Goa Beach Soccer is an ambitious project to create a football movement from grassroots to the elite Beach Soccer tournaments that shall revolutionise the sport in India. The video above is that of the first orientation workshop that was organised by Singh Sports Ventures in collaboration with the Goa Football …
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The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s first & only self-regulatory industry body for Fantasy Sports (FS), is back with the third edition of its Annual Conference – GamePlan 2020. Themed as ‘Good for Sports, Good for India’, this year the conference will be held virtually on July 9, …
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Football Delhi has decided to waive off fees for players registration and clubs/academies accreditation and licensing to lessen the financial burden brought upon them by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was decided during Football Delhi”s executive committee meeting held via video conferencing on Friday, July 3 and will be in existence …
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In a significant development, the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) Academy based at Navi Mumbai has been conferred Two-Star Academy status by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The recognition was confirmed by AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John in a communication to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday, July 3. …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the ‘Coaches Who Care’ organisation visited the IFA office to meet with the IFA top brass to discuss the situation in Bengal. As the situation stands in the Calcutta Football League, there are coaches without degrees who coach while licensed coaches do not have jobs. …
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The Asian Football Confederation has conferred the All India Football Federation with the AFC Elite Youth Scheme full membership status. In a letter to AIFF general Secretary Kushal Das, AFC general secretary Dato Windsor John wrote, “We are pleased to inform that your application for full membership of the AFC …
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With no sport on the horizon, administrators seem to have all the time in the world to play politics. Over the past few weeks we have seen power struggles in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), tussles between the BCCI and the ICC, doping violations and the derecognition of 54 National …
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The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), India’s first and only Fantasy Sports self-regulatory industry body, revealed that the Indian Fantasy Sports platforms witnessed participation from over 5 million Indian sports fans between April and June 2020. In the same period, Fantasy Sports (FS) companies introduced new sports like baseball, …
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XtraTime on World Sports Journalist Day reports on the sad story of renowned sports statistician Hariprasad Chattopadhyay in Kolkata, who has been robbed of his flat by a promoter despite the house being ready and other tenents moving in. I hope the authorities come forward and support Harida!
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A special AIFC WebTalk with Raymond Domenech, former France National Team Coach who has 17 years of experience coaching both the senior and youth teams. A Q&A session moderated by AIFC Director Dinesh Nair saw Raymond opening up, sharing his experience with honesty and humility. An enriching and fun session …
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