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In this episode, we talk to NewsClick Sports’ Leslie Xavier on the issues facing women’s football in India ahead of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
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India to host 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals!
The Asian Football Confederation has granted the All India Football Federation the rights to host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals. The decision was taken at the AFC Women’s Football Committee. In a letter to AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, Dato Windsor John, General Secretary, AFC wrote, “The Committee …
Read More »7,900 kids engage online to celebrate AFC Grassroots Day!
As footballing activities stay suspended in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day with close to 7,900 kids participating in various online activities comprising of interactive webinars, online games, training sessions, quiz, drawing competitions, and many more. The kids took …
Read More »Sunil Chhetri named brand ambassador of Twelfth Man fantasy football!
India football captain Sunil Chhetri was on Monday, May 25 named as the official brand ambassador of fantasy football platform ‘Twelfth Man’. According to the makers NxGn Sports Interactive, Twelfth Man is a premier ‘football only’ fantasy gaming platform that allows users to compete in a large variety of contests …
Read More »Balaram pays his tribute to Balbir Singh (Sr.), says he was ‘above all’!
As the legendary Balbir Singh (senior) passed away earlier today (May 25, 2020) morning, Indian Football pays their tribute to one of the hockey’s greatest players. Tulsidas Balaram, an Olympian in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics recollects moments from the event including the mega final against Pakistan, and writes for AIFF …
Read More »Rowan Arumughan: A referee cannot afford to be star-struck!
As they say, officials are the third team playing on a football field whose contribution to run a successful match often gets unnoticed. It’s a thankless job indeed but they can’t afford to rejoice a successful match as they need to get into the preparation mode for the upcoming one. …
Read More »PIFA organise final Webinar module on Women’s Football in India!
Mumbai-based PIFA Foundation have been hosting a special series of webinars on Indian Women’s Football from May 14 with the final webinar happening on Sunday, May 17 about the Club’s perspective on Indian Women’s Football. The final PIFA Foundation webinar presented by Häfele will take place from 4pm to 6pm. …
Read More »LaLiga launches three social media programmes for Indian subcontinent!
LaLiga has launched exclusive programmes ‘LaLiga StayAtHome’, ‘LaLiga Nations’ and ‘LaLiga Clubs’ for football fans in the Indian subcontinent on LaLigas Facebook page, a statement from them said on Wednesday. Through these programmes LaLiga aims to highlight the best of the league beyond football to help strengthen the fan base …
Read More »AIFF & LOC statement on announcement of New Dates for 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup!
Following a thorough assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent recommendations made by the FIFA-Confederations COVID-19 Working Group, the Bureau of the FIFA Council has taken the decision to confirm the following proposed new tournament dates, subject to further monitoring: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India …
Read More »Change of OCIs/PIOs status a matter of India rather than just AIFF!
The discussion on the inclusion of footballers of Indian origin is a more than two decades long one and it has been always a controversial one. I have always supported the cause of OCIs/PIOs in Team India and within Indian football, and I recall starting the topic 21 years ago …
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