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Goa Football Association Annual General Body Meeting held today!

The Goa Football Association Annual General Body Meeting was held earlier today, July 24 and itwas dominated by inter-village tournament issues, over which the GFA unanimously adopted a new protest redressal system by doing away with the jurisdiction of the Appeals Committee over inter-village tournaments. It may be noted that …

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8th Odisha Grassroots Centre inaugurated in Subdega (Sundargarh)!

The Football Association of Odisha yesterday, July 23 launched their eighth Grassroots Centre in Subdega Block of Sundargarh District, which will see 30 boys being trained there regularly with Hemanta Das being the coach of this latest Grassroots Centre. The new training centre was inaugurated at the New Odisha High …

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Reliance Foundation Young Champs meet India PM Narendra Modi at RFYS launch!

The 40 youngsters currently part of the Reliance Foundation Young Champs programme had the privilege of meeting the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Saturday, July 23 at the launch of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sport initiative (RFYS) in New Delhi where Nita Ambani and Minister of Youth Affairs …

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7th Odisha Grassroots Centre inaugurated in Kundukela (Sundargarh)!

The Football Association of Odisha yesterday, July 22 launched their seventh Grassroots Centre in Kundukela (Sundargarh), which will see 30 girls being trained there regularly with Manjushree Patel being the coach of this latest Grassroots Centre. Bhairav Singh Patel (BDO Sundargarh), was present as the Chief Guest in the inauguration …

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Sony Pictures Networks to broadcast International Champions Cup in India!

Broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) yesterday said it has acquired the exclusive broadcast and digital rights to broadcast the 2016 edition of the International Champions Cup across India . “The acquisition of the exclusive broadcast rights of the 2016 edition of the International Champions Cup in India reinforces the …

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Delhi SA Annual Institutional Football League: Zakir Hussain College & Northern Railway win!

Zakir Hussain College (ZHC) and last year’s runners-up Northern Railway registered identical victories over their rivals in senior division preliminary league matches. ZHC defeated Central Excise and Customs by a solitary goal with striker Uma Shanker scoring the winner in the 13th minute. Later on, last year’s runners-up Northern Railway …

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Manipur Girls coach Chaoba Devi: Team effort earned us the silverware!

Chaoba ‘Ojha’ Devi, the bagpiper of Manipur Girls’ Football is basking in the glory of lifting another Junior National Championship glory – the third in a row. The veteran Coach, an employee of the Government of Manipur had also guided Manipur women to clinch the National Games Gold Medal. In …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Kolkata’s Durbar Sports Academy ready for Europe trip!

The talented footballers of Durbar Sports Academy are waiting for their ‘Udaan’ to take off. The date on which history would be created one again is Thursday, July 21, when a bunch of 16 promising footballers will see their dream turn into reality as they board their flight to Denmark …

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FIFA Head of Referees Massimo Busacca to visit India this weekend!

The FIFA Head of Referees Massimo Busacca of Switzerland will be visiting Cochin over the weekend on the sidelines of the AIFF organised FIFA MA Refereeing Courses which would be held from July 22 to 29, 2016. All elite Referees, Assistant Referees and Referee Assessors/Instructors would be participating in the …

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