Franz Gastler is an American citizen who grew up in Minnesota but has lived in Ormanjhi, Jharkhand since 2007 where he was an English teacher. He started Yuwa in 2009 to combat social problems that plague young girls in India. Now one of the largest soccer programs in the country, …
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With the intention of expanding the AIFF Grassroots Development Programme in more states across India, the AIFF has initiated its Grassroots programme in Chhattisgarh on June 14, 2019. The initiative kicked off with conducting the first ever AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course in Chhattisgarh on the same day. Anju Turambekar, AIFF’s …
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Twenty four coaches from various parts of Kerala underwent the AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course conducted at Trikaripur, Kasargod from June 8-11. The course was hosted by the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala, under their ‘Kick-off’ programme in association with Kerala Football Association. The four-day course, conducted …
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As XtraTime reports, a group of Indian footballers came to Srinagar to play to a match against a local side of Kahsmiri footballers to inaugurate the new floodlights of the TRC Football Turf ground.
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While in Delhi earlier today, June 21, I got to visit the NGO CEQUIN to see their work in Women’s Empowerment through football. German coaching instructor Wiltrud ‘Willy’ Melbaum, who works for the regional Fussballverband Niederrhein (FVN), had been send to India by the DFB (German FA) to do workshops …
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Jharkhand put four past Arunachal Pradesh in the final of the Hero Sub Junior Girls’ National Football Championship at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Thursday, June 20. Soni Munda and Basanti Lakra scored a brace each to help Jharkhand waltz to their first National Football Championship victory this season. …
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It’s a story of two underdogs as Jharkhand take on Arunachal Pradesh in the Sub-Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2019-20 Final at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Thursday, June 20. It has been a long and arduous road to the final for both the sides, and they have rightfully …
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Yan Dhanda vibing to his favourite Punjabi tunes in this QUICK FIRE one on one with Ankush Sharma of Superpower Football!
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Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh won Sub-Junior Girls’ National Football Championship semifinal matches against Bihar and Gujarat respectively at the Barabati Stadium today, June 18 to set-up the Final against each other. While Jharkhand came back from two goals down to beat Bihar on penalties, Arunachal Pradesh produced a dominant display …
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We are at the business end of the Hero Sub Junior Girls’ National Football Championship, as we head into the semifinal stage of the tournament. After gruelling couple of weeks, Jharkhand, Bihar, Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh have made it to the semifinal stage of the tournament, having beaten some qualify …
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