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After much controversy ahead of the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Annual General Meeting (AGM), incumbent Praful Patel was reelected unopposed as AIFF president for a third term earlier to day at Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi. Until yesterday it looked like the Delhi High Court would postpone the …

The Delhi High Court has modified its order dated December 15, 2016 and vacated the stay order granted against the election process of the All India Football Federation. Accordingly, the Annual General Body Meeting of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will be held as scheduled tomorrow, December 21, 2016 …

On the sidelines of an event in Mumbai, All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das spoke about the restructuring of Indian football for future development. “We are trying to restructure Indian football where the ISL will be longer, there will be league one and two next year, and …

The Super-Six round robin league of the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) ‘A’ League will be played from December 24, 2016 to January 1, 2017 at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium. The six qualified teams from the preliminary league stage are Uttrakhand Club (18 points), Friends United (18 points), Royal Rangers FC …

The Himachal Pradesh Football Association (HPFA) is set to organise an AIFF-D License Coaching Course in February 2017 for interested youngsters above the age of 18 who want to coach in football. The AIFF-D License Coaching Course provides the ideal introduction to football coaching. The three day non-residential coaching course …

One goal each from Nacio Fernandes (48′) and Richard Carvalho (59′) gave the Goan Sub-Junior side a winning start in the Sub Junior National Football Championship – West Zone qualifiers over Rajasthan being held at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. The Goan lads had a few good chances in the first …

Vidya Bhavan HS emerged undisputed winners after they downed Hume McHenry School to lift the Aspire India Bajaj Allianz-Aspire India School 5s Under-12 Invitational football tournament, at the Freekick Turfs, Baner, on Sunday. In a nail-biting final that went down to the wire, Vidya Bhavan staged a comeback before walking …

The Goa Football Association on Sunday announced a shortened list of 35 state probables to attend the second selection trials for the Senior National Championship for the Santosh Trophy to be held in January 2017. Earlier this week the GFA had asked 68 players to report to the preparatory camp …

After the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was criticised for finalising their new Executive Committee beforehand and excluding the state of Goa, which led to a postponement of the ExCo elections by the Delhi High Court, then the Times of India came out with an article to criticise the Goa …

Vidya Bhavan HS turned out to be lone group topper from the group stage to qualify for the last-4 of the Bajaj Allianz-Aspire India School 5s Under-12 Invitational football tournament, at the Freekick Turfs, Baner, on Saturday. The other semifinalists were surprise entrants with SSPMS Boarding, Indira National School, Wakad …