I-League

VIDEO – XtraTime: Mohun Bagan still to pay players, while squad selection continues!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants Mohun Bagan are still to pay a certain amount of the salaries of their players for the 2017/18 season. For that their foreigners have stayed back in Kolkata, while head coach Shankarlal Chakraborty is tinkering with the final squad for the upcoming 2018/19 …

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U-18 Youth League Finals begins in Shillong tomorrow!

The national finals of the 2017/18 U-18 Youth League gets underway in Shillong tomorrow, May 16 and fierce competition is expected, with teams bring forth their best talent to the stage. The round features a total of 16 teams split into four groups and after a round-robin that will see …

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Dempo SC organise Grassroots Festival on AFC Grassroots Day!

Goan giants Dempo Sports Club celebrated AFC Grassroots Day for their Under-12 boys at their academy complex at Ella in Old Goa. The grassroots festival was held under the leadership of Youth Development coach Anthony de Souza who was assisted by the other coaches – Alexander Fernandes, Antonio Pereira, Pradip …

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NEROCA extend contract of captain & goalkeeper Lalit Thapa!

I-League runners-up NEROCA FC have extended the contract of their captain and first choice goalkeeper Lalit Thapa by a year for the 2018/19 season. 33 year old Manipur-born Lalit Thapa stays in his home state with the team at which he made his top level breakthrough. From NEROCA, Lalit Thapa …

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Minerva Punjab FC go down fighting to Kerala Blasters in the U-18 Youth League!

Northern powerhouse Minerva Punjab FC’s Under-18 played Kerala Blasters U-18 in the Round 3 of the ongoing U-18 Youth League in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong. The Mohali-based Warriors who were unbeaten throughout the tournament finally went down to the Blasters in a hard fought match where Jatin Badhan opened …

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AIFF suspends Minerva Punjab FC owner Ranjit Bajaj for racial abuse!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has suspended Minerva Punjab Football Club (MPFC) owner Ranjit Bajaj for racial abuse during the ongoing U-18 Youth League in Shillong. The AIFF in a press release stated: During match No. 4 of the U-18 Youth League 2017-18, in the Group A playoff between …

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NEROCA sign midfielder Naorem Tondonba Singh!

I-League runners-up NEROCA FC have signed talented central defensive midfielder Naorem Tondonba Singh for the 2018/19 season. The 20 year old Naorem Tondonba Singh hails from Tentha. At youth level, Naorem Tondonba Singh played for the Shillong Lajong FC Youth Academy and then the NEROCA U-18 before leaving to join …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Mohun Bagan fan who collects match tickets since the 1980s!

XtraTime in an exclusive visited long-time Mohun Bagan fan Piyush Nandy, who since the 1980s has been collecting match tickets of games that he has visited of his favourite club or any special highlight football matches. Piyush now wants to make his collection of tickets available for other people to …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal U-18s ready for U-18 Youth League final round!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the East Bengal Club Under-18 boys are ready for the upcoming challenge of the U-18 Youth League final round in Shillong. At a function in the city they were handed their kits and they want to lift the trophy after missing out on it last …

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