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With the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League returning for its crucial final stages, adidas today unveiled the Official Match Ball that will be used as Europe’s best teams compete for the trophy. Celebrating the nation of Wales, which will host this year’s final, the ball’s unique design features a striking dragon …
Read More »Facebook, Manchester United & Cruyff Football amongst 1st names announced for Soccerex Global Convention 2017!
Soccerex have confirmed the first selection of speakers and the launch of the first edition of the Selection of Attendees document for the Soccerex Global Convention, September 4-6, highlighting the industry leaders already signed up for the event. The first edition of the Selection of Attendees features senior representatives from …
Read More »15 FAs interested in hosting 2019 UEFA club finals – Champions League & Europa League!
UEFA has received declarations of interest from 15 member national associations to host UEFA club competition finals in 2019. The bidding procedure for the selection of the venues to host the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Women’s Champions League and UEFA Super Cup in 2019, …
Read More »641 clubs receive UEFA EURO 2016 financial benefits!
A total of €150 million is being distributed to clubs from all 54 participating national associations who took part in the European Qualifiers from 2014–15 and UEFA EURO 2016. A grand total of 641 clubs received payments for releasing players to the European Qualifiers from 2014–15 and the UEFA EURO …
Read More »Indian Super League champion Stephen Pearson returns to FC Motherwell for third stint!
Scottish footballer Stephen Paul Pearson after winning the 2016 Indian Super League title with Atletico de Kolkata has returned to Scottish Premier League side Motherwell FC for a third stint. On rejoining Motherwell, Pearson said, “Everyone knows the affiliation I have with the club. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. …
Read More »CAS upholds FIFA decision to impose a 4-month ban on Bayer Leverkusen’s Hakan Calhanoglu!
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the dispute between the Turkish football player Hakan Çalhanoğlu and the Turkish football club Trabzonspor FC. Hakan Çalhanoğlu is ordered to pay 100,000 Euros to Trabzonspor FC. Furthermore, the four-month ban imposed on Hakan Çalhanoğlu by the FIFA …
Read More »Joma agrees team wear deal with Finn Harps FC!
Spanish kit maker Joma has increased it’s commitment to sponsoring football in the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Premier Division with a deal to become technical supplier to Finn Harps FC for the next three seasons. The announcement comes just one season after Joma signed a similar deal with another …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17 lose to Estonia!
The Indian U-17 World Cup Team presently on an exposure tour to Russia to play in the Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup lost the lead and the match to Estonia U-18 on yesterday, January 14. The match was a play-off one for 9th to 12th positions. India who led 1-0 at …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17s lose 1-4 to Latvia!
The India Under-17 Team couldn’t garner a positive result in their last match of the round-robin stage against Latvia to advance to the quarterfinals of the Granatkin Memorial Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Latvia netted three goals before the changeover, having almost secured a victory tonight. Albeit Sanjeev Stalin blasted …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India Under-17s score big 1-0 win over Belarus!
The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated Belarus U-18 by a solitary goal to nil in their second match of the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Russia on Tuesday, January 10. A 68th minute tap-in by Komal proved to be the difference between the two sides in a rather drab match …
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