43 football and 18 futsal referees are set to take the first step in their journey to become elite referees as they gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, October 16 for the 2018 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. The three-day course, which is a prelude to the AFC …
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Sports presenters Anant Tyagi, Arjun Pandit and Nikhil Naz break down India’s 0-0 draw with China on Saturday, October 13, 2018. In this conversation with Newsclick’s Siddhanth Aney, three of TV’s most popular sports pundits discuss the development of India’s men’s football team since the hiring of coach Stephen Constantine …
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Indian U-19 Women’s preparatory camp is currently being held in Cuttack, Odisha, ahead of their crucial AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1, later this month. A total of 23 players have been called-up by head coach Alex Ambrose with the final squad leaving for Thailand on October 22. India …
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The Guam Football Association (GFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its continuous efforts in raising the standard of the grassroots in the East Asian island. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies …
Read More »The new store concept is a peek behind the curtain of Nike’s biggest innovation moments, matched with personalized and digitally-connected shopping journeys. Nike unveiled Shanghai 001 — the first House of Innovation, with a New York City concept store to follow this fall — as a cross-category, consumer-focused experience with …
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The AFC Football Emergency & Anti-Doping Regional Course came to a close on Friday, October 12 following a highly successful programme at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A total 28 participants from six countries that make up the Central Region, took part in the four-day programme hosted by the …
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With just under two months to go until the start of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup – UAE, Brazilian icon and FIFA Legend Roberto Carlos shared his excitement ahead of the tournament yesterday. He is visiting the UAE this weekend and has invited fans from around the world to …
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Indian National Team Head Coach Stephen Constantine maintained his team has become “very difficult one to beat” after a goalless draw in China. Speaking at the official post-match press conference Constantine said: “We have shown in the last four years that we are a very difficult team to beat. We …
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In what was India’s first-ever official International Friendly on Chinese soil, a gritty India played a 0-0 draw against China at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday, October 13 afternoon. The Blue Tigers, ranked 97 in the FIFA World Ranking held firm against their 76th-ranked opponents, defending with …
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NNIS spoke to India international centre-back Sandesh Jhingan ahead of India’s departure to face China, where Jhingan is set to captain the country for the first-time.
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