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Brazil crowned champions of 1st BRICS U-17 Football Championship!

Brazil were crowned Champions of the inaugural edition of the BRICS U-17 Football Tournament as the ‘Samba Boys’ thumped South Africa 5-1 in the Finals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa today, October 15 to lift the trophy. A brace by skipper Victor Oliveira and a goal a …

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Goa FA will conduct New Entrant Referees program on October 29/30!

The Goa Football Association (GFA) will be conducting a New Entrant Referees program at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao on Saturday/Sunday, October 29/30. Candidates interested to attend will have to register their names online only! The procedure to get registered online is simple as follows: 1. You need to …

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Indian Women’s League preliminary round to kickoff on October 17 in Cuttack!

The preliminary round of the inaugural edition of the Indian Women’s League 2016/17 will kick-off in Cuttack on October 17, 2016. Ten Teams from across the Country will lock horns to qualify for the National Finals which will be held later. The Teams have been divided into two groups and …

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DD Sports to show BRICS U-17 Football Cup live!

The five-nation BRICS Under-17 Football Cup will kick off later today with all the matches of the tournament to be shown live and exclsuive on Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) until Saturday, October 15. The preliminary group stage will be played at the Bambolim Athletics Stadium, while the final and third …

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AFC U-16 Championship: Iraq defeat neighbours Iran 4-3 on penalties!

Mohammed Dawood scored the winning spot kick as Iraq claimed a first ever AFC U-16 Championship with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over neoighbours Iran following a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s final. Iraq shaded a goalless opening 45 minutes at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa with top scorer Dawood …

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VIDEO: Prime Minister of India, Modi, unveils BRICS U-17 Trophy!

The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi unveiled the Trophy for the BRICS Under-17 Football Tournament yesterday, October 1, 2016 in the Indian capital New Delhi. All India Football Federation president Praful Patel and the Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Vijay Goel besides the ambassadors of Brazil, Russia, China …

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AIFF president Praful Patel: FIFA U-17 World Cup is a turning point for India!

The All India Football Federation President Praful Patel dubbed the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 as a “new chapter for Indian Football history”. Speaking at the Official emblem launch of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 at a snazzy hotel in Goa, Mr. Patel said, “The FIFA U-17 …

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AFC-AIFF Task Force meets in Goa, AFC won’t interfere in Indian Football restructuring!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) held their initial taskforce meeting today, September 28 in Goa, India. The meeting was described as ‘extremely positive.’ Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, and Kushal Das, the AIFF General Secretary, led the delegations who agreed the …

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