Sporting Clube de Goa went down fighting by 1-2 margin in extra time to Pune FC in the semifinals of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy Football Tournament played at Duler stadium in Mapusa on Monday. In a well contested first session the teams went into the breather locked in a 1-1 …
Read More »Goa Football Development Council opens its 38th football development centre in Divar!
The Goa Football Development Council opened its 38th football development centre in Divar. Speaking on the occasion Alexio da Costa, GFDC Member Secretary, assured the young trainees of the commitment GFDC has with starting from grassroots training aged 6 years and leading to youth training with avenues for academy training. …
Read More »Delhi Soccer Association announces its calendar for new season!
The Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) has chalked out the upcoming seasons annual calendar highlighting various football activities to start from June 1 onwards. As a first, the registration for a summer coaching camp for boys and girls of the Delhi-NCR region in the age category of 8 years to 18 …
Read More »Goa FA congratulates Dempo SC on I-League promotion!
The Goa Football Association has extended its sincerest congratulations to Dempo Sports Club for emerging as the undisputed champion of the Second Division League, thereby earning promotion to the I-League, and becoming the third Goan team in the top most flight of Indian Football next season. The President of Goa …
Read More »VIDEO: Manchester City’s GlobalCityFans series – Vote for Mumbai!
Its the second season of the GlobalCityFans series and this year Manchester City and Etihad started their journey in Mumbai, where they meet a new breed of City fans, buoyed by football’s status as India’s fastest growing sport! Interestingly I was part of the #GlobalCityFans series visit to Mumbai, where …
Read More »15th Saran Corporate Soccer 5s to be held this weekend in Mumbai!
SARAN SPORTS, one of India’s leading corporate sports event managers, is hosting the 15th Saran Corporate Soccer 5s 2016, the World’s longest running and largest corporate soccer 5s championship. The Saran Corporate Soccer 5s is going to be held this weekend, May 28/29 at the Western Railway Sports Ground, Lower …
Read More »U-21 Bandodkar Trophy: Pune FC trash Salgaocar FC 4-1!
Pune FC downed Salgaocar FC in their final group fixture of the Under-21 Bandodkar Gold Trophy held at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa. The man of the match Ashique Kuruniyan led his side into the semifinals with a hattrick, Bhunthalun Samte scored the equalizer which had cancelled Naro Shrestha’s opening …
Read More »VIDEO – The Hindu: Inside the world of blind football in India!
The first steps to put together an Indian National Blind Football team was taken by SRVC (Society for Rehabilitation of the Visually Challenged) together with the IBSA (Indian Blind Sports Association, New Delhi) in 2013. Watch how they’re making progress for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. I can only wish them …
Read More »FIFA Workshop to ‘review’ progress of India’s State FAs concludes!
A two-day Workshop to ‘review’ the progress made by the State Associations under the State Development plan ended in Goa on Thursday (May 26). Besides the General Secretaries for the six chosen States, Technical Officers and Marketing Officers of the respective State FAs attended the Workshop. “The State Development Plan …
Read More »Sony Pictures Networks buys 2016 Copa América Centenario rights for India!
Sony Pictures Networks have bought the broadcast and digital rights to telecast the 2016 Copa América Centenario in India. The special centenary edition of the South American competition is being held from June 3 to 26 in the United States as a tournament of the Americas. Sony Pictures Networks will …
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