The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Social Responsibility Committee (SRC) charted a transformative course for global collaboration, transparency, and child and youth protection at its fourth meeting held virtually today, reinforced by the approval of a new initiative with the Dignity for Children Foundation. Underlining the Committee’s commitment to purposeful action, …

The Executive Committee of the Bundesliga e.V. revisited the Federal Cartel Office’s final assessment of the 50+1 rule, from 12 August 2026, during a strategy retreat held last week. The antitrust framework outlined by the authority for a more legally secure design and application of the 50+1 rule, as well …

The India U17 women’s national team began their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign on a rousing note, demolishing Iraq 14-0 in a record-breaking effort at the MP Selayang Stadium in Selayang, Malaysia, on Monday, October 5, 2026. Anushka Kumari, Silky Devi Sorokhaibam, Thandamoni Baskey and Nira …

Diego Forlán remembers India differently from most visiting national-team coaches. He remembers it from inside the dressing room. He remembers travelling across the country with Mumbai City FC, playing in the Indian Super League, coming to Kolkata and seeing stands filled with people who cared deeply about football. Nearly a …

Akash Mishra did not sleep on Saturday night. The Brazil game was over, the photographs had been taken, and the occasion that Indian football had waited so long for was already slipping into history. But for Mishra, there was little romance left once the final whistle had gone. India had …

Two matches down, one to go. India’s run against World Cup opposition reaches its final act on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, when two-time world champions Uruguay await at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata. The match will kick off at 19:30 IST and will be broadcast on the Sony …

Kerala Blasters FC have strengthened their squad ahead of the 2026-27 season with the signings of experienced goalkeeper Amrinder Singh and versatile midfielder Mohammad Yasir. Both players have joined the squad at the club’s pre-season camp in Chennai and have begun preparations alongside their new teammates. They will remain with …

The India U17 women’s national team are set to begin their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 13:00 IST, taking on Iraq in their opening Group E fixture at the MP Selayang Stadium in Selayang, Malaysia. India will aim for a …

Kolkata keeps its footballing royalty in a private museum of memory. Pelé arrived with the New York Cosmos in 1977 and found a Mohun Bagan side stubborn enough to hold them 2-2 at Eden Gardens. Diego Maradona came twice and was received less like a visiting footballer than a returning …

Beneath the floodlights at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, India blue and Brazil’s canary yellow swept through the stands as two football worlds finally shared the same pitch. A night India had waited generations to experience ended in defeat, but not submission. The Blue Tigers made five-time world champions Brazil …