Asia

India’s Blue Tigresses hold hosts Uzbekistan to a goalless draw in second friendly!

The Indian senior women’s national team brushed off their bruising first-game loss to take a hard-fought and hugely credible goalless draw against Uzbekistan in the second friendly at the TDTU Stadium in Tashkent on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. In a marked improvement from the first game, the Blue Tigresses were …

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Lion City Sailors Football Academy elevated to two-star AFC Elite Youth Scheme member!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has endorsed Singapore’s Lion City Sailors Football Academy (LCSFA) as a two-star academy under the acclaimed AFC Elite Youth Scheme. After being bestowed a one-star membership in 2020, the academy has remained resolute in its ambition to constantly enhance the standards of its youth development …

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5th AFC Knowledge Sharing Programme 2024 kicks off!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomed the fifth batch of participants for its latest edition of the Knowledge Sharing Programme 2024 on Tuesday. Taking place from June 4 to 14, the programme will see one independent candidate along with a participant representing the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) being assigned …

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India’s Blue Tigresses look to bounce back against Uzbekistan in second friendly!

The Indian Senior Women’s Team encountered a defeat in the first of the two friendlies against Uzbekistan, but they don’t feel defeated yet. On the eve of the second match on Tuesday, the Blue Tigresses’ head coach Langam Chaoba made it clear that she and her wards would be looking …

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Kuwait envoy looks forward to FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against India in Kolkata!

Nawaf Al Duwaisan, Visa Counsellor, Embassy of Kuwait in India, met the All India Football Federation Acting Secretary General M. Satyanarayan, on Monday, June 3, 2024, and discussed various organisational aspects of the World Cup Qualifiers match between India and Kuwait to be played in Kolkata on June 6. Satyanarayan …

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XtraTime VIDEO: India’s Igor Stimac – The night of June 6 at Saltlake could be an epoch-making encounter!

Igor Stimac is no stranger to cliffhangers. In his long and distinguished career, the classy centre-back of the nineties had experienced many such nights on the pitch, when football wasn’t a matter of life and death, but much more important than that. Yet, the ever-smiling and affable Croat, with 40 …

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FIFA’s tailor-made support to improve stadium infrastructure in Indonesia!

An expert FIFA delegation has visited and evaluated eight stadiums across Indonesia as part of FIFA’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). Stadium safety and security were identified as key pillars for the transformation of Indonesian football when FIFA and the PSSI signed the MoU …

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