12-year-old football enthusiasts — Surya Varikuti and Rudresh Gaudnour — have been selected as India’s representatives for the Football For Friendship (F4F) social programme in Russia. The F4F programme, supported by Gazprom and FIFA aims at developing youth footballers and a healthy lifestyle, as well as promoting tolerance, open-mindedness and …
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Indian Minister of State (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has emphasized transparency and good governance in sports bodies and said the government is committed to ensure ‘clean sports’. In a meeting with a delegation of International Olympic Committee (IOC) he said not only is a pool of …
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As per a decision of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Congress on Wednesday, April 11; the 12th edition of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships will be played from September 4 to 15, 2018 in Bangladesh after an earlier postponements. The original date of December 2017 had been …
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As an automotive partner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Kia Motors India is creating an exciting opportunity for young Indian football players (between the ages group of 10-14) to experience the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, as part of the Official Match Ball Carrier (OMBC) program. At each …
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Former India internationals like Bruno Coutinho, I.M. Vijayan and other Indian legends of the past would be seen in action in the Indian Masters Football Festival beginning on April 28 in Kozhikode. Announcing the event, Reception Committee Chairman M.P. Hidrose and vice-chairman and team coordinator N.K. Anwar said of the …
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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 April rankings, India have moved-up by two spots into 97th position behind Georgia, but ahead of Armenia; while Germany stay top. India have 354 points, 15 points …
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The Mizoram Football Association (MFA) yesterday welcomed FIFA Technical Consultant for South Asia, Chokey Nima who arrived at Aizawl in the afternoon. Chokey Nima will conduct a detailed survey of the recent development of football in Mizoram where he will also visit various infrastructures. He is being accompanied by AIFF …
Read More »A heartbreaking story from the Kerala town of Manjeri where English Premier League side Arsenal FC fan Inzamam ul-Haq named his son after Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Özil, Mehd Ozil. Inzamam, who is a passionate Arsenal FC fan, is a member of the Arsenal Kerala Supporters Club and the …
Read More »In a bid to promote and nurture grassroots football in the country, German sportswear ginats adidas has brought the Tango League, a five-a-side event, to India. Under the Tango League experience, adidas will host a series of tournaments, with each tournament comprising of 32 teams and players between 16 to …
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The dates for scouts from the All India Football Federation coming to Odisha to scout for talent for the India junior national teams set to participate in the AFC U-16 Championship, AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and potentially in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup has been cancelled for now. The …
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