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The India Under-16 boys started their campaign in the Atletico Paranaense U-17 International Tournament in Brazil yesterday, December 12 on a bitter note as they lost 0-1 to US-based club Orlando City SC. India started on a high note and earned an early corner, which was cleared by the opposition …

North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) is hoping to implement video-assisted refereeing as early as the upcoming 2017 season, according to MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) experiments have been conducted in select leagues around the world over recent months, including this past summer during competitive matches in …

Seattle Sounders stalwart Stefan Frei – who spent five years with the Reds – stoned Altidore with a spectacular save in extra time during MLS Cup 2016 at the BMO Field in Toronto, keeping the clean sheet and allowing the Sounders to earn their first MLS championship after penalty kicks …

The South American football confederation CONMEBOL today officially awarded Brazilian football club AF Chapecoense with the 2016 Copa Sudamericana title after their aircraft had crashed last week close to the Medellin airport in Colombia on way to the final first leg against Atletico National. According to the CONMEBOL in an …

The Caribbean Football Trust Limited (CFTL) will create a monumental event in the history of Caribbean football. In 2017 there will be the official launch of the Caribbean League Futbol (CLF) featuring the legendary Pele’s Brazilian home team of Santos FC from Sao Paulo. In 1972 Santos FC, featuring three …

The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) president Sunil Gulati has named Bruce Arena as the new head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team. The most decorated head coach in American soccer history, Arena most famously guided the U.S. to its best finish in the FIFA World Cup in more than …

The US Soccer Federation (USSF) president Sunil Gulati announced earlier today that Jürgen Klinsmann has been relieved of his duties as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team and Technical Director for U.S. Soccer. Klinsmann began his tenure as head coach on July 29, 2011, and compiled a 55-27-16 …

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 latest from the Indian Super …