The CAF African Schools Football Championship is set for Durban early next month when 14 of the top boys’ and girls’ schools on the continent will meet for the right to be crowned African champions. It is a ground-breaking event that has huge ramifications for the future of football on …
Read More »India Women’s Thomas Dennerby names squad for Women’s Olympic Qualifier Round 1!
India Senior Women’s National Team head coach Thomas Dennerby, on Wednesday, March 29 named a 22-member squad for the Women’s Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic from April 4. Apart from India, the hosts Kyrgyz Republic are the only other team in Group G after …
Read More »FIFA Forward helps fund Lebanon stadia regrowth!
Prior to 2019, Lebanon, home to a population of 5.5 million was known in financial circles as the ‘Switzerland of the Middle East.’ Then, everything changed. The ensuing economic and currency collapse led to multiple challenges for the country, and football was not unscathed. The Lebanese Football Association’s plans to …
Read More »Referee Frappart set for first Finalissima, England vs Brazil!
Stéphanie Frappart will referee next week’s Women’s Finalissima between England and Brazil at Wembley Stadium in London – another landmark appointment for the French official. The 39-year-old became the first woman to referee in the UEFA Super Cup (2019), Champions League (2020) and FIFA World Cup (2022) and will now …
Read More »Indian Food & Football VIDEO: Chat with Arunava Chaudhuri on Team India!
I once more gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. The main topic was India playing Kyrgyz Republic in Imphal last night!
Read More »Young Leaders around the globe celebrate World Water Day with Xylem!
Cityzens Giving Young Leaders from ten Xylem Water Heroes Academy projects around the world have led a series of events and festivals in their local communities to mark World Water Day. Held on March 22 every year since 1993, World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 …
Read More »Matt Carson signs first professional Southampton FC contract!
Southampton Football Club have announced that Matt Carson has signed his first professional contract, keeping him at the club until June 2024. The 19-year-old Northern Irishman has been at the club throughout the scholarship programme since signing from Glentoran in August 2020. Carson was part of the Saints side that …
Read More »Owen Hesketh pens Wolverhampton Wanderers contract extension!
Owen Hesketh has signed a contract extension at Wolverhampton Wanderers, penning a new two-year deal until the summer of 2025, with the club holding the option of a further year. The 20-year-old midfielder joined Wolves as a first-year scholar in the summer of 2019 having previously been on the books …
Read More »European Club Association general assembly discuss multiple topic!
The 29th European Club Association (ECA) General Assembly saw over 300 members and guests gather on March 27/28, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Across two days of working groups, sub-division meetings and full plenary sessions, members engaged in detailed discussions on a wide range of policy matters relevant to European football …
Read More »UEFA Executive Committee to meet in Lisbon!
The UEFA Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, April 4 from 13:00 to 17:00h, ahead of the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday, April 5. The meeting will take place at the Hotel Corinthia Lisbon (Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro 105, …
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