India qualified for the FIFAe Nations Cup for the second straight season, on Friday, May 19, 2023. The tournament is considered the pinnacle event of FIFA esports among the Member Associations of the governing body of world football. India first participated in the FIFAe Nations Series in 2021, and have …
Read More »FA of Odisha condolence the death of former footballer Suresh Kumar Samal!
The office bearers and members of the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) have expressed its deep sorrow and condolence on the sad demise of Suresh Kumar Samal, who breathed his last yesterday, May 19, 2023 at Cuttack after brief illness. He was 63 years old. Suresh Kumar Samal had the …
Read More »India qualify for FIFAe Nations Cup two times in a row!
India qualified for the FIFAe Nations Cup for the second straight season, on Friday, May 19, 2023. The tournament is considered the pinnacle event of FIFA esports among the Member Associations of the governing body of world football. India first participated in the FIFAe Nations Series in 2021, and have …
Read More »arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #4 Blue Cubs, Grassroots & IWL!
The latest episode of Candid Football Conversations #4 is a discussion on the grassroots Blue Cubs project, the Indian Women’s League and more. The discussion featured Akshata Shukla & Rahul Naresh from SportsKhabri besides myself Arunava Chaudhuri. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
Read More »India to take part in the FIFAe Nations PlayOffs 2023!
The Indian FIFAe National Team will be playing their FIFAe Nations PlayOffs 2023 matches on May 19/20, 2023. The team is just two wins away from qualifying for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 this year. India will be playing the FIFAe Nations PlayOffs 2023 in the Asia and Oceania Region …
Read More »Sevilla FC – Never Surrender Series Ep2: Hadiya Hakeem’s trailblazing journey so far!
“I really wanted to continue playing football but I did not have the opportunity to. That’s how I discovered and got into freestyle football.” From spending hours learning new tricks at her home in Calicut to being invited to showcase her skills at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Hadiya …
Read More »A step forward towards Vision 2047: A giant leap to identify talent through Kick ID’s AI!
The Federation launched the first of its kind pilot project across four states in collaboration with German organisation Kick ID through data science and analytics to identify talents, using contemporary cameras and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Kerala, West Bengal, Mizoram, Punjab were the four states in which the pilot project …
Read More »AIFF’s Shaji Prabhakaran: Multi-dimensional Blue Cubs programme to revolutionise grassroots football!
The Federation, on Monday, May 15 launched the logo for Blue Cubs, a flagship grassroots programme that aims to establish a robust foundation for Indian Football. It is part of the Strategic Roadmap ‘Vision 2047’, and its target is to engage 35 million children between the ages of 4-12 by …
Read More »AIFF takes strategic steps to reform Grassroots football in India!
In an effort to bolster the grassroots football structure as put forth in the Vision 2047 Strategic Plan, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has taken the vital step of announcing its own National Grassroots Football Day, which will be held on June 23 – a date that marks the …
Read More »The Quint VIDEO: Meet Sanga – Mizoram’s Football Dronacharya you probably have not heard about!
Lalsangzuala Hmar, famously called ‘Sir Sanga’ in the Mizo hills, has been unearthing and exalting promising footballers since the last decade. This is the story of Mizoram’s football Dronacharya, whom you probably haven’t heard about!
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