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Manchester City has brought its silverware to three cities in India from November 16 to 24 to celebrate with fans as part of the final stop on its global trophy tour, presented by Etihad Airways. The Trophy Tour is a part of a club celebration after making football history by …

Newly appointed India U-17 Women’s Team head coach Thomas Dennerby hailed the Hero U-17 Women’s Championship, stating that watching the four scouted teams in action helped him gauge the talent pool from which he is to chisel the squad for next year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Swede was …

Lionesses emerged champions of the FSDL-organised Hero U-17 Women’s Championship, defeating Tigresses 7-2 in the final in Kalyani on Sunday. Goals from Lynda Kom Serto (17′,50′), Priyanka Sujeesh (18′), Priyangka Devi Naroem (34′), Sumati Kumari (37′,54′) and Sai Sankhe (69′) sealed the win for the Alex Ambrose-coached side before Nisha …

The Football Association of Odisha have named their Odisha Sub-Junior State Boys’ team for the final round of the Sub-Junior Boys’ National Football Championship, which are set to be played in Kalyani in West Bengal from November 20 to December 3, 2019. Coming through the East Zone qualifiers, the Odisha …

The Football Asociation of Odisha (FAO) together with the AIFF and the DAA – Sambalpur held a Referee Refresher Course in Sambalpur on Friday, November 15. Durga Madhab Naik was the instructor of this course. 81 referee candidates from various parts of our state participated in the Referee Refresher Course. …

On the final day of the league phase of the FSDL-organised Hero U-17 Women’s Tournament, Lionesses ran out 4-1 winners over Tigresses to end as table-toppers while Panthers and Cheetahs split points in a 1-1 draw here on Friday. Drishti Pant (12′) and Laxmi Mandavi (39′) scored in the first …

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is all set to hold its first-ever Scouting Course in the country from December 14-17, 2019, at the Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi. The instructor for the course will be International Professional Scouting Organisation Director Colin Chambers from Blackburn, United Kingdom. Interested applicants …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the nominees for the AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 on Friday, November 15 with India receiving nominations in two categories. Senior Women’s National Team captain Ashalata Devi has been nominated for the AFC Player of the Year (Women) award while the All India …

Chhinga Veng FC and Mizoram Police kicked off a re-arranged round 12 fixture today at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl with a 1-1 draw. The change in venue for round 12 did little to hinder an exciting match up with Chhinga Veng FC, who had previously beaten their opponents …

Fourteen goals were scored on the second day of the FSDL-organised Hero U-17 Women’s Tournament in Kalyani on Wednesday, November 13. Both matches saw seven goals apiece as Tigresses beat Panthers 5-2 and Lionesses defeated Cheetahs 6-1 to make it to the final on Sunday with a game left to …