Former pro and Star Sports presenter Arjun Pandit joins NewsClick at their studio before the Indian football team’s trip to Amman where they play Jordan on November 17. This is India’s second high-profile friendly (they played China in October) as the squad enters the final phase of preparations for the …
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The two-year AFC Referee Academy Intermediate programme kicked off with its first of eight modules at the AFC House on Wednesday, November 14. 35 referees from the 2017 Batch are among the 86 percent of participants that completed the Introductory Module last September and will be divided into two groups …
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Major League Soccer (MLS) announced that LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has earned the 2018 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year for his blistering first MLS goal against the Los Angeles Football Club. Additionally, Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei has garnered the 2018 MLS Save of the Year for …
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India coach Stephen Constantine named a 22-member squad for India’s forthcoming International FIFA Friendly against Jordan slated for Saturday, November 17. The match will kick-off at 10.30pm IST. The squad left for Amman in two batches early morning on Wednesday from the Capital. Nishu Kumar and Jackichand Singh were the …
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The Indian women’s national team, on Tuesday, November 13, secured its place in the second round of the 2020 Olympics qualifying tournament, despite going down fighting to Myanmar in the final group match. With the achievement, coach Maymol Rocky and her side created history as they became the first women’s …
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Major League Soccer expansion team FC Cincinnati unveiled their much-speculated MLS identity before a capacity crowd at the Woodward Theater and via a worldwide live stream. In an ode to what the club built in its first three years of play, the new MLS look takes the club’s vision and …
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The ‘unsung heroes’ of Asian football were recognised for their outstanding efforts in growing the game today during the inaugural Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Special Grassroots Awards at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Three new AFC Special Grassroots Awards were introduced this year and claiming the first-ever Best …
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As NNIS reports, the absence of Sunil Chhetri in the friendly match against Jordan on November 17 has given a big blow for the team. Prior to the team’s departure, Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine, speaking to the media, said that absence of Sunil Chhetri in the team is …
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It was back in 2011 that Ashalata Devi made her debut for the Indian women’s team as an 18-year-old and eight years later on Tuesday, November 13, she etched her name into the history books as she became the first-ever captain of the women’s national team to lead her side …
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The Bureau of the Council has decided to appoint normalisation committees for the Dominican Republic Football Association (FEDOFUTBOL) and the Madagascan Football Association (FMF) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1 (a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. Dominican Republic The decision concerning the Dominican Republic comes …
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