Anantapur Sports Academy (ASA), upon receiving invitation from the All India Football Federation (AIFF), joined hands with local body, Anantapur District Football Association (ADFA) and State body, Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA) to organise the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Festival 2017 in the district of Anantapur on May 15, …
Read More »VIDEO – Bengaluru FC: Beat The Odds – Ep1 – Sunil Chhetri!
In the first episode of the Beat The Odds series, Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri is featured. He starts speaking his family, his start in sports, the chance he got at Mohun Bagan, how things looked up from then onwards with club and country.
Read More »India U-17 beat an Italian U-17 side, but not the Italy U-17s!
On Friday, May 19 afternoon, the Indian Under-17 national team played a friendly against an Italian Under-17 national team in Arizo, Italy, but after the hype of the Indian win over the Azzurri, news trickled out that the team India faced was not the full Italy U-17 national team but …
Read More »Federation Cup: Stage set for Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan final battle in Cuttack!
Three weeks on the road, a season-ending injury to their talismanic captain and a last gasp penalty save to send them to the summit clash later, Bengaluru FC will look to bring home a title they won in 2015 when they take on rivals Mohun Bagan in a Federation Cup …
Read More »Goa FA meet to review Competition Fees for Clubs!
The Executive Committee of the Goa Football Association met yesterday, May 19 under the Chairmanship of the President, Elvis Gomes at the the GFA office at Panaji and reviewed the previous decision regarding increase in participation fee in view of the various representations received from member clubs. The second division …
Read More »Federation Cup: Defending Champions Mohun Bagan confident ahead of final!
Defending Champions Mohun Bagan will face a final hurdle in their title defence when the Mariners clash swords against Bengaluru FC in the final of the Federation Cup on Sunday (May 21, 2017). The kick-off for which is slated at IST 7PM. In the course of this season, Bagan will …
Read More »Congratulations pour in for India U-17 after conquering Italy!
Congratulatory messages are pouring in from every nook and cranny of the country for the Indian U-17 team who wrote a brand new chapter in the Indian Football History by overpowering the Italy U17 National Team yesterday. Be it the flamboyant cricketer Virender Sehwag or an ardent football fan Abhishek …
Read More »World Football Forum 2017 is in Full Swing in Changsha, China!
The World Football Forum 2017 which started yesterday, May 18 in Changsha, China, continued today. The second day of the forum opened with a plenary session “Football Russia: The State of the Game in FIFA’s Host Nation’, followed by the morning keynote address delivered by Alexander Djordjadze, Deputy CEO, 2018 …
Read More »VIDEO: Bengaluru FC’s BFC TV – May 2017!
In this brand new episode of BFC TV you get all the action from the 2017 AFC Grassroots Day, the fans’ favourite moments of the season, while John Johnson, Watson and Juanan are put to a tricky test of pronunciation.
Read More »India U-17 World Cup squad secure historic 2-0 win over Italy U-17!
In a historic moment for Indian Football, for the first time, the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated the U-17 Youth Team of Italy who have won the FIFA World Cup four times 2-0, in Arizo, Italy today (May 19, 2017). The win epitomizes the grit and determination of the Indian Colts …
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