The first thing that Bembem Devi did after being conferred the Arjuna Award was dive back into football. Preparations for the Indian Women’s League took up most of her time. Her club Eastern Sporting Union are set to defend their title but she thinks it is ‘harder to stay on …
Read More »Big aspirations & a bigger zeal from Pondicherry!
‘Dil hai chota sa, choti si asha’. Not quite. With big aspirations and the drive to achieve them, the Indira Gandhi Academy for Education & Sports has come to Kolhapur with a zeal to win the Indian Women’s League. Head Coach Amruta Aravind too made it clear on how they …
Read More »Jamshedpur’s Tata Football Academy to conduct trials across India!
The Tata Football Academy (TFA) will begin the latest round of selection trials for inducting players into the Jamshedpur-based Tata Football Academy. The trials will commence from November 24 in Ranchi, Jharkhand and over the next 3 months will be held across the country. They will conclude in Kerala on …
Read More »Kolhapur gears up for Indian Women’s League!
After cheering for home town hero Aniket Jadhav in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, Kolhapur is now ready to lend their voices for another footballing cause. On a day the teams arrived to play in the Qualifiers of the Indian Women’s League, there was a sense of excitement …
Read More »Teams arrive for Indian Women’s League Qualifiers!
After the success of the inaugural season, the Indian Women’s League makes a comeback with the arrival of the teams ahead of the November 25 commencement of the qualifiers at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. A total of 13 teams will be vying for two coveted spots to …
Read More »Barak FC lifts the 23rd Classic Cup in Kohima!
Barak FC, Peren lifted the 23rd Classic Cup beating New Market XI 1-0 in the final match played at the Kohima local ground on Monday. In a closely encountered match in front of a packed crowd, New Market XI started the match brightly and Yhunshalo Kemp headed goal was denied …
Read More »Former AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi no more!
Sad news came out of New Delhi as the news spread that former All India Football Federation president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi had died at the age of 72. He had been in a coma since 2008, when he had suffered a stroke and never recovered. Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, a politician …
Read More »VIDEO – WION: Indian football star Baichung Bhutia offers to help Kashmiri youth Majid Khan!
WION spoke with Indian football star Baichung Bhutia about his open offers to help Kashmiri youth Majid Khan, a Terror recruit who has had given up his gun and train at the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools in New Delhi.
Read More »Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran elected as new Delhi Soccer Association president!
The Delhi Soccer Association held its Annual General Body meeting in the capital in which a new executive committee of the DSA was elected. Former FIFA South & Central Asia Development Officer Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran was elected as the new Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) president, while veteran administrator N.K. Bhatia …
Read More »VIDEO – Prudent Media: Football School of India to launch centre in Goa!
The Football School of India is set to begin operations in Goa with a regular ‘FSI coaching centre’ at Porvorim. Founded by former India internationals Abhishek Yadav, Shanmugam Venkatesh and Deepak Mondal in 2012, FSI has training centres across India, with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai. FSI is now looking …
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