The ‘new normal’ of football has set in with the I-League Qualifiers 2020. Following the strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, those operating in and around the tournament have already conducted four successful matches, two each in Kolkata and Kalyani respectively. While all the five teams – Garhwal FC, ARA FC, Bhawanipore …
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Amidst India’s first sporting tournament post the COVID-19 Lockdown – the I-League Qualifiers 2020, the nation awoke to a tragic piece of news on Monday, October 12 as former Indian National Team captain Carlton Chapman had passed away. The former midfielder used to operate in the centre of the park …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles the untimely demise of former Indian Senior National Team captain Carlton Chapman, who breathed his last on Monday, October 12 morning. He was 49. Under his captaincy, the Blue Tigers went on to win the SAFF Championship trophy in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1997. …
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After a lull of almost two years, the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir organised a grassroots football camp in Srinagar in which players are taking part under the guidance of renowned coaches and trainers. All sports activities, including football were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Energetic youth joined the camp …
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Spain’s top division football league on Friday, October 9 announced the launch of the LaLiga club series programme to their football school curriculum in India in association with India On Track (IOT). Students of LaLiga Football Schools will get an opportunity to understand the technical and institutional session with experts …
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In what is a historic first in the spectrum of Indian sports, the metro station adjacent to the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata has been named as the ‘Indian Football Association (IFA) Salt Lake Stadium’, making it the first-ever in the history of any affiliated sports association in the country. Read …
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Bikash Yumnam is the first and only Indian player to get featured in The Guardian’s Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football. Bikash, the teenage talented central defender is encapsulating the “if you’re good enough, you’re old enough” mantra and gradually becoming the household name …
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In what is a historic first in the spectrum of Indian sports, the metro station adjacent to the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata has been named as the ‘Indian Football Association (IFA) Salt Lake Stadium’, making it the first-ever in the history of any affiliated sports association in the country. The …
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Three players from the Indian junior national teams are participating in the ‘eGoal – Virtual Social Responsibility Programme’ organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in partnership with Aurora, which kicked off on Monday, October 5 and consists of a total of nine sessions conducted over three weeks – concluding …
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Bangalore-based Rebels FC are set to hold open trials for their senior women’s team on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Rebel FC Women trials are for their senior women’s team, who are set to play in the Bangalore Women’s Super Division/Bangalore Women’s ‘A’ Division. The trials would be held at the …
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