Bhubaneswar-based Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Odisha FC has introduced the ‘Odisha FC Digital Grassroots Academy’. This will be a unique program that will help young footballers improve their skills and be educated on the fundamentals of the sport. Odisha FC has a vision regarding the development and promotion of …
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A matter of days before the UEFA EURO 2020 kicks off and as part of the adidas Football Collective movement, the brand has launched a five-a-side football pitch in Roissy-en-Brie. Created in collaboration with Paul Pogba, it reflects the legacy of the French player in his home town and aims …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Grassroots Football Session successfully ended on Thursday, with more than 70 grassroots practitioners benefitting from the highly educational session. The virtual meeting started with AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh highlighting the general aim and the development of children’s football. During the session, the Swedish Football …
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At a time when the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are felt throughout the world of football, the club and academies are also struggling to survive financially. To support and show solidarity with the club and academies, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to waive …
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Children at eight Wesleyan Primary Schools across Tongatapu, Tonga have become the latest inductees to the OFC Just Play Programme. Just Play Programme Manager and Head of Social Responsibility for Tonga Football Association, Palu ‘Uhatahi-Tu’amoheloa, said the schools are now five weeks into the 16 week programme and school principals …
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A ground-breaking study by FIFA has delivered the message that every talented player deserves a chance to be identified and developed. The 14-month-long project, launched in Doha in January 2020 by FIFA’s Technical Development team, analysed youth football and talent development practices and structures around the world. The data gathered …
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The rollout of Just Play training for 2021 is well and truly underway in the Solomon Islands with Auki, in Malaita Province, enjoying a week immersed in the sport for development programme. Solomon Islands Just Play Trainer Vanessa Kausimae travelled to the provincial capital to run two training courses covering …
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OFC wrap up their OFC Stars of Tomorrow social media campaign. The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) thanks you to all our participants for your creativity and effort to send in your videos to them. OFC Stars of Tomorrow is a social media campaign aimed to encourage children up to the …
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The FA have today announced the launch of England Football as the new name and visual identity to represent, unite, and promote football participation in England. England Football aims to create more chances for people to play, coach and support football and better connect the grassroots game with England’s National …
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The second edition of the English FA/OFC Developing Mentors Webinar has seen a new set of participants from five Oceania nations upgrade their skills and knowledge as leaders in their field. The group, representing Vanuatu, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Cook Islands, met every Thursday morning for six …
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