Indian Football

Mohun Bagan aim to beat Tampines Rovers to reach AFC Cup quarterfinals!

Singapore’s Tampines Rovers coach V. Sundramoorthy is confident his side can advance to the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup despite having lost to tonight’s Round of 16 opponents Mohun Bagan already this season. The teams met in the qualifying rounds of the AFC Champions League in January 2016, with …

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AIFF Youth Cup: India U-16 draw mighty South Korea goalless, but finish last!

A “better” India despite all their possession and domination had to settle for a goalless draw against mighty South Korea in their last Group League match at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco on Monday, May 23. Courtesy the draw, India finished on two points from four matches but it deprived them …

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Kalinga Cup: Mohammedan Sporting face Army XI in second semifinal!

Second Division League side Mohammedan Sporting Club will cross swords with their Calcutta Football League rivals Army XI in the second semifinal of the ongoing All India Kalinga Cup 2016 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Tuesday evening at 6pm. The winner would face local Odisha side Bidanasi Club. …

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Delhi Dynamos retain defender Anas Edathodika & goalkeeper Sanjiban Ghosh!

Indian Super League franchise Delhi Dynamos FC have retained their star defender Anas Edathodika and young dynamic goalkeeper Sanjiban Ghosh for the third edition of the ISL. Anas was dubbed as the ‘Great Wall of Delhi’ during ISL-2 for his heroic attempts of keeping the Delhi Dynamos defence steady and …

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India U-14 boys leave for AFC U-14 Festival of Football in Tajikistan!

The Indian Under-14 Men’s National Team left Indian shores for Dushanbe, Tajikistan to participate in the AFC U-14 Festival of Football 2016 Central & South region earlier today, May. Apart from India and hosts Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and Uzbekistan will be participating in the Festival of …

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VIDEO: Lord Paul (University of Wolverhampton, Chancellor) praises WBA ‘Pass It Forward’ program in India!

Lord Paul (University of Wolverhampton, Chancellor) throws his support behind West Bromwich Albion’s ‘Pass It Forward’ project in New Delhi, India with the clubs partners Youth Football International (YFI), The Delhi State Government, The University of Wolverhampton, Delhi Dynamos and their own The Albion Foundation.

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AIFF to galvanize PM Modi’s support of Football in India!

The hosting by the All India Football Federation of three major international competitions within the next 18 months, among them the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, and the engagement activities planned around it have been the catalyst for the strategic decision by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to support Football …

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AIFF’s 3-Tier League structure comes in for heavy criticism, but is it the way forward?

The All India Football Federation with its marketing partners IMG-Reliance on Tuesday, May 17 presented a first draft of a plan to revamp the whole calendar across Indian football at both national team and club level. While the ideas about giving Team India more international exposure with the aim of …

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Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Dempo SC defeat DSK Shivajians FC 1-0!

A superb bicycle kick by substitute Osmiro Trindade in the 94th minute helped Dempo SC defeat DSK Shivajians FC of Pune 1-0 in the Bandodkar Gold Trophy football tournament match played at the Rosary Ground, Navelim on Sunday, May 22. Both the teams displayed an attacking brand of football and …

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