Questions have been raised over the appointment of singer turned Union Minister Babul Supriyo as the vice-president of the U-17 FIFA World Cup organizing committee. The AIFF general secretary Kushal Das tries to defend the decision while talking to NNIS!
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A 24-member Indian National Team squad will leave Mumbai later tonight, March 18 for India’s back to back matches – the International Friendly against Cambodia in Phnom Penh and the inaugural Group A League match against Myanmar in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. While the International Friendly against Cambodia …
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Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri and other national team players were having practice sessions at the Andheri Sports Complex this week. Sunil Chhetri also took time out to speak to the media about his aim of getting the Indian team to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asia Cup.
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The-AFC.com has announced that Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri is the winner of the Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2017 AFC Cup tournament for the week beginning March 13 after a public vote amongst the fans on the AFC’s social media networks! The four selected goals from …
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Only yesterday it was announced that the India Under-17 national team in preparation for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup would host Mali in Mumbai for a two match series on April 6 and 9, but the matches had to be cancelled today after Mali was suspended by world football …
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With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup a little over six months away, India is gearing up to host what will be the highest ever international football event on the Indian soil. NNIS spoke with FIFA’s chief commercial officer Philippe Le Floc’h about the tournament and its aim to inspire …
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iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sports business executives, hosted the first Directors’ Club of the 2017 at Dentons Law Firm in London on Thursday, March 16. The Directors’ Club, one of a series of exclusive events throughout the year for board-level sports business professionals, was the first …
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Forty 2018 AFC U-23 Championship – China hopefuls discovered their qualifying opponents during the stage’s official draw at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday, March 17. The India Under-23s have been drawn in the toughest of all groups, in Group C of the West Zone alongside Qatar, Syria …
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The draw of the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League – Quarterfinals was carried out earlier today at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland. Top favourites Manchester United face Belgian record champions RSC Anderlecht while the other top tie is Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam face German Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04. The …
Read More »The draw of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League – Quarterfinals was carried out earlier today at the UEFA HQ in Nyon, Switzerland. The four home and away ties would be played with the first leg on April 11/12, and the return legs on April 18/19. The top ties of the …
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