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Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools to hold BBFS Residential Academy trials in Shillong!

The Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools, India’s largest football training program, are currently scouting across India for their new project, the BBFS Residential Academy to be set-up at the Vedas International School, Delhi NCR Region. The BBFS scouts will be coming to the Northeast next week. The BBFS residential academy scouts …

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VIDEO – NorthEast Now: Ex-India international Renedy Singh speaks on Indian football!

NorthEast Now spoke to former Indian football national team captain Renedy Singh from Manipur on the sidelines of the final match of NEC U-12 Gold Cup Football Tournament in Guwahati, Assam about Indian football and the growth of football in the NorthEast.

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Fantasy Sports affirmed as a ‘Game of Skill’ in India!

The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), India’s first industry body formed for protecting consumer interests through the self-regulation of the Sports Gaming industry, has unveiled India’s first ever report on the ‘Legality of Fantasy Sports in India’. An initiative of the Sports Law and Policy Centre, the legal report …

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AIFF to conduct academy accreditation workshop!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will be conducting a workshop for all academies and clubs interested in applying for Academy Accreditation for 2018/19 on March 19, 2018 at the AIFF Headquarters in the capital. It will involve explanation of the Academy Accreditation procedure and its regulations. Although, there hasn’t …

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Indian legend I.M. Vijayan: ‘Underdog’ I-League title race exciting than before!

When Aizawl FC won the yester-edition of the I-League, scripting a scintillating story, there was a certain shift of power in the national domestic league from the usual contenders to the underdogs. And little did anyone expect that the underdog story might be re-written again when the 2017-18 I-League kicked-off …

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Jammu-and-Kashmir’s State Football Academy kicks off Under-12 Girls Football Tournament!

The State Football Academy of J&K State Sports Council Organised a two-day 7v7 Under-12 Girls Football Tournament which was kicked off on Sunday, February 25 at the Synthetic Turf TRC Ground in Srinagar. 12 teams of various schools are participating in this tournament which is being played on a knockout …

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Application window for academy accreditation 2018/19 open!

The All India Football Federation has opened the Application window for Academy Accreditation 2018/19 season and the deadline for the Applications is April 16, 2018. The Application Process follows below: 1. Academies interested in applying for AIFF Academy Accreditation process for 2018/19 are required to duly fill up the application …

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VIDEO – Al Arabiya: Indian coach brings dignity to underprivileged children through football!

A football coach in India is making tireless efforts to train underprivileged children to compete with the best and in the process gain dignity in life. Sylvester Peter, who hails from Chennai in South India, is the founder of My Angels Academy, which is meant only for underprivileged children in …

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Cuttack is set to host a FIFA Youth Development Course & FIFA Refreshers Course for Women!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) with the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) will be conducting a FIFA Youth Development Program and a FIFA Refreshers Course for Women only in Cuttack from March 4 to 11, 2018. The program is intended for the 35 probables of the Senior Indian women’s …

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The National Inclusion Cup 2018: A Sony Pictures Networks India CSR initiative in partnership with Slum Soccer!

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) is sponsoring the ongoing second edition of the National Inclusion Cup (NIC), which is the only national football tournament of its kind for underprivileged youth. The NIC is currently being held from February 20-23 at Tiger Play, Lokhandwala in Mumbai and is organised in partnership …

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