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VIDEO – Nike FootballX: Street Your Game ft. Floodlights Glow Pack!

No pitch. No problem. Improve your game anywhere with on-demand training tips, featuring the Floodlights Glow Pack! Then as daylight hours diminish and game visibility lowers, Nike Football brings the Floodlights Glow Pack to the small-sided game. All four Nike Football silos — Magista, Mercurial, Hypervenom and Tiempo — are represented in …

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FIFA delegation confirm Goa as 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venue!

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) alongside a 13-member FIFA delegation made an inspection to ascertain the readiness of Goa to host matches and training facilities at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Following the visit, LOC and FIFA experts expressed their satisfaction with the work which has been …

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Wolf chosen as Official Mascot 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia & named Zabivaka!

A wolf who radiates fun, charm and confidence has been chosen today by the Russian public as the Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Named Zabivaka, which suitably hints at “the one who scores” in Russian, the wolf developed by student designer Ekaterina Bocharova received 53 …

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Virtual meets Real World as adidas Turns Gaming Skills into a Professional Contract Experience!

adidas yesterday, October 20 brought the worlds of on-pitch football and on-screen football gaming closer than ever before, by offering a real contract experience to football-mad teenagers in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna and Prague who have reached a certain level in ‘The Journey’, the new story mode feature of …

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FIFA delegation confirm Navi Mumbai as 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venue!

A 23-member delegation comprising experts from FIFA and LOC visited the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai earlier today. Deeming the preparations to be satisfactory, they ratified Navi Mumbai as a venue city for next year’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. “Credit goes to the DY Patil group, …

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FIFA World Rankings: India move to 137th – best ranking in six years, Argentina remain top!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in it India moved up 11 places to 137th position behind Vietnam and ahead of Burundi. India have 230 points, 25 more than last month and also gain four …

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FIFA delegation confirm Kochi as 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venue!

A 23-member delegation comprising experts from FIFA and LOC visited the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi earlier today. Deeming the preparations to be satisfactory, they ratified it as a venue for next year’s 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. “We are happy to announce Kochi as a venue …

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FIFA Monitoring Committee on Israel-Palestine makes progress!

Tokyo Sexwale, chairman of the FIFA Monitoring Committee Israel-Palestine, provided members of the FIFA Council with a comprehensive update on the progress of his committee. The Council was encouraged by the chairman’s update and urged all parties involved to come to the crucial meeting of the Monitoring Committee, due to …

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