In a first-ever move, the Sports Ministry has introduced a incentivisation structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies, through the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years starting in the Financial Year 2020-21. In this model, private academies shall be graded into different categories based on quality …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has received the necessary Letter of Undertaking from all five Member Associations, which had initially submitted their bidding documents for hosting the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. The AFC confirms that the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran …
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As Indian football continues to move forward together, efforts are being made by all stakeholders to keep progressing and constantly improving – with one of them being the Indian referees. In a novel initiative by the All India Football Federation, specialized coaches have been appointed for the nation’s top referees …
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The Indian Sports Ministry on Friday, November 6 sanctioned Rs 5 lakh to the family of deceased Manipuri Footballer Manitombi Singh with an effort to ease the financial crisis of the family. Manitombi, who died on August, 2020 at the age of 39, was the only earning member of his …
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Discovery Plus, India’s first aggregated real-life entertainment streaming app, is launching an 8 episodic docuseries “Matchday – Inside FC Barcelona” through which viewers can enjoy exclusive never-seen-before footage of FC Barcelona squad during the 2018/19 season. For the first time in India, football fans can witness the everyday lives of …
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A four-day-long online FIFA Futsal Referee Instructor course organised by the All India Football Federation concluded on Saturday, October 17. 36 instructors from 20 states across the country attended the course. Seyed Moosavi from Iran was the course instructor and the rules of futsal, differences between futsal and football rules …
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PUMA India brings together Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for a very special conversation. Amongst other things, Virat Kohli promises to teach Pep Guardiola cricket whenever he comes to India.
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PUMA India brings together Indian skippers Virat Kohli and Sunil Chhetri to chat about cricket, football and everything else.
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Spain’s top division football league on Friday, October 9 announced the launch of the LaLiga club series programme to their football school curriculum in India in association with India On Track (IOT). Students of LaLiga Football Schools will get an opportunity to understand the technical and institutional session with experts …
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Sporting action is back in India post the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. To be precise, Indian Football is back post the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown as the I-League Qualifiers 2020 kicked-off on Thursday, October 8. With Indian Football being the first to resume post lockdown, the “pride and relief” of the big …
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