Tajikistan completed a comeback to beat India 4-2 despite a good effort in the first half by the Blue Tigers, in the first match of the Intercontinental Cup at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, July 7. Sunil Chhetri scored a first-half brace, but Tajikistan struck back in the …
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Japan international forward Shoya Nakajima is the newest reinforcement for Portuguese giants FC Porto. Shoya Nakajima, who played for Qatar’s Al-Duhail last season, signed a contract valid for five seasons until 2024. This was the second signing today for FC Porto throughout this Friday, after Zé Luís. Nakajima’s career started …
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With the Indian Senior Men’s National Team all set to begin their Intercontinental Cup 2019 campaign tomorrow, July 7 against Tajikistan, Head Coach Igor Stimac stressed that he is “looking to define the future of Indian Football.” Speaking at the official pre-tournament press conference, Stimac, who had coached Croatia to …
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After winning the Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai last year, defending champions India begin their campaign in the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup against Tajikistan at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad on July 7. Syria and South Korea are the two other teams in the competition. All teams would be playing each other …
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All eight member associations who expressed interest in hosting the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup have confirmed their participation in the bidding process by submitting the relevant terms and conditions by June 21. As some have opted for a joint application, a total of five bids will be in the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reinforced its commitment to ensure the safety of women in the sport by signing the Declaration of Principles for the Protection of Women and Girls from Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Football Worldwide. The Declaration has been drawn up by international social enterprise, Association Football …
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Iran-born Indian origin footballer Omid Singh has accepted an invitation by India head coach Igor Stimac to join the Team India camp. In an interview with newspaper Tehran Times, the 28 year old Omid Singh said, “I liked to play for Iran national football team, but I was not invited …
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On June 27, 2019, the Bureau of the FIFA Council decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1(a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The decision follows the recent FIFA/AFC fact-finding mission to Pakistan, which concluded …
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The Korea Football Association (KFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Gold membership for its outstanding work in grassroots football! The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations (MA) to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies 20 performance categories such as grassroots competitions, structure, …
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The India U-17 Women’s Team rounded off its fourth and final match in Hong Kong with a 4-1 victory over Hong Kong U-18 on Saturday, June 29 to make it four wins in as many matches. In these four matches, the India U-17 side which is preparing for the FIFA …
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