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Lockdown blues getting to you? Check out some of the “Stay at home” football activities that the Barca Academy India have created for their young footballers.
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Stadium named after Bhaichung Bhutia to be inaugurated after Covid-19 subsides!
India’s love for the ‘beautiful game’ is not unheard of. But a football stadium in India named after a footballer is not something we have been familiar with. Sooner than later – a stadium named after Padma Shri Bhaichung Bhutia, “one of the best Indian footballers”, is going to be …
Read More »India’s National Sports Awards 2020 winners announced!
Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for …
Read More »Dutiful Nirmal Chettri leads sanitization drive in his community!
Former Indian National team defender Nirmal Chettri has been leading his local community from the front in the fight against COVID-19. Nirmal, who hails from Melli, Sikkim, organized and led a three-day-long sanitization drive in his home town, terming it as his “duty” to join the cause. Speaking to AIFF …
Read More »Parallel Sports VIDEO: 124th birth anniversary of Gostho Paul!
As Parallel Sports reports from Kolkata, the Government of West Bengal on Wednesday celebrated the 124th birth anniversary of legendary footballer Gostho Paul infront of his Maidan statue. Gostho Paul’s birthday is on Thursday but due to the pandemic lockdown it was celebrated a day earlier.
Read More »VIDEO: Association of Football Clubs & Academies in India (AFCAI) launched!
The popularity of football in India has been growing faster by the day. There are some factors that have contributed to the garnering of viewership of this sport like the I-League, the Indian Super League, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Watch …
Read More »Good Samaritan Chhangte hosts ‘Gulab Jamun Cup’ to support a family during lockdown!
It was not usual for young football enthusiasts to gather around a sweet shop any day. Sweets are an absolute no-no for players who maintain a strict diet throughout the year, but these young guns of the Lunglei village in Mizoram did away with the stringent rulebook. The footballers, clad …
Read More »NNIS VIDEO: India’s National Sports Awards to go virtual on August 29!
India president Ram Nath Kovind will virtually announce the names of the winners of the national sports awards on August 29, celebrated as National Sports Day every year, but the recipients will only be able to join from their respective home states due to the pandemic. The decision to hold …
Read More »AIFF signs MoU with IPSO to conduct online scouting workshops in India!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Professional Scouting Organisation (IPSO) to deliver a number of courses and webinars with regards to scouting in India. As per the agreement, information required for scouting and analysis will be provided to the …
Read More »Parallel Sports VIDEO: IFA organised Blood Donation Camp!
As Parallel Sports reports from Kolkata, the IFA (West Bengal) organised their yearly Blood Donation Camp on Sunday, August 16 to remember the 16 dead of the 1980 Kolkata derby at the Eden Gardens.
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