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 postponed. The scouting program …
Read More »VIDEO: Creator Kush Pandey talks about the new AIFF Scouting App!
Prompted by the success of the overseas online scouting portal which helped All India Football Federation discover players for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, the AIFF on Tuesday, March 2 took it a step further becoming the first National Sports Federation in India to launch a mobile based …
Read More »India consider bidding to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup & a FIFA Women’s World Cup!
After the success of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the All India Football Federation is considering of hosting other high level international football tournaments. India recently did lose a bid to Poland to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, but the federation with support from the Government of …
Read More »AIFF becomes first national sports federation in India to launch mobile scouting application!
Prompted by the success of the overseas online scouting portal which helped All India Football Federation discover players for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India, the AIFF on Tuesday (March 27, 2018) took it a step further becoming the first National Sports Federation in India to launch a mobile …
Read More »AIFF scouts coming to Odisha to scout for India junior teams!
Scouts from the All India Football Federation will be 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. The scouting program will be carried out …
Read More »FIFA Women’s World Rankings: India drop two spots to 59th, 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 first rankings of 2018, India dropped two spots to be in 59th position jointly with Peru and Israel behind Iran and ahead of Slovenia. India have 1409 points, …
Read More »Poland not India to host 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup!
The FIFA Council has decided to award the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosting rights to Poland. The decision was made at a FIFA Council meeting in Bogotá, Colombia on Friday, March 16. India had officially submitted its bid for the 2019 U-20 FIFA World Cup after successfully hosting a …
Read More »FIFA World Rankings: India are now 99th, Germany retain top spot!
Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the March rankings, India have moved back into the Top 100 in joint 99th position with Libya behind Sierra Leone, but ahead of Qatar; while Germany stay top. …
Read More »VIDEO – Sportskeeda: Interview with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Sports Minister of India)!
An exclusive tête-à-tête with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, India’s Minister of State: Youth Affairs and Sports at SportEX Asia 2018 in New Delhi about sports in India.
Read More »Fantasy Sports affirmed as a ‘Game of Skill’ in India!
The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG), India’s first industry body formed for protecting consumer interests through the self-regulation of the Sports Gaming industry, has unveiled India’s first ever report on the ‘Legality of Fantasy Sports in India’. An initiative of the Sports Law and Policy Centre, the legal report …
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