What is the Sports Medicine / Special Match Operations Task Force’s take on the recently completed 2020-21 season? Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer (Head of the task force) and Ansgar Schwenken (Member of the DFL Management Board, Director of Football Affairs & Supporters) give us their thoughts: Professor Meyer, Mr Schwenken, …
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The closed door international friendly between India and the Philippines which was supposed to be played tomorrow on Friday, May 28 in Doha, Qatar has been cancelled. The game was denied permission by the Qatari health authorities due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and the local bio bubble restrictions for …
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Football Delhi, the sport’s governing body in the national capital, will run a campaign focussed on mental health from May 29 to August 15, seeking to address the concerns of those facing severe mental health challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The name of the campaign is ‘Mind Goals’. Since the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken note of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)’s decision to withdraw from hosting the AFC Cup Groups H and I matches, which were scheduled to take place from June 29 to July 6, 2021. The AFC acknowledged the challenges caused by the evolving …
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The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel met senior members of the Indian Senior National Team via video-conferencing today, May 26 to get a feel of their preparations in Doha ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China qualifiers, slated to …
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Here is XtraTime footage of goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya supporting his local community in Tollygunge, Kolkata in times of the pandemic by creating a COVID ward while also feeding people who are stuck at home. What makes this even more special is that Arindam lost his mother to COVID-19 recently.
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During his prime Renedy Singh was well known for his ability to put in inch-perfect balls for the strikers inside the box. His penchant for assisting the team when the chips are down has not changed even after a decade of having last played for the Blue Tigers. Renedy is …
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The Premier League today, May 24 confirmed that between Monday, May 17 and Sunday, May 23, across two rounds of testing, 2.435 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there was no positive test. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period …
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During his prime Renedy Singh was well known for his ability to put in inch-perfect balls for the strikers inside the box. His penchant for assisting the team when the chips are down has not changed even after a decade of having last played for the Blue Tigers. Renedy is …
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The Total CAF Super Cup in Doha, Qatar on Friday night, May 28, 2021 will be played in a biologically safe environment (bio-bubble). Kick-off is at 19h00 (local time). The match will pit the winners of the 2019-2020 Total CAF Champions League, Al Ahly (Egypt), against the winners of the …
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