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VIDEO – ABP Ananda: No Sony Norde for Mohun Bagan in Dhaka due to visa problems!

As ABP Ananda reports from Kolkata, Mohun Bagan will miss the services of their Haitian star striker Sony Norde in Dhaka in their final AFC Cup game against Abahani Limited due to visa problems as Sony’s passports lacks enough pages to be issued a visa.

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AFC Cup: It’s hunt or be hunted as Bengaluru FC take on Maziya S&RC!

Less than two weeks after being crowned Federation Cup champions, Bengaluru FC will be competing in a second ‘final’ when Albert Roca’s side takes on Maziya S&RC of the Maldives in the AFC Cup at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday. In a group that’s tantalizingly poised, one of either …

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Mohun Bagan name squad for final AFC Cup match against Abahani Limited Dhaka!

Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC have named their final 17 players squad for the sixth and final AFC Cup – Group E encounter against Abahani Limited Dhaka in Bangladesh on Wednesday, May 31. Mohun Bagan like their opponents have no chance of qualifying for the knockout stages, but Sanjoy Sen …

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Interview with Sunando Dhar (CEO, I-League) at the World Football Forum 2017!

At the World Football Forum on Thursday, May 18 at the Changsha Convention Center in China, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball.de) and myself (arunfoot.com) caught-up with I-League CEO Sunando Dhar at the forum to speak with him about the current scenario in Indian football, an indepth look at the I-League …

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The Indian Football session at the World Football Forum 2017 in China!

The World Football Forum 2017 was hosted in the Chinese city of Changsha from May 18 to 20 which featured the hot football topics of our times besides the host country China, next years 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia and this years 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup hosts India. …

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AFC & AIFF moots all ISL/I-League stakeholders meeting in Kuala Lumpur!

At the invitation of AIFF president Praful Patel, the General Secretary of the Asian Football Confederation Dato Windsor John visited India on Wednesday, May 24 for discussions on the future roadmap for Indian Football. Mr. Patel, Dato Windsor and AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das had an extensive discussion on the …

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AFC Grassroots Football Day: A resounding success!

The recent AFC Grassroots Football Day has been hailed as a resounding success with a record number of Member Associations contributing to the event. BAHRAIN The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) organised a festival and grassroots instructors course for all affiliate clubs under its purview at the National Stadium on May …

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World Football Forum 2017 in Changsha, China closes on a high!

Football and industry leaders from China and across Asia and Europe have travelled back home from the World Football Forum 2017 in the Chinese city of Changsha, following three days of discussion, insight – and some world-class football from international football legends Robert Pires, Giazka Mendieta, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gilberto da …

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World Football Forum 2017 is in Full Swing in Changsha, China!

The World Football Forum 2017 which started yesterday, May 18 in Changsha, China, continued today. The second day of the forum opened with a plenary session “Football Russia: The State of the Game in FIFA’s Host Nation’, followed by the morning keynote address delivered by Alexander Djordjadze, Deputy CEO, 2018 …

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The World Football Forum 2017 opens in Changsha!

The World Football Forum, a high profile international conference focusing on the multi-billion dollar business of football, opened in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Centre today, with speeches by Zhang Jian, First Vice President & General Secretary of Chinese Football Association, Xiang Lili, Executive Vice Governor of Hunan Province, Li …

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