29,358 football enthusiasts between the age of 18 and 72 submitted their applications by the closing of the registration process for the Volunteer Programme of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on May 15, 2017. The figure represents one of the highest ever for a volunteer initiative in …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the June rankings, India retained their 100th position along with Nicaragua Kazakhstan behind Zambia, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau. India have 331 points, the same number of points as …
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Mohammedan Sporting Club will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 1-2 loss to Pathachakra Club when they take on the AIFF Elite Academy on Thursday, June 1 in Group-A of the ongoing U-19 IFA Shield at the Mohammedan Sporting ground. However, Mohammedan Sporting coach Zaheer Abbas Hamza knows …
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Football pundits claim that on the pitch you can find Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante everywhere. Although a far cry from the two-time English Premier League champion and no less than 1000 miles apart, Goan Rowllin Borges is writing his own version of N’Golo Kante for the Indian National Team under the …
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The months after an injury and waiting on the side lines is always the hardest phase for any player. For Bikash Jairu it was no different. A spate of injuries in a span of few months saw him come in and out of the Indian Team, even Club Football. It …
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A man who took the art of defending to another level, and who was named one of the top 10 captains in the world! Sailen Manna is his name, & here are 5 things what make him an absolute legend.
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The AIFF Elite Academy opened their 121st IFA Shield U-19 tournament campaign with a 2-1 win over East Bengal Club U-19 at the East Bengal ground in Kolkata. Watch the match highlights from XtraTime of the U-19 IFA Shield match!
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The AIFF Elite Academy opened their 121st IFA Shield U-19 tournament campaign with a 2-1 win over East Bengal Club U-19 at the East Bengal ground in Kolkata. Rahul Yadav scored a brace for the colts while Vidyasagar Singh scored for East Bengal. The AIFF Elite Academy opened the scoring …
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Even as the National Team prepares for the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Kyrgyz Republic slated to be held in Bengaluru, the two newcomers summoned by National Coach Stephen Constantine, Lalruatthara and Laldanmawia Ralte are not much willing to speculate whether they would be able to secure a …
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The World Football Forum 2017 was hosted in the Chinese city of Changsha from May 18 to 20 which featured the hot football topics of our times besides the host country China, next years 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia and this years 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosts India. …
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