Chennaiyin FC’s 33-year-old Maltese forward Andre Schembri today announced that he will retire from professional football after the Indian Super League final against ATK FC on Saturday March 14, 2020. The well-travelled former Malta international with 94 caps to his name has decided to call it a day, announcing the …
Read More »iSportconnect’s Influential Women In Sport 2020: The Reveal!
Following International Women’s Day yesterday, iSportconnect has revealed its Influential Women In Sport list for 2020. After beginning with an original shortlist of 25, it has now been whittled down to a top ten following receiving opinions from their panel of experts. The panel includes Anna Lockwood, Head of Global …
Read More »FIFA World Football Museum displays “Meant to Bond” sculpture by Olympic champion Josephine Henning!
After hanging up her boots at the age of 28, former Germany international Josephine Henning has now turned her attention to the creative arts. One of her works has just gone on display in Zurich: the “Meant to Bond” sculpture fashioned by the Olympic gold medallist and European champion is …
Read More »Texas to host first-ever CONCACAF Nations League finals in June 2020!
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that Houston and Dallas will host the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League Finals, with semifinal games at BBVA Stadium and NRG Stadium in Houston, and the Final and third-place game taking place in AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The …
Read More »442oons VIDEO: Frontmen XI launch trailer (Parody)!
I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its the launch trailer of the upcoming new Frontmen XI series featuring Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Read More »Latest FIFA VAR technology tests conducted successfully on KNVB campus!
The KNVB campus played host to a two-day VAR technology test event under the umbrella of FIFA and its new working group for innovation excellence. In line with recent vision of FIFA President Gianni Infantino topics including more affordable VAR systems were presented and discussed as part of the roadmap to 2022. …
Read More »India’s remaining joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers postponed!
The 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification round 2 matches which were scheduled to be played in March and June 2020 have been postponed till further confirmation. In a letter the AFC wrote, “FIFA and AFC will discuss further details of the postponed matches and communicate to the …
Read More »CAFE week of action: giving disabled football fans equal access to live football matches!
Half of Europe’s 100 million disabled people have never attended a live sports event. From March 7–15, CAFE (the Centre for Access to Football in Europe) is staging a week of action to improve access and inclusion for disabled people across all of UEFA’s 55 member associations. WHAT IS CAFE? …
Read More »AFC Emergency Meetings conclude in Doha & Dubai!
Representatives of the competing Member Associations (MA) from the AFC West Zone have provided the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with a series of proposals for completing the 2020 AFC Champions League Group Stage. Following the meeting with MAs from the East Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week, the AFC …
Read More »Indian football stars celebrate International Women’s Day as excitement builds for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup!
In a unique moment in the history of Indian football, three generations of Indian women footballers gathered at the Benaulim Grounds in Goa today to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. In an event organised by the Local Organising Committee for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – …
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