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As 2017 slowly comes to a close, I, Arunava Chaudhuri (arunfoot) take a look back at the year gone by in Indian football in a series of write-ups on what all happened across the calendar year 2017 including the highlights, the good and the bad, and finally the outlook into …

A media workshop co-organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) enlightened professional players in the city of Haikou, China PR on Wednesday, December 20. Aimed at educating players on the use of social media, the workshop focused on utilising media channels to assist them …

India finished as runners-up after going down 0-1 against hosts Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a closely contested game Shamsun Nahar’s individual brilliance is what that took the game away from the young Indian girls. Her strike in the 41st minute …

Superstar players of French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain met with thousands of Qatari football fans during the club’s 2017 Winter Tour in Qatar earlier this week. The squad, boasting some of the top players in the world including Neymar Jr, Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe, Dani Alves, Marco Verratti, Julian …

The India U15 side suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of hosts Bangladesh in their final group encounter of the ongoing SAFF U15 Women’s Championship in Dhaka today (December 21). After registering comfortable victories against Bhutan and Nepal in the first two matches, the eves met their match against …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed that the tender for sale of the commercial rights for the two cycles between 2021 and 2028 will be published on February 1, 2018. After a re-scheduling, approved by the AFC Executive Committee in Bangkok in November, it has been decided that …

The India U15 Women’s side scored five goals in each half as they thumped Nepal 10-0 in a totally one-sided group encounter of the ongoing SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship being held at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hattricks by Priyanka Devi and Sunita Munda was complimented by a brace from Lynda Kom, with …

After a thumping 3-0 victory in the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship opener against Bhutan. The Indian Eves according to Head Coach Maymol Rocky are ‘ready to face’ Nepal in their second encounter in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “The girls are upbeat after their win against Bhutan and are now ready to face …

India outclassed Bhutan 3-0 in the opener of the inaugural edition of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship being held at the Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh earlier on Sunday. In a completely one-sided encounter; Kritina, Priyanga and Pratiksha scored in the 4th, 11th and 19th minute respectively to …