Former French & Arsenal footballer Robert Pires was in India recently. Pires spoke to The Quint about ongoing spat between Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho & midfielder Paul Pogba, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from LaLiga. Pires also had words of encouragement for Indian football.
Read More »Council of Europe and FIFA sign Memorandum of Understanding!
Council of Europe Secretary General Thørbjorn Jagland and FIFA President Gianni Infantino have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg to strengthen the co-operation between the two institutions and further develop synergies and partnerships in areas of shared interest. This landmark agreement focuses on four …
Read More »India captain Sunil Chhetri: I have never thought about my personal goals!
India captain Sunil Chhetri has always been a player whom the youngsters look up to and the lynchpin has always delivered to the team’s cause. In a freewheeling chat session in Suzhou, Sunil discussed many a thing including his motivation to take on China after missing the last National Team …
Read More »AFC General Secretary meets with Malaysian Minister for Youth and Sports!
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Dato’ Windsor John today, October 11 met with the Malaysian Minister for Youth and Sports, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman in the country’s federal administrative centre in Putrajaya. The AFC General Secretary, who was also joined by Football Association of Malaysia …
Read More »AEG Europe, ECB, World Rugby & AELTC to speak at 2018 Hospitality Masterclass!
iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sport business executives, has announced that AEG Europe, ECB, World Rugby and AELTC are to speak at the 2018 Hospitality Masterclass. In partnership with Siemens and Sodexo, the 2018 Hospitality Masterclass will take place on November 20 at The Crystal in London. …
Read More »Star Sports to telecast India’s clash against China on October 13!
India’s first ever match on Chinese soil against the Chinese Senior National Team on October 13, 2018 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, Jio TV and Hotstar from 5pm IST. The match kicks-off at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in the city of Suzhou, China from 5:05pm …
Read More »India coach Alex Ambrose calls up 4 new players for AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers camp!
Indian U-19 Women’s head coach Alex Ambrose announced a 25-member list of probables for the preparatory camp in Cuttack, Odisha, ahead of their crucial AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1, later this month. A total of 25 countries (separated into six groups) are set to participate in the qualifiers, …
Read More »Increased UEFA Nations League solidarity and bonus fees!
European football governing body UEFA has announced it will increase UEFA Nations League payments for the current edition of the tournament, which started in September. This will see a 50% rise in solidarity fees given to all 55 national associations who are taking part in the competition. Group stage -solidarity …
Read More »VIDEO – NNIS: Pritam Kotal says India aims to win in China!
NNIS spoke with India defender Pritam Kotal before his team left for the international friendly against China, a match that Team India wants to win.
Read More »Bundesliga’s VfB Stuttgart sign club partnership with China’s Guangzhou R&F!
On Wednesday, October 10, German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart entered into a formal partnership with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F. The strategic partnership between R&F and VfB, initially set for five years, covers virtually all areas of activity and business in professional football. The partnership was officially launched with …
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