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 …
Read More »Bhubaneswar to host Minerva Punjab FC’s first AFC Cup home match!
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 …
Read More »India Women’s Maymol Rocky: Team displayed football maturity more than their age!
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 …
Read More »India Women draw 3-3 with hosts Myanmar, bow out on goal difference!
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, …
Read More »India to participate in Thailand’s King’s Cup in June!
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 …
Read More »India Women’s Maymol Rocky: Against Myanmar, we will fight for every inch!
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 …
Read More »India Women aim for win against hosts Myanmar!
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 …
Read More »Three teenagers stay pivotal for India Women’s team!
At barely twenty years of age, Jabamani Tudu, Roja Devi and Manisha have carved out a small niche of a young core in the engine of the Indian Senior Women’s National team. Indispensable and often brimming with excitement, the trio are some of the youngest members of the Women’s National …
Read More »India Women captain Ashalata Devi: Easy was never an option!
It’s a must win for India Senior Women’s National team when they take on a “strong Myanmar” in their last group league match on April 9. Captain Ashalata Devi admits the “match will be tough”, but maintains that “easy was never an option”. In an exclusive interview, Ashalata talks at …
Read More »India Women clinch crucial 3-1 win over Nepal in 2020 Olympic qualifiers!
The Indian women’s national team defeated Nepal 3-1 in their second group stage match of the Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at the Mandalarthiri Stadium in Mandalay, Myanmar today, April 6 to go top Group A with six points out of two matches, with hosts Myanmar to play later in the …
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