loosli for the new season!
The first new signing for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed: Noah Loosli is moving from Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich to VfL Bochum 1848. The 26-year-old central defender is moving on a free transfer and has signed a contract with the Blue-Whites that is valid for both …
Read More »CAF President Dr Motsepe meets CAF staff to engage & exchange ideas!
CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe on Sunday, March 12 spent a few hours meeting CAF staff and administration at the headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The CAF President was joined by CAF Third Vice-President, Souleiman Waberi, Fourth Vice-President Seidou Mbombo Njoya, Fifth Vice-President Kanizat Ibrahim and General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. The …
Read More »Mumbai City FC suffer heartbreak, lose to Bengaluru FC on penalties to miss ISL final!
Mumbai City FC’s superb record breaking season came to an end after Des Buckingham’s side bowed out of the 2022/23 ISL Semifinals on penalties. The Islanders showed excellent fighting spirit to overturn a 0-1 deficit with a 2-1 scoreline on the night and take the tie into a nail-biting penalty …
Read More »Southeast Asia primed for FIFA Football for Schools lift-off!
Southeast Asia is not only one of the most populace regions in the world, but it boasts its own special fervour for the world game. One only needs to see the packed stadiums and wildly colourful crowds at the biennial AFF Championship to understand there is something special bubbling along …
Read More »Senegal U20 star Pape Diop scoops UMBRO Golden Boot award!
Senegal midfielder Pape Demba Diop has won the UMBRO Golden Boot award of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023. The 19-year-old scored five goals in the tournament which earned him the coveted trophy as the leading scorer of the 23rd edition of the biennial tournament. The Zulte …
Read More »Bengaluru FC overcome Mumbai City FC on penalties to make ISL final!
Bengaluru FC qualified to the Indian Super League final for the third time in the club’s history after a penalty shootout win following a 2-2 tie on aggregate in their semifinal 2nd leg against Mumbai City FC at the Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. Javi Hernandez scored the Blues’ opener, before …
Read More »I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC end season in style!
Already crowned champions a week ago, RoundGlass Punjab ended the I-League season in style with yet another convincing 2-0 victory over TRAU FC here at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium on Sunday, March 12. Staikos Vergetis’s men finished with 52 points from 22 matches, becoming the first champion side to …
Read More »2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup – And then there were four!
Three former champions and a side looking to lift the title for the first time will tussle it out in the semifinals of the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup – Uzbekistan following the conclusion of the quarterfinals on Sunday. Japan and South Korea took their semifinals places on Sunday, joining …
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