64 games, 32 days, 12 stadiums, 11 cities and half the world at 3 billion estimated to watch it, the 2018 FIFA World Cup has arrived with a bang! India captain Sunil Chhetri, former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, actor and avid football fan Dino Morea …
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The Conscient World Cup 2018 suffered the wrath of the monsoons in Mumbai last weekend and the matches had to be rescheduled. The change in schedule could not dampen the spirits of footballers in Mumbai and the competition continued to see great energy and effort from all teams. The matches …
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Extending the horizons of football whilst providing budding talent an opportunity to play football in a competitive environment, the All India Football Federation’s effort to introduce Baby Leagues in various states has engulfed the nation recently. After the successful launch of Baby Leagues in Meghalaya under the MOU between Tata …
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Champhai, a quaint town of Mizoram close to the border of Myanmar is where the Young Legends’ League for 6 to 12 year olds was launched to change the lives of the community through football. The Young Legends’ League is a project of the 8one Foundation with the support of …
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The All India Football Federation conducted scouting trials in Jharkhand in association with Jharkhand Football Association from June 4-6 to unearth more footballing talent in the age categories of U-13 to U-18 for both boys and girls. The scouting team thereafter conducted the trials in Cuttack (Odisha) on June 8/9 …
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Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I once in a while do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The upcoming 2018 FIFA World …
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This year marks a special entry for India at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as for the first time ever, two kids are representing the nation as OMBCs, all thanks to KIA Motors. For selecting the Official Match Ball Carriers from India, KIA roped in Indian Football Team captain Sunil …
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Ten year old Rishi Tej of Karnataka and 11-year-old Nathania John K. of Tamil Nadu will be the two Official Match Ball Carriers (OMBC) at the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. One of them will carry the match ball during the Belgium vs Panama game while the other …
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The Conscient World Cup 2018 continued with week two and Friday was meant to be an extra day to play the rescheduled matches which were postponed due to rains in the first week. Weekday, short overall event day did not dampen the spirits of the parents and the players at …
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The Anantapur Sports Academy (ASA), who organise the Anantapur Football League, a five-month long competition which sees close to 1,600 players from marginalised communities in Anantapur participate every year. The 2018/19 season will be supported by the LaLiga and Fundación LaLiga through its partnership with the Rural Development Trust, Andhra …
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