President of All India Football Federation and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, Praful Patel yesterday visited the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Saltlake Stadium) in Kolkata to assess the preparedness of the venue. He inspected the facilities at the stadium that will host …
Read More »The Host City of the final of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, Kolkata hosted the Trophy Experience earlier today at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra. The Winner’s Trophy was unveiled by Aroop Biswas, West Bengal Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs amidst huge cheers in Kolkata. Speaking about the Trophy …
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Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the third rankings of 2017, India gained four spots to be in 56th position jointly with Peru behind Israel and ahead of Slovenia. India have 1409 points, five points …
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Soccerex have announced that Manchester United star Juan Mata will be attending the Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester from September 4-6 to talk about Common Goal, the social initiative he helped launch earlier this month by becoming the first player to commit 1% of his salary to a collective fund …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent his condolence message after the unfortunate demise of former India International and legend Ahmed Khan, who passed away after a prolonged illness in Bengaluru on August 27, 2017. In his condolence message to All India Football Federation President Praful Patel, Gianni Infantino conveyed his “deepest …
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After hosting Carles Puyol, Esteban Cambiasso and Nwankwo Kanu as part of the lead-up to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, India will see FIFA Legends Carlos Valderrama, Fernando Morientes, Marcel Desailly, Jorge Campos and Emmanuel Amuneke join the Trophy Experience on September 6 to mark “30 days to go” until …
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Watch France international striker Kylian Mbappé let loose and dance his way through defenders in his new Nike Mercurial Vapors.
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The excitement and interest around the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India just forty days away continued to grow as the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, extended his support for the event in his address to the nation. For the fourth time over the past year, football played an …
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England’s Spencer “GORILLA” Ealing was crowned the new FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) Champion last evening, after beating Germany’s Kai “DETO” Wollin in the Grand Final event at the Central Hall Westminster, London, with a score of 7-3 on aggregate. Spencer was presented with his trophy by 1988 European Champion …
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With only two months to go before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 21 trios of match officials, representing all six confederations. For FIFA, it is essential to ensure that the best match officials from all around the world are …
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