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A resurgent Chennaiyin FC side shifts focus to the 2019 AFC Cup in search of their first group stage victory when they welcome Nepal’s Manang Marshyangdi Club to The Arena Stadium on Wednesday, April 17 with kick-off at 7:30pm. Having drawn their opening group game 0-0 against compatriots Minerva Punjab …

Minerva Punjab FC continue their AFC Cup campaign with their second game of the Group Stage against Abahani Limited Dhaka at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Minerva Punjab FC are placed second in the group alongwith Chennaiyin FC with one point from one match. Minerva Punjab FC, though playing …

The AFC Coach Education Panel convened for its eighth meeting at the Malaysian capital on Monday, April 15. The Panel led by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh welcomed the members who are all specialists in the training of coaches. 15 Member Association representatives who were in attendance, deliberated on key …

Borussia Mönchengladbach have announced a week long end-of-season tour to China for their first team. The Bundesliga side will travel to China for the very first time from May 19 to 26, 2019. The China tour is part of Borussia’s international strategies for the Chinese market which includes a long …

The saga of where last seasons I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC will play their AFC Cup home matches has got some good news. The Odisha government has agreed to allow Minerva Punjab FC to use the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on May 1 for their first home match against Manang …

After the Indian Senior Women’s National team’s heart-breaking exit in the Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, Head Coach Maymol Rocky was at a loss of words to explain how proud she was of the bunch of girls most of whom are in their late teens, and early twenties. “These girls are …

On a stage where the Indian Senior Women’s National Team had to secure nothing less than a win, the Maymol Rocky coached team with an average age of just 21, showcasing class, composure, tenacity, and maturity to be held 3-3 by hosts Myanmar at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium here today, …

The Indian National Team will be playing in the invitational King’s Cup in Thailand in June. All matches will be held at the Chang Arena in Buriram, which has a seating capacity of 36,000. Besides India, and hosts Thailand, the other teams in the competition are Vietnam, and Curacao. As …

India Women’s national team head coach Maymol Rocky in her own words said what it means about facing Myanmar tomorrow. I looked up synonyms for ‘gut feeling’ but could not find any. That’s the feeling you get when you wake up in the morning with a bit of nausea, touched …

Some say time is a flat circle. If that is so, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team seem to be on that spectrum. Five months ago the Maymol Rocky coached team secured qualification in the Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 in November 2018 in Myanmar for the very first time. Now …