International Football

NNIS VIDEO: Team India begin Camp before Thailand’s King’s Cup!

The Indian football team led by skipper Sunil Chhetri gathered for the national camp in New Delhi to prepare for the King’s Cup, which will be played in Buriram, Thailand. The players trained with their new coach Igor Stimac at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. New head coach …

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2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to be played with 32 teams!

In line with the conclusions of the feasibility study approved by the FIFA Council at its last meeting, FIFA and Qatar have jointly explored all possibilities to increase the number of participant teams from 32 to 48 teams by involving neighbouring countries at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. …

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Joachim Löw names Germany squad for 2020 Euro qualifiers!

Germany head coach Joachim Löw has announced his 22 players final squad for their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belarus and Estonia. Three players in Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), Jonas Hector (1.FC Köln) and Bernd Leno (FC Arsenal) are back in the squad, while Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona), Toni Kroos …

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FIFA Technical Study Group: high expectations ahead of France 2019!

France is gearing up to host a ground-breaking edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a starting list of teams which includes, among others, the current top ten of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking as well as four newcomers, Chile, Jamaica, Scotland and South Africa. FIFA has gathered a …

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AFC Champions League game, Zobahan vs Al Nassr tie postponed!

The AFC Champions League Group A match between Zobahan (Iran) and Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia), scheduled to be played in Karbala Sports City in Iraq on Tuesday, May 21 has been postponed. The AFC took the decision with the support of all parties concerned in the interests of safety. The …

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Germany’s Toni Kroos signs contract extension with Real Madrid until 2023!

2014 FIFA World Cup winner Toni Kroos of Germany has extended his contract with Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid whom he had joined in 2014. The influential midfielder remains linked to the club until June 30, 2023. Toni Kroos signed his contract extension with Real Madrid in the Board Room …

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LaLiga, Wanda Group & HOK join the 2019 iSportconnect Madrid Summit line-up!

iSportconnect has announced that their 2019 Madrid Summit will feature Javier Tebas of LaLiga, William Hailiang Chen of Wanda Cultural Tourism Planning & Design Institute, and John Rhodes of HOK. To be held on Friday, May 31 at Callao City Lights on the day before the highly anticipated UEFA Champions …

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: integrity at the core of team-specific presentations!

With 18 participating teams having now arrived in Poland for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA is taking the opportunity to raise awareness of integrity matters by holding individual team-specific presentations ahead of Thursday’s kick-off. Through interactive sessions, all team delegations will be briefed on match manipulation matters and particularly …

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Intercontinental Cup to held in Ahmedabad in July 2019!

The second edition of the Intercontinental Cup will be held at the TransStadia Arena in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from July 7-18, 2019. Besides hosts India, Syria, North Korea, and Tajikistan have already been confirmed as the participating teams. All the four teams will be playing each other in a round robin …

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