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Mohun Bagan cancels traditional Bar Puja due to COVID-19!

Due to outbreak of COVID-19, Mohun Bagan AC is not going to celebrate the customary ‘Bar Puja’ this year. The Kolkata Maidan celebrates the traditional ‘Bar Puja’ on the first day of the Bengali New Year. This is a ritual worshiping the bar posts on either end, which earlier used …

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AFC VIDEO: Let us come together and #BreakTheChain!

The #BreakTheChain campaign carries the message of solidarity in these challenging times and promotes the guidelines put in place by the World Health Organization (WHO), particularly #StayAtHome, and to practice good personal hygiene, social distancing as well as respecting the rules of self-quarantine.

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AFC & FIFPRO cooperate to mitigate effect of Coronavirus on Asian football!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFPRO have agreed to collaborate to mitigate the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on professional football in the region. In discussions this week, both organisations looked at how to safeguard public health in Asia, how to reconfigure the regional match calendar, and how …

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Good Samaritan Jeje Lalpekhlua comes forward for a noble cause, donates blood!

With the country going through the process of lockdown and everyone staying indoors, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Striker of the Indian National Team felt best to rise to a noble cause. “Due to the lockdown, blood units are not readily available nowadays. So the Hospital connected with the Young Mizo Association seeking …

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2020 International Champions Cup series cancelled due to COVID-19!

The global Coronavirus pandemic has its next sporting victim with the 2020 International Champions Cup series cancelled due to the unclear scenario if and when the 2019/20 season European football season will end. The International Champions Cup organisers, Relevent Sports, made the announcement through a press release on Friday, April …

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AFC VIDEO: Let us come together and #BreakTheChain!

The #BreakTheChain campaign carries the message of solidarity in these challenging times and promotes the guidelines put in place by the World Health Organization (WHO), particularly #StayAtHome, and to practice good personal hygiene, social distancing as well as respecting the rules of self-quarantine.

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Former VfL Bochum coach Robin Dutt waives salary payment in Corona pandemic!

Former VfL Bochum coach of Indian origin Robin Dutt has come up with a noble gesture as he has asked his former employers to waive pending salary payments in times of the global Coronavirus pandemic. “We got a positive signal from him,” said the Chairman of the VfL Bochum supervisory …

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Postponement of Africa’s Interclubs semis & Women’s qualifiers!

In light of growing concerns and evolving nature on COVID-19 amidst lockdown in most countries, the CAF Emergency Committee has decided to postpone the following matches until further notice: – CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup Semifinal matches: Both legs scheduled for May 1-3 & May 8-10, 2020 – …

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