International Football

VIDEO India’s Igor Stimac: Advantage Malaysia, but we have few surprises up our sleeves!

Friday the 13th! It is a rare date that is considered ominous in many cultures. Superstition is something that most in the world of football brush aside before big matches, though the Indian Football Team will be looking to spring a few surprises against their hosts Malaysia in the opening …

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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 group stage draw out!

Hosts Cote d’Ivoire will play regional rivals Nigeria at the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d’Ivoire 2023 as the Official Draw set up some tantalising matches following Thursday, October 12 event in Abidjan. Defending champions Senegal were pitted against Cameroon while record winners Egypt …

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UEFA MIP: Stars make the grade off the pitch!

Twenty-six former international footballers are celebrating their graduation from the UEFA Executive Master for International Players (MIP) programme. The ex-pros, including UEFA Champions League winners Nemanja Vidić and Sami Khedira and UEFA Women’s Champions League winner Verónica Boquete, advance from the course with a university diploma that sets them up …

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Serie A & Columbia University announce strategic partnership in the USA!

Columbia University’s Sports Management Graduate Program have announced a new joint program with Serie A USA to develop, plan and help execute a variety of special initiatives. The new collaboration, to include internships for Columbia students, Columbia faculty leading student teams in a semester-long consulting projects, and a variety of …

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Rosario Central launch special UMBRO-made Pink October kit!

Uniting against a common cause, UMBRO Argentina have joined forces with Club Atlético Rosario Central to raise visibility and awareness of Breast Cancer. Launched with the campaign “Empathy that unites us”, the objective of the jersey is to promote prevention, encouraging breast self-examination and early detection to reduce the incidence …

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Launch of FIFA Quality Programme for Floodlights!

FIFA have announced the launch of the FIFA Quality Programme for Floodlights. This initiative aims to support stadium owners to select and install floodlight systems that meet the specified standards of quality and performance defined by competition organisers. The programme, which has been developed in collaboration with football associations, renowned …

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African Football League & Visit Saudi forge exciting partnership!

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled Visit Saudi as the main sponsor of the Inaugural African Football League (“AFL”) which features the highest-ranked and most successful football Clubs on the African Continent. The African Football League (“AFL”) is scheduled to kick off from 20 October to 11 November …

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The search for the ultimate 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar Superfan starts now!

The three-month countdown to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar has begun and to celebrate the thrilling road to the highly anticipated showpiece scheduled to kick off on January 12, 2024, the AFC has launched its latest initiative, the Superfan contest, to reward the ultimate AFC Asian Cup™ fan …

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European Qualifiers match Kosovo vs Israel postponed!

UEFA today, October 12 announced that the 2024 European Qualifiers match between Kosovo and Israel scheduled for October 15 has been postponed, as the Israeli authorities currently do not allow their national team to travel abroad. A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.

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XtraTime VIDEO: India to face Malaysia in Merdeka Cup game!

The Indian Football Team will be looking to spring a few surprises against their hosts Malaysia in the opening game of the Festival of Independence, also known in the local language as the Pestabola Merdeka. India head coach Igor Stimac said on the eve of the Malaysia game, “We know …

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