Tag Archives: Coronavirus

India readying for travel to Qatar for final 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers!

The preparations of the Indian national football team has been hit hard by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with a number of unnamed internationals having contracted the virus while the preparatory camp in Kolkata had to be cancelled due to the prevailing situation. The All India Football Federation …

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Despite multiple COVID-19 cases, Schalke 04 to host Hertha BSC tonight!

Tuesday’s PCR tests (May 11) confirmed a further positive coronavirus case in the FC Schalke 04 first team. The player in question is now in strict isolation within the quarantine training camp. He is now the third player with a positive coronavirus test result. The other two players were already …

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FIFA Fund for Football Players: Over 1,000 applications approved!

Following the landmark agreement reached by FIFA and FIFPRO in 2020 to establish the FIFA Fund for Football Players (FIFA FFP), which provides financial support to players who have not been paid and have no chance of duly receiving the wages agreed with their clubs, a total of 1,005 applications have recently …

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Savio Medeira joins hands to ‘serve community’ during Covid-19!

Savio Medeira insists to keep on giving. He has put in 17 years of uninterrupted trophy-laden service in the heart of the midfield for Goan giants Salgaocar FC; has coached the India Men’s Senior National Team to a major trophy triumph — the 2011 SAFF Cup; and now, he is …

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2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India qualifiers draw postponed!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today decided to postpone the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India Qualifiers Draw, originally scheduled for May 27, 2021 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, until further notice. Taking into careful consideration the current challenges and logistical arrangements, the AFC agreed that the postponement of …

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One positive in latest round of Premier League COVID-19 tests!

The Premier League today, May 10 confirmed that between Monday, May 3 and Sunday, May 9, across two rounds of testing, 2.712 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there was one positive test. Players or club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period …

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Uzbekistan to stage 2021 AFC Champions League Groups H and I!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is pleased to announce that the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) will host the remaining centralised matches of the 2021 AFC Champions League (East) Groups H and I, which are scheduled to take place from June 25 to July 11, 2021. The latest decision brings to …

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XtraTime VIDEO: AFC Cup – South Zone will not be played in the Maldives!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) can confirm that the AFC Cup (South) Group D matches, which were scheduled to take place from May 14 to 21, 2021, will not be held in Male, Maldives. Participating clubs who have travelled to Maldives will be required to arrange for their return home …

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XtraTime VIDEO: ATK Mohun Bagan not to play AFC Cup due to COVID-19 cases!

As XtraTime reports, Kolkata giants ATK Mohun Bagan will not travel to Male for their AFC Cup – South Zone campaign due to two positive COVID-19 cases within their squad in Prabir Das and Sheikh Sahil. But with the AFC later on postponing the AFC Cup (South) – Group D …

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