International Football

Yesterday the global FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour kicked off in Paris, France, with FIFA Legends Kristine Lilly and Laura Georges sending the trophy off on its whirlwind world tour. Following the launch, the FIFA Women’s World Cup Original Trophy will first travel to Jamaica, Chile and Argentina before …

The India Under-23 men’s team will kick-off their preparations for the U-23 AFC Championship qualifiers with a camp in Goa on March 2. The India U-23s have never qualified for the U-23 AFC Championships, which will see 44 teams in the qualifiers. These teams are divided into two zones – …

French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain and French hotel group Accor Live Limitless have jointly unveiled ambitious partnership details. Yesterday, February 22, 2019; Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Chairman & CEO of Paris Saint-Germain and Sebastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO of Accor, announced the details of an ambitious partnership at Parc des …

The world football governing body FIFA on Friday, February 22 decided to strip the South American nation of Peru of its hosting rights for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup due to numerous reasons. This is bad news for FIFA especially after the huge success of the last edition, the …

The draw of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League – Final Round of 16 (Pre-Quarterfinals) was carried out earlier today at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight home and away ties would be played with the first leg on March 7 and the return legs on March 14. There …

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the English club Chelsea FC and The Football Association for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. Chelsea was found to have breached art. 19 of the Regulations in the case of twenty-nine (29) minor players …

Coming on the back of the recently concluded Hero Gold Cup in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the Indian Senior National Women’s Team left for the Turkish Women’s Cup which kicks-off from February 27. The tournament is part of the Indian women’s preparation for the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 to be held …

City Football Group, UBTECH and China Sports Capital have today announced the joint purchase of Chinese Club Sichuan Jiuniu FC, in the China League Two, in Chengdu, attended by Government Officials, the Club’s fans and senior executives of the new ownership group. Based in Chengdu in Sichuan Province, Sichuan Jiuniu …

Orlando City SC completed a deal to acquire Nani on Monday, signing the decorated Portuguese winger to a Designated Player contract after a free transfer from his previous club Sporting CP. The forward has signed a three-year contract with the Lions. “This is an exciting day for our organisation,” said …

The Indian Senior Women’s Team will be embarking on an exposure tour to Turkey where they will be playing in the Turkish Women’s Cup from February 27 onwards. India have been clubbed with Romania, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Group A, while France (B), Jordan, Northern Ireland, and hosts Turkey make …