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International Football

Ten candidates revealed for FIFA Puskas Award!

Who will succeed 2018’s winner Mohamed Salah in taking home the coveted crown this year? The ten-goal shortlist for the best goal of the year has been revealed. Voting is open until Monday 1 September (at midnight CET). This year’s selection: Matheus Cunha (BRA) – Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig [Bundesliga] (6 April …

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Match officials for 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil appointed!

With less than three months to go before the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, five Support Referees and 17 Video Assistant Referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA …

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India U-15s score 5-0 opening win over Nepal in SAFF U-15 Championship!

India completed a dominant performance against Nepal in the opening match of the 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship at the Kalyani Stadium on Wednesday, August 21. It was an all-round display by the Indians as five different players scored for the Blue Colts – Maheson Singh, Shubho Paul, Anish Mazumder, Taison …

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India U-19s beat New Caledonia to set up final clash with Tahiti!

The India U-19 National Team with a well-deserved 4-1 victory over U-17 world cuppers New Caledonia, continued their winning run in the ongoing OFC Developmental Tournament at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 21. Vikram Partap Singh (17′) opened the scoring early before Aman Chetri (41′) …

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Bidding process continues with record 10 interested MAs!

Following the unanimous decision by the FIFA Council to increase the number of teams taking part in the FIFA Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 as of 2023 and the subsequent reopening of the bidding process for that year’s edition of the competition, FIFA has received an additional expression of interest from …

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Major League Soccer awards expansion team to St. Louis!

It’s official: Major League Soccer is coming to St. Louis. St. Louis has been awarded an MLS expansion team, commissioner Don Garber announced Tuesday alongside the club’s ownership group, including Carolyn Kindle Betz, the Taylor family and Jim Kavanaugh on Tuesday, as well as St. Louis city officials. With Betz …

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India U-15s declare intent ahead of SAFF U-15 Championship opener!

With just a day to go for the SAFF U-15 Championship to get underway, India Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes stressed on the importance of having a side that has played alongside each other for a prolonged period of time. The India U-15 side has just returned from an exposure tour …

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India U-19s Floyd Pinto: Boys eager to step up against New Caledonia!

After churning out an all-important win against hosts Vanuatu in the first match of the OFC Developmental Tournament, the India U-19 National Team is vying to continue their winning spree against New Caledonia. Incidentally, the Blue Colts will face the same Oceanian team who represented their nation in the 2017 …

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