“The thing about football — the important thing about football — is that it is not just about football.” This memorable quote by English writer Terry Pratchett encapsulates the passion that can be evoked by the ‘Beautiful Game’ — an example of which can be seen in the West Khasi …
Read More »VIDEO: LDFA Golden Baby Leagues (Zobawk Area, Mizoram)!
Here’s a glimpse into the 2019-20 season of the Golden Baby Leagues organised by the Lunglei District Football Association (LDFA) at Zobawk, Mizoram.
Read More »I-League 2020/21 to kick-off on January 9!
The fourteenth edition of I-League will kick-off on Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Kolkata. Eleven teams will need to enter the bio-secure bubble fourteen days prior to their first match according to the schedule, which will be announced shortly. The matches will be telecast live on 1Sports. Owing to the …
Read More »Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate Course kicks off!
Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate course organised by the All India Football Federation have commenced on Friday, November 6. Sixty participants have enrolled for the course whereas Joshua Vaz and Shailesh Karkera are the instructors. Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, in his opening address, mentioned that there is “huge potential” for …
Read More »AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with India Women’s captain Ashalata Devi!
Indian women’s national team defender and skipper Ashalata Devi joins AIFF TV as she talks about her journey in football, her inspirations and takes the rapid-fire challenge!
Read More »Champhai leads the way to establish gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues!
Amidst all the debates over gender equality, a remote village of Mizoram, Champhai – some handshaking distance away from the Indo-Myanmar border is silently taking a firm stride forward towards establishing gender equality through Golden Baby Leagues. “We started the Golden Baby Leagues with mixed-gender matches and it had a …
Read More »AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with Mohammedan Sporting GS Wasim Akram!
Honorary General Secretary of I-League Qualifiers 2020 champions Mohammedan Sporting Club, Wasim Akram, join AIFF TV as he talks about the significance of the club’s promotion to the I-League and their plans for the upcoming season, among various other topics.
Read More »Praful Patel chairs AIFF Executive Committee meeting via video conferencing!
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting held via video conferencing on Thursday, October 22. Besides Senior Vice-President Subrata Dutta, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, Vice-Presidents Manvendra Singh, Larsing Ming, KMI Mather and all other Executive Committee members attended the meeting. Leave of absence …
Read More »Online FIFA MA Futsal Referee Instructor Course concludes!
A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Two candidates from Mizoram – Lalbiakdika Ngente, Bungkawn and VL Rinpuia, Durtlang Leitan took part in the course. Seyed …
Read More »Sports psychologist Dan Abrahams shares success mantra with Indian coaches!
Dan Abrahams, an eminent sports psychologist based in the UK, stressed on the importance of ‘game face’ to get better with time while addressing Indian coaches at an online coaching conference organized by the AIFF. “If you ask players what they want to achieve, 99% of them can’t answer preciously. …
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