India’s quest for a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers suffered a serious jolt when they went down to Afghanistan 1-2 on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The winners trailed 0-1 at half time. Skipper Sunil Chhetri, playing …
Read More »Maximising football’s impact with UEFA Grow!
The UEFA Grow programme helped the Georgian Football Federation to fully capitalise on the long-term benefits of co-hosting the European Under-21 Championship finals in 2023. In her role as communications manager at the Georgian Football Federation (GFF), Tamara Kapanadze saw first-hand how the approval of a new strategy in 2021 …
Read More »Afghanistan score deserving 2-1 win against hosts India!
An inspired Afghanistan came from behind to beat India 2-1 in Group A of Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on Tuesday, March 26. Trailing to a Sunil Chhetri penalty at the interval, Afghanistan drew …
Read More »2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Official draw scheduled for April 11!
CONCACAF has announced that the official draw for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, FL. In this made-for-tv event, the men’s u-20 national teams participating in the tournament’s group stage will be divided into three groups of …
Read More »Sevilla FC – Never Surrender Series S2E1: India’s Finest Archer – Dhiraj Bommadevara!
“Just looking at the target scared me… all I had were negative thoughts.” From mortgaging his mother’s wedding jewellery for new archery equipment, to now being the first to secure India’s first Paris 2024 Olympics quota in Recurve Archery – Dhiraj Bommadevara has had an incredible sporting journey! Sevilla FC …
Read More »CAF focuses on improving Stadium infrastructure at the CAF Stadium Inspector’s Workshop in Rabat!
The investment in football infrastructure in Africa, building and maintenance of stadiums in the 54 CAF Member Associations has been the one of the key strategic focus areas of the CAF Leadership. And, with African football enjoying unprecedented global interest thanks to the world-class TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations …
Read More »How the UEFA Academy made better football scouts!
The UEFA Elite Scout Programme is just one example of how courses offered by the UEFA Academy provide opportunities to share knowledge and increase expertise. Gus Williams, a member of the programme’s first cohort, explains how. Launched in 2021 through the UEFA Academy, the UEFA Elite Scout Programme caters specifically …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Stimac future on line as India face Afghanistan!
As XtraTime reports, India head coach Igor Stimac future on the line as the Blue Tigers face Afghanistan tonight.
Read More »Puerto Rico’s football infrastructure restored thanks to FIFA Foundation funding!
The Puerto Rican Football Association (FPF) President, Iván Rivera Gutiérrez, has thanked the FIFA Foundation for its help in rebuilding football infrastructure following the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Fiona. A significant part of the Caribbean island’s football landscape benefited from FIFA Foundation support, including two of its leading facilities, which …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #190 An Indian Football Fans request to India’s Blue Tigers!
Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, making a request as an Indian football fan to India’s Blue Tigers ahead of tonight’s (March 26) FIFA World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan in Guwahati. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri. Watch my humble request as an #IndianFootball …
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