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AIFF to conduct trial sessions for boys & girls in Dubai!

In an effort to discover more Indian overseas talents, the All India Football Federation will conduct a couple of trial sessions in Dubai from June 18-21, 2019. Players possessing a valid Indian passport are entitled to take part in the trials which will be conducted at the Gems Modern Academy, …

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Star Sports renews exclusive India broadcast rights for Premier League till 2022!

For the past two decades, Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster has continued to entertain football fans in India with top flight English football. Today, Star Sports announced that it will continue its partnership with Premier League for the next three years running up to the 2021/22 season. The renewal …

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AFC Grassroots Day boosts football engagement in India!

The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) commitment to promote football across all categories as per the new redefined AFC Grassroots Philosophy saw a record participation amongst the state associations across the entire country and participants of all ages and abilities commemorated the landmark occasion of the AFC Grassroots Day 2019 …

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AIFF launches inaugural Grassroots Leaders Course in regional language!

Since its introduction in early 2013, the AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course Programme has seen over 135 courses being conducted across 18 states in India with over 3,500 Grassroots Leaders being certified, and more than 20,000 player participants being directly involved in course activities. In an effort to increase the nationwide …

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Kiren Rijiju new Indian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports!

Kiren Rijiju has taken over as the Minister of State (Independent charge) for the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Mr. Rijiju was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan yesterday, May 31. Briefly interacting with the media after …

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Chinese Taipei, India & Uzbekistan express interest in hosting 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup!

Chinese Taipei, India and Uzbekistan have expressed their interest in hosting the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022 – Asia’s premier women’s competition. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) who hosted the tournament in 1979 and 2001 respectively as well as the Uzbekistan …

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AIFF TD Isac Doru: Synchronised modern football priority for India!

Isac Doru, the newly-appointed Technical Director, AIFF who has brought in loads of experiences of working alongside Arsene Wenger, said that India needs to work towards approaching a ‘synchronised’ football to reach to the next level in world football. The 57-year-old football brain, in his first-ever interaction with the Indian …

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AIFF Technical Director Isac Doru meet head coaches of India Youth teams!

Newly-appointed AIFF Technical Director Isac Doru met and interacted with the coaches of the national youth teams on Wednesday, May 22 in Goa, with India U-19 coach Floyd Pinto, U-16 coach Shuvendu Panda, U-15 coach Bibiano Fernandes and U-16 women’s team coach Alex Ambrose taking part in the workshop. Along …

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AIFF celebrates AFC Grassroots Football Day 2019!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day across the nation with razzmatazz on May 15, 2019 with more than a 4,000 kids participating in various footballing festivities. Building up to the AFC Grassroots Football Day the AIFF with its member associations had already started to …

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