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On Wednesday, October 10, German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart entered into a formal partnership with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F. The strategic partnership between R&F and VfB, initially set for five years, covers virtually all areas of activity and business in professional football. The partnership was officially launched with …

The Indian national team was greeted by pleasant temperature of 15 degrees Celsius on their arrival in Suzhou for the forthcoming international friendly against China. The match is slated to be held at the Suzhou City Centre Olympic Stadium in Suzhou City on Saturday, October 13 and the kick-off is …

The AFC referees department invited two of India’s FIFA elite referees – CR Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu) and Tejas Nagvenkar (Goa) for the elite panel selection. Both of them have already cleared the AFC practical evaluation in 2017/18. Both of them attended the course at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 6-9, …

Soccerex USA on November 15/16 in Miami will see prominent football administrator and philanthropist, HRH Prince Al-Hussein of Jordan, unveil to the Americas market his new international social enterprise, Association Football Development Programme (AFDP) Global which aims to aims to unite and transform communities around the world through football. The …

India coach Stephen Constantine announced his 22-member squad for India’s first-ever International fixture in China which is scheduled at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Suzhou City on October 13, 2018. Kick-off is at 17:05h IST. As informed by coach Constantine earlier this evening, Balwant Singh had to be …

Before the Indian Team leaves to play their first-ever International match on the Chinese Soil, India coach Stephen Constantine, during the media interaction session in the Capital City, mentioned that “It’s only a friendly game for the world but not us.” “When you are playing for India, you have to …

Sandesh Jhingan, who has established himself as one of the lynchpins in the current Indian team, is looking forward to the friendly fixture against China as an opportunity to “improve as a team”. “The first and foremost thing is to improve as a team and as an individual. Results of …

Marcello Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese national football team, has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming international friendly against India on October 13 at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. 2006 FIFA World Cup winning coach Marcello Lippi has called-up 17 out of his 23 players …

Indian ace striker Jeje Lalpekhlua is looking forward to the friendly fixture against China as he feels it is the perfect platform to bolster the team’s preparation for the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE and is going to be no less than a “tricky game for us”. “I …