Team India

The India Under-17 World Cup squad, currently on an exposure trip in Portugal, lost 1-2 against Vitoria de Setubal U-17 in their first practice match of the exposure trip at the Jose Mourinho Training Center in Troia, Lisbon today, April 18. In a tightly contested match, the Colts matched blow …

With less than six months to go for India’s first FIFA World Cup, the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad is gearing up in full swing for the mega event and currently is on an exposure trip in Europe to bolster ranks. The …

Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I now regularly do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The I-League Match Day 16 – resulting …

When the group schedule for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India came out, it became clear that hosts India would play their matches at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, but now the AIFF has placed a request with FIFA to consider New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru …

The SAI/AIFF Overseas Scouting Portal created by AIFF Head of Scouting Abhishek Yadav and his team seems to have found a potential players for the India U-17 World Cup suqad in US-based NRI footballer Namit Deshpande. The SAI/AIFF Overseas Scouting Portal was launched last year with the aim of finding …

On February 9, 2017, the Official Mascot for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, in a ceremony attended by Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Praful Patel, AIFF President and Chairman of …

With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India scheduled in October later this year, the Local Organising Committee for the event launched the Volunteer Programme on March 6, to offer a chance to the people of India to contribute their services for the event. In little over a month, …

Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I now regularly do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. I speak about this weeks UEFA Champions …

The Indian Women’s Senior National Team won 2-0 against Hongkong in their last match of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers at the Kim II Sung Stadium in Pyongyang today, April 11, 2017. Goals by Sasmita Malik (68’) and Ratanbala Devi (70’) led the ‘Women in Blue’ to their …

The India U-17 World Cup Team presently preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India left Indian shores for a exposure Tour to Europe where they would be playing a series of practice matches in Portugal, France, Italy and Hungary and a tournament in Italy. The 26-member squad …