Tuesday , April 30 2024

International Football

India’s Young Tigresses return to a grand welcome in New Delhi!

A goodly number of people turned out at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, on Friday, February 9, 2024, to greet the India U19 Women’s Team that returned as the joint-champions of the SAFF U19 Women’s Championship. As the team came out of the arrivals gate, they were …

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AFC Champions League – Round of 16: The Contenders!

Just three days after the final of a remarkable AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023, the continent’s premier club competition will return when the AFC Champions League 2023/24 knockout rounds get underway on February 13. Some 40 teams entered the group stage when it kicked off back in September, with eight …

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UEFA President Ceferin: protect the European sports model!

President Aleksander Čeferin’s opening speech to UEFA Congress 2024 celebrated the governing body’s 70th anniversary and highlighted the need to protect the model that has kept European football at the top of the game for decades. European sport model “European football’s strength lies in an acute sense of belonging, an …

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Gianni Infantino calls on European FAs to work with FIFA in united way to stop racism!

Gianni Infantino has asked FIFA’s European Member Associations to work with FIFA to scale up the fight against racism in football in “a united way”, calling for collaboration on detailing enhanced counter-measures in a proposal to put before the FIFA Congress in May. Speaking at the 48th Ordinary UEFA Congress …

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adidas releases neuroscience-powered guidance to help athletes overcome high pressure moments in Sport!

Under adidas’ ambition to help athletes overcome high pressure moments in sport, it has teamed up with leading sport neuroscientists, neuro11, to understand the impact it has within a game of football, basketball, and golf during penalty shootouts, high-stake putts and must-make free-throws. Working with Emiliano Martínez, Ludvig Åberg, Nneka …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #135 Solutions for Indian Football problems!

Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about potential solutions for the problems of Indian Football and the controversial SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship final. Akshata Shukla and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri besides me and the YouTuber Hiren Patel join the discussion. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between …

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2024/25 UEFA Nations League draw carried out!

European football governing body UEFA earlier today, February 8 carried out the groups draw for the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League. The UEFA Nations League group phase of the competition’s third edition will take place across three international breaks – matchdays one and two will be played from September 5-7 and …

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Nine brands roped in for Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s maiden India tour!

In a bid to elevate the prominence of football legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s inaugural India tour which is hosted by Tilak Gaurang Shah, a dedicated Manchester United fan and the founder of Ace of Pubs, nine leading brands have joined hands to transform this unprecedented event into an exclusive and …

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