Following the completion of all the Preliminary Round matches at the 2017/18 Second Division League, four teams are known who will battle it out in the final round for the coveted I-League promotion berth. Interestingly, none of these four teams featured in the final round last season. Real Kashmir FC, …
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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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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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As XtraTime reports, 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.
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia kicks off from June 14 with defending champions Germany hoping to become the first team to defend their title since Brazil in 1962. Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri reveals which nation is most likely to lift the title at Moscow in two months …
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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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The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC), the premier grassroots football development organisation in the state will organise a one day program across all its 37 centres across Goa to celebrate the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Day on Tuesday, May 15. With a vision for football Goa’s Chief Minister, Manohar …
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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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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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Even as the entire Indian footballing fraternity have gone gaga over the Indian U-16 National Team emerging champions in the four-nation International tournament in Serbia, Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes isn’t willing to read much into it. “It actually doesn’t mean much as this is only the process for our main …
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