Tag Archives: India

FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India to 62nd, USA retain top spot!

Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth and final rankings of 2018, India dropped three spots to be in 62nd position behind Northern Ireland and ahead of Ecuador. India have 1395 points, 14 less …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Norway’s Viking Stavanger CEO visits India!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the CEO of Norwegian club Viking Stavanger Eirik Henningsen is currently in India to speak about potential cooperations. In Kolkata yesterday he met with AIFF senior Vice-President Subrata Dutta to speak about potential areas of cooperations which would be mutually benificial.

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Germany & Bundesliga Legend Lothar Matthäus to visit India!

Germany’s Bundesliga is bringing global football icon Lothar Matthäus to India for a three-day visit from December 4 as part of the Bundesliga Legends Tour designed to inspire and connect Indian fans to the Bundesliga. The captain of the 1990 FIFA World Cup winners returns to India for a second …

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DFL announces Bundesliga’s strategic focus on India!

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and IMG Reliance today announced an exclusive long-term understanding to develop and promote football and the Bundesliga in India. This will see the DFL and the Bundesliga clubs work towards the growth of Indian football through a series of activities throughout the year, in collaboration …

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33 Women Referees attend FIFA MA Women’s Referee Course in India!

The 5-day FIFA MA Women Referees course which concluded on Friday, November 23 in Kochi was attended by 33 Indian women referees. The course focused on discussing the amendments of the Laws of the Game as well as refreshing their knowledge of the existing laws. FIFA-appointed Jordan-based Technical instructor Heba …

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Qatar Airways, Bayern Munich & adidas launch the 6th FC Bayern Youth Cup in India!

Qatar Airways, in association with German Bundesliga giant FC Bayern Munich and adidas, are proud to announce the sixth edition of the FC Bayern Youth Cup India 2018-19, taking place from the end of November until February 3, 2019 at adidas, the Base – Plaza in New Delhi, India. The …

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AIFF & Government of Odisha sign MoU for Football Development!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday, November 12, 2018; entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Government of Odisha. The MoU was signed in the presence of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik at a packed Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar. As per the MoU, the …

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GFA youngsters arrive in Germany for high performance training camp!

India-based German Football Academy (GFA) youngsters Nirvaan Sawhney and Sanskar Sangavi have arrived in Germany for a month-long high performance training camp at SV Rot-Weiß Merl. The two youngsters will train under the guidance of the youth team coaches of the German club and Verena Willinek of BrainSoccer. Nirvaan was …

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Chelsea FC legend Didier Drogba set to visit India on November 23!

Chelsea FC legend Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast is set to visit India on November 23 as part of a fan event for Japanese tyre manufacturer Yokohama, who are the sponsors of Chelsea FC. Chelsea FC fans can see legendary Didier Drogba as part of a fan event at the …

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