The FA honoured Kick It Out’s 25th anniversary by broadcasting the first 25 seconds of last month’s international friendly between England and Switzerland in black and white. Viewers tuning into the live coverage on Sky Sports saw the teams enter the pitch in black and white, before the footage switched …
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When we think of football and the Emirates, the first thing that comes to mind is the unlimited bank behind European footballing giants. But, on the verge of the biggest AFC Asian Cup in history what DW wanna know is: Is football just another luxurious past time? Or is there …
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With the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to kick-off on January 5, 2019, India became the first national team to arrive in the host country, the United Arab Emirates last Thursday, December 20. Watch India arrive in Abu Dhabi!
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Host nation United Arab Emirates head coach Alberto Zaccheroni has announced his 23 player squad ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The UAE have been drawn to face Bahrain (January 5), India (January 10) and Thailand (January 14) in Group A of the tournament. Zaccheroni will be missing talismanic …
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Jeje Lalpekhlua first struck everyone’s eyes when he scored a hattrick against Pakistan, that too at the age of 19 – in his first tournament. Since then, despite scoring regularly, he was in and out of the national squad till 2015, after which he cemented his place striking a “telepathic …
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Manchester United has unveiled a new series of India-oriented videos specifically aimed at the 35 million fans of the club across the subcontinent. Starting this week, United will unveil one video every week until January 2019 featuring documentary-style stories from its fan community in India. The club, which has 659 …
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UEFA’s #EqualGame campaign promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football aims to increase public awareness of the ways in which football can be played and enjoyed, and underlines football’s capacity as a powerful unifying social force. The campaign is uniting football’s stellar names and grassroots players as it strives to …
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Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has admitted that watching some of the continent’s best players at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar gave him the motivation to develop into the player he is today. The goalkeeper was just 18 years old when he was included in the India squad for the …
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Football fever is spreading throughout the United Arab Emirates, with iconic buildings being transformed and given vibrant makeovers to celebrate the highly-anticipated 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Football fans in the UAE will now be greeted by grand footballing imagery ahead of the tournament which kicks off next month, when 24 …
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With the 2019 AFC Asian Cup knocking at the door, former Indian midfielder Renedy Singh, a member of India’s 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Doha campaign, feels talismanic striker “Sunil Chhetri sets the best example in the current team.” “There are many players who have been doing well recently. But …
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