Following the exciting 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, FIFA has invited the head coaches and technical directors of all 211 member associations, as well as the technical experts of all six confederations, to the FIFA Football Conference to be held on September 23, 2018 in London, the …
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Indian Super League holders Chennaiyin FC are pleased to announce the appointment of Englishman Kevin Hitchcock as Goalkeeping Coach ahead of the 2018/19 season. 55-year-old Hitchcock, who was last working at Birmingham City as goalkeeping coach last season, replaces compatriot Tony Warner. Hitchcock joins new Assistant Coach Paul Groves in …
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Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC kick-started their Grassroots Initiative with a Workshop for coaches present in the city of Jamshedpur. The workshop was held at Tata Football Academy from July 16 to 18 with JFC Head of Youth Development Kundan Chandra in-charge. The workshop also integrated with a Grassroots …
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Former India international midfielder Izumi Arata yesterday on social media announced his retirement from professional football to focus on his coaching career. Izumi was the first Indian origin player to successfully play professional football in India, but it lasted years before he was granted Indian citizenship in 2012 for him …
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Five candidates out of fourteen, who appeared for the AFC ‘A’ License Coaching Course, have successfully passed the course. The AFC ‘A’ License Coaching Course was conducted in two Modules and Module 1 was conducted from November 8-21, 2017 and Module 2 was conducted from February 21 to March 4, …
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Chennaiyin FC has announced the appointment of Englishman Paul Groves as Assistant Coach ahead of its title defence in the upcoming 2018/19 Indian Super League season. 52-year-old Groves, who was last working as first-team coach at Birmingham City last season, replaces compatriot Mark Lillis. Groves is reunited with Chennaiyin FC …
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The latest AFC ‘C’ License Coaching Course in India kicked-off earlier today, July 8 at the OCA Conference Hall in Cuttack, Odisha. The AFC ‘C’ License Coaching Course was inaugurated by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) vice-president Bhakta Balav Das. The course will be held by AFC instructor Bijish …
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Two candidates out of eighteen, who appeared for the AFC ‘B’ License Coaching course, have successfully cleared the course. The AFC ‘B’ License Coaching course was held in two Modules, Module 1 was conducted from December 9 to 22, 2017 and Module 2 was conducted from April 4 to 9, …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Odisha’s Sradhanjali Samantray as the assistant coach of the Indian U-17 Women’s national team. The India U-17 Women’s team will meet in New Delhi for a training camp at SAI from July 1 to 15, 2018 to kick-off their preparations for the …
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The first phase of the 50th AFC ‘A’ Coaching Certificate Course concluded last week in the city of Mashhad in Iran. The course was held from May 2 to 14, and the second phase is set to kick off in June 23 to July 5, 2018. It was organised by …
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