Tag Archives: Futsal

Premier Futsal: Mumbai edge Chennai 4-3, qualify for semifinals!

The Mumbai 5s were the first team to qualify for the knockout semifinals with a heard earned 4-3 win over Chennai 5s in the return leg after having beaten them 4-2 last week. Mumbai opener was surrounded by controversy as Chennai’s Sean Garnier lost possession due to Foglia muscling him …

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Premier Futsal: Goa and Kolkata share the spoils in 2-2 draw!

Despite wanting to change the schedule of matches, Goa played the opener of the Goa leg of Premier Futsal with the home team taking on Kolkata 5’s without their marquee player, Ronaldinho having to return home. However, Goa came back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw against …

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Premier Futsal: Revised Schedule to accommodate Cafu’s arrival!

After the success in Chennai of the first-leg of the inaugural Premier Futsal league, the bandwagon shifted today across to Goa for the second-leg and the knockouts to be played over the coming days with the big final on Sunday, July 24. But the Premier Futsal earlier today announced that …

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Premier Futsal: Bengaluru and Kolkata play out 1-1 draw!

Kolkata 5s and Bengaluru 5s played out the first ever draw in Premier Futsal with the match ending 1-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium in Chennai on Saturday night. Bengaluru’s Paul Scholes deployed himself at the centre of the action, as he did at Manchester United, and he was …

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Kolkata Futsal League: Aryan Club first-ever champions!

Traditional Kolkata league side Aryan Club defeated Southern Samity 6-2 to lift the title of the first-ever Kolkata Futsal League on Saturday, July 16 evening at the Jagriti Sangha Ground in Garia, Kolkata. The tournament wasn’t the best for the big Kolkata clubs as Mohun Bagan had opted against participating …

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Inaugural star-studded Premier Futsal league to be only six team & two venue event!

Not all is good for the organisers of the inaugural Premier Futsal league which is now set to be held from July 15 to 24 with less teams and across two venues, then only six city-based teams play each other in two groups and then knockouts in Chennai and Goa. …

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Coup by Premier Futsal, sign Ryan Giggs, Ronaldinho & Hernan Crespo to play inaugural PFL!

Premier Futsal, world’s first multi-national Futsal tournament will kick-start their inaugural edition at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday, July 15. The first edition of the league will see six franchises divided in two groups to battle it out over eight match days and 13 matches to …

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Puneeth Rajkumar bags Bengaluru franchise of Premier Futsal!

Kannada cinema’s poster boy Puneeth Rajkumar has signed a long-term agreement with Premier Futsal to acquire the Bengaluru franchise of Premier Futsal. Premier Futsal is a private and semi-professional Futsal league promoted by Xavier Britto of Indev Group. The league will be hosted from July 15 to 26, 2016 to …

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India to debut at AMF organised Under-17 Futsal World Cup!

The Association Mundial de Futsal (AMF), which is termed a rebel association by world football governing body FIFA, and is supporting the upcoming inaugural Premier Futsal league in India, in support of the development of futsal in India had given India last month a wildcard entry into the AMF organised …

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Mohammedan Sporting bow out in the Kolkata Futsal League opener!

Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting Club made a shock exit in the opening match of the inaugural Kolkata Futsal League after losing 5-3 in the quarterfinal round against Southern Samity on Friday, July 8 evening at the Jagriti Sangha Ground in Garia, Kolkata. For Mohammedan Sporting, Amir Hossain (2) and Khalid …

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