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Today, adidas reveals the Arsenal FC home kit for the 2020/21 season, uniting generations of fans with reference to the club’s prolific “Art Deco” period in the 1930/40s. Paying homage to Arsenal’s geometric crest which the club used from 1936 – 1949, the chevron graphic on the home jersey is …
Read More »AFC President hails unity & solidarity of Asian football family!
Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, today acknowledged the solidarity and unity which has not only allowed the AFC to begin the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic but also deliver more global events to Asia. In the first ever AFC Executive Committee meeting to …
Read More »Notes from Pakistan: ‘Aap haar-ke hi lautogey,’ Tejinder Kumar recalls India’s 1993 SAFF Cup triumph!
As today, July 23, 2020 marks the 27th anniversary of India winning the first-ever SAFF Championship which was held in Lahore, crafty midfielder Tejinder Kumar feels nostalgic. He took a walk down memory lane to recollect talks and statements which provoked the Blue Tigers, led by late VP Sathyen, to win …
Read More »Macron & Millwall FC create a tribute 2020/21 home kit!
Millwall FC, the historic English football club playing in the Football League Championship, and Macron, leading international company in teamwear manufacturing and technical sponsor of the “Lions”, have unveiled the new ‘Home’ shirt for the upcoming 2020/21 season. With this shirt, Millwall FC and Macron wanted to celebrate the shirt …
Read More »adidas becomes official kit partner of Leeds United!
Promoted English Premier League side Leeds United have announced adidas will become their official kit partner from the 2020/21 season. In a record-breaking deal for the club, adidas will produce both playing and training kit for all Leeds United teams over the next five years. adidas becomes Leed United official …
Read More »Remembering Fulham FC vs India; July 22, 2000!
London has always been a city that I liked and loved! And today I remember a historic match which happened exactly 20 years ago on this day. On this very day India played its first historic match back in England after 52 long years. The last time India had been …
Read More »Feet ‘N’ Tricks International extends Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020!
Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, the organisers of the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 has announced that it would be extending its on-going virtual freestyle football championship. Valentine Ozigbo, the Chairman of Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, in a press statement revealed that there would be a Nigerian Championships for the competition which …
Read More »Decisions of CAF Disciplinary Board on July 21, 2020!
Following a preliminary decision, the CAF Disciplinary Board met on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, via video-conference to discuss incidents from the CAF Champions League 2019/20 quarterfinal second leg between TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) held on Saturday (March 7, 2020) in Lubumbashi: Decision Following presentations by …
Read More »India’s ISL gets seat at World Leagues Forum!
The Indian Super League (ISL) has received yet another global recognition with its induction into the prestigious World Leagues Forum (WLF). ISL becomes the first league from South Asia and seventh in Asia to join the association of professional football leagues which includes the likes of the Premier League, La …
Read More »Nike & AS Roma launch new Giallorossi home kit!
Nike and AS Roma have revisited the club’s iconic colours to create the 2020-21 home kit — and one that is uniquely, unmistakably and gloriously Giallorosso. This summer marks 40 years since the club’s victory in the 1980 Italian cup competition. That triumph marked an end to a memorable two-year …
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