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One of the main focuses of the revolutionary Baby Leagues is to promote development of talent from a young age by providing competitive experience to the youth involved in the Baby Leagues. But with the All India Football Federation already running the U-13 and U-15 I-League the pathway becomes much …

Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is organising an AIFF-D License Coaching Course from February 7 to 11, 2018 in Cuttack with 23 coaches in total taking part. The course is being conducted by Shyam Minik Lodh (AFC ‘A’ License Coach, AIFF ‘D’ License Instructor) with FAO vice-president Bhakta Ballav Das …

Spain’s LaLiga Foundation and LaLiga’s women’s football department have signed a collaboration agreement with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, with the aim of developing football in the most deprived communities of the southern Indian district of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. Through the Anantapur Football League (AFL), managed by the Vicente Ferrer …

One of the main objectives of the revolutionary Baby Leagues, an initiative by the All India Football Federation to extend the horizons of grassroots and youth football, is to establish a culture of football in posterity. “Identity is born from culture and we have identified a long comprehensive platform in …

Ms. Neelam Kapur has taken over as Director General of the Sports Authority of India today, February 7. An Indian Information Service officer of 1982 batch, she has earlier handled important assignments in National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) and headed Directorate of Film Festivals, Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) …

Khelo India, a landmark initiative to foster holistic sports development in India received a massive boost as youth icon, Akshay Kumar supported Khelo India by taking the pledge and urging everyone to come forward and play. The appeal to India’s youngsters to come forth and be a part of the …

The propagation of grassroots football works best when all stakeholders involved concentrate on building and expanding the base of the player pyramid structure – working hand-in-hand with the national federation to improve the quality and the quantity of talent. “We have enjoyed a lot of success through our presentations to …

The AIFF Technical Committee chaired by Shyam Thapa held today, February 07, 2018, in Mumbai, unanimously agreed to offer an extension of contract to Indian football national team coach Stephen Constantine based on his performance till the end of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. The members felt …

It was jubilation for DSK Shivajians FC and heartbreak for Bengaluru FC as the Shivajians knocked out BFC to reach the Nike Premier Cup final for the first time ever. The game was won in sudden death as DSK Shivajians won 5-4 in the shootout after the game ended 0-0 …

Increasing the base of the player pyramid structure works with work on the grassroots. The more talent available in the bottom strata of the pyramid the more refined the product at the top of the pyramid. Keeping in mind the development at the grassroots level, the All India Football Federation’s …