Day two of the 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship kicked-off in Cuttack, Odisha with four games played in total across the two official venues – Barabati Stadium and Odisha Police Ground. On a day of one sided matches, an impressive 53 goals were scored across the …
Read More »Indian football reforms & restructuring to be discussed at World Football Forum in Paris!
The World Football Forum 2016 will take place in Paris on July 7/8, 2016 with the main topic being this year the ‘New Geography of Football’ which covers the high-growth new markets for the international game. Leading stakeholders from the football world are expected to attend the two-day event just …
Read More »VIDEO – NDTV: Kolkata Sex workers’ children aim to play at Dana Cup in Denmark!
In an interesting story featured by NDTV for the first time in the history of Indian sports, a team comprising children of sex workers from Kolkata has been invited to play the International Youth Football tournament, the Dana Cup. At least 16 promising footballers from the Durbar Sports Academy are …
Read More »AIFF to conduct an AFC ‘A’ License Coaching Course in Mumbai!
The AIFF will be conducting an AFC ‘A’ License Coaching Course in Mumbai which has been divided into two parts as per the instructor’s availability. Part 1 – August 20 to September 2, 2016 Part 2 – November 1 to 13, 2016 Interested applicants are requested to apply for the …
Read More »Junior Girls National Football Championship kicks-off in Odisha!
The 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship kicked-off in Cuttack, Odisha today with four games played in total across the two official venues – Barabati Stadium and Odisha Police Ground. Match No-1: Odisha 10-0 Uttar Pradesh – Barabati Stadium Odisha won the match 10-0. The goal scorers …
Read More »AIFF’s Advanced Grassroots Leaders Workshop concludes today!
The three-day AIFF Advanced Grassroots Leaders Workshop, which kicked-off at the AIFF Headquarters in the Capital on June 29 concluded today, July 1. 27 members inclusive of Technical Officers from various States and Grassroots Leader participated in the Course, which was engineered to tutor the participants in talent identification at …
Read More »Argentina’s Nicolas Velez returns to NorthEast United FC for ISL – Season 3!
Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC have announced that Argentinian striker Nicolas Velez is set to return to India for the upcoming ISL – Season 3. 25 year old Buenos Aires-born Nicolás Leandro Vélez played a good campaign with NEUFC in the ISL 2015 scoring five goals in 14 …
Read More »Karishma Shirvoikar shines in Goa Junior Girl’s win over West Bengal!
Karishma Shirvoikar’s superlative hattrick helped the Goa Junior Girls team beat the West Bengal Junior Girls team 3-1 in the first round match of the National Football Championship for Junior Girls organised by the All India Football Federation in Cuttack, Odisha. In the match that was played at Cuttack’s Barabati …
Read More »Kolkata’s Mohammedan Sporting beat Army XI 2-0 in pre-season friendly!
Mohammedan Sporting Club beat their fellow Calcutta Premier Division outfit Army XI 2-0 in an pre-season friendly match played at the Mohammedan Sporting Ground on Friday. Dipankar Das and Sheikh Faiaz struck on either side of the break for Mohammedan Sporting to seal the friendly win. “This was our second …
Read More »Kerala Blasters retain Antonio German & Josué Currais Prieto besides six Indian players for ISL-3!
Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters announced today that Antonio German and Josué Currais Prieto will return to play for the team in the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League and joining them would be Indian teammates Sandesh Jhingan, Sandip Nandy, Mohammed Rafi, Mehtab Hossain, Ishfaq Ahmed and …
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