Sreenidi Deccan FC chairman Dr Taher Mahi Katikaneni is a man with a mission. The Hyderabad-based club supremo wants to bring back the glory days of the Telangana capital of the 1950s and 1960s when the city produced some of India’s all-time great players. To achieve his target, Dr KT …
Read More »Defending champions Kerala & hosts Odisha in the same group of Santosh Trophy final rounds!
The draw ceremony for the final rounds of the National Football Championship for the 76th Santosh Trophy took place at the Federation’s headquarters, the Football House, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The draw, part of the revamped format for the prestigious tournament, was conducted in the presence of Secretary General …
Read More »A look ahead to the U-17 Youth Cup final round!
Sixteen teams, fifteen games, six days. The final round of the U-17 Youth Cup 2022-23 will kick off on January 23 in Hyderabad and there is hope that the week-long tournament will produce action to rival the previous round. A glut of goals had defined the group stages of the …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Bengal Santosh Trophy coach Biswajit Bhattacharya speaks!
XtraTime caught-up with Bengal head coach Biswajit Bhattacharya after his team topped their Santosh Trophy – Group D to progress to the next round of the competition.
Read More »VIDEO: Partners of Bengaluru FC KSFA Soccer Shield!
The sixth edition of the BFC KSFA Soccer Shield culminated successfully at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday, January 12. The three-day school tournament featured more than 800 kids who represented 28 schools from different parts of Karnataka. The teams were grouped in seven age groups across both the boys …
Read More »AIFF signs MoU with LNIPE to set up Centre of Referees Excellence!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the first Centre of Referees’ Excellence (CORE) in India at the LNIPE campus in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. This is in line with the Strategic Roadmap announced …
Read More »Villarreal CF enter partnership with India’s Alchemy International Football Academy!
Through the Villarreal Academy international expansion project, Villarreal CF has reached a collaboration agreement with Alchemy International Football Academy located in Bangalore, India. This valuable collaboration is predominantly based on the implementation of the club’s innovative methodology to develop players and coaches. What’s more, selected players from Alchemy International Football …
Read More »AIFF League Committee meets over video conferencing!
The Federation’s League Committee meeting was chaired by Lalnghinglova Hmar over video conferencing on Friday, January 13, 2023. Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar were present in the meeting, along with Deputy Chairperson Santanu Pujari, and Committee Members M Satyanarayan, Arif Ali, and Dr Kiran Chowgule. …
Read More »Greenwood High claim girls’ treble at BFC KSFA Soccer Shield!
The sixth edition of the BFC KSFA Soccer Shield culminated successfully at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday, January 12. The three-day school tournament featured more than 800 kids who represented 28 schools from different parts of Karnataka. The teams were grouped in seven age groups across both the boys …
Read More »SportsKhabri VIDEO: A conversation with Arunava Chaudhuri on AIFF Roadmap Vision 2047!
In the first episode of the The Indian Football Podcast by SportsKhabri, Arunava Chaudhuri is their guest! In today’s episode, SportsKhabri speak to Arunava Chaudhuri about the All India Football Federation’s project to overhaul Indian football, dubbed “Vision 2047”.
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