Passion and hard work make dreams come true, and that is what happened in June 2018 when two young passionate Indian kids – Rishitej (June 18) and Nathania (June 22) – made the nation proud at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, as India’s first Official Match Ball Carriers. Let’s take …
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The Italian Serie B (Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B), the second-highest division in Italian club football, has announced a deal with BKT which will see the Indian tyre manufacturer become the new title sponsor of the league. The deal will run for three seasons, from 2018/19 to 2020/21 and the …
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Earlier in the day, the latest quarterly FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the second rankings of 2018, India dropped a spot to be in 60th position behind Venezuela and ahead of Turkey. India have 1409 points, the same as last month …
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The All India Football Federation conducted scouting trials in Jharkhand in association with Jharkhand Football Association from June 4-6 to unearth more footballing talent in the age categories of U-13 to U-18 for both boys and girls. The scouting team thereafter conducted the trials in Cuttack (Odisha) on June 8/9 …
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Ten year old Rishi Tej of Karnataka and 11-year-old Nathania John K. of Tamil Nadu will be the two Official Match Ball Carriers (OMBC) at the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. One of them will carry the match ball during the Belgium vs Panama game while the other …
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The Anantapur Sports Academy (ASA), who organise the Anantapur Football League, a five-month long competition which sees close to 1,600 players from marginalised communities in Anantapur participate every year. The 2018/19 season will be supported by the LaLiga and Fundación LaLiga through its partnership with the Rural Development Trust, Andhra …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the June rankings, India remain in 97th position behind Georgia, but ahead of Qatar; while Germany stay top. India have 350 points, four less than last month and …
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On the surface he comes across as just a suave 2K young guy standing distinctly in the crowd. Not that he is the tallest, but his achievements and promise are quite. Barely 19, the talented Sarpreet Singh is the ‘Dipak Patel of New Zealand Football’, the first Footballer of Indian …
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Scouts from the All India Football Federation will be coming to Odisha to scout for talent for the India junior national teams, boys and girls, which is only intended for children from the state of Odisha. The scouting program will be carried out in Cuttack, Odisha on June 8/9. The …
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Planning is underway to develop football in nations at the new frontier of this, the world’s most popular game. The sporting, community and commercial potential of the game are now being developed in South and West Asia. Presidents of football federations in South and West Asia met in Jeddah, Thursday …
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