29,358 football enthusiasts between the age of 18 and 72 submitted their applications by the closing of the registration process for the Volunteer Programme of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on May 15, 2017. The figure represents one of the highest ever for a volunteer initiative in …
Read More »
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 retained their 100th position along with Nicaragua Kazakhstan behind Zambia, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau. India have 331 points, the same number of points as …
Read More »
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on a state visit to Germany yesterday held consultations with chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany besides signing 12 MoUs and agreements covering diverse sectors. At a joint press conference at the signing ceremony, Mr. Modi amongst other things highlighted the success of Germany …
Read More »
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on a state visit to Germany held consultations with chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany besides signing 12 MoUs and agreements covering diverse sectors. At a joint press conference at the signing ceremony, Mr. Modi amongst other things highlighted the success of Germany in …
Read More »
The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) has come out with a recommendation for its members and players playing in India or interested to play in India in general. The recommendation stated, “We would request all the Indian players not to sign a contract with any club or franchise until …
Read More »
On the sidelines of the World Football Forum 2017 in Changsha, China; the AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta spoke with global news agency AFP and amongst other things told them that the FIFA U-17 World Cup would be a success unlike the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Subrata Dutta said, “It (FIFA U-17 …
Read More »
Victories in their final group matches on Sunday ensured Mali and Niger progressed to the 2017 FIFA World Cup in India after reaching the 2017 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. The top two sides in Group B join fellow India 2017 qualifiers Ghana and Guinea, who progressed from …
Read More »
Guinea secured a goalless draw with Ghana in their final group game at the 2017 CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, meaning they joined their opponents at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Ghana were already assured of their place in India having won their opening two games …
Read More »
The World Football Forum 2017 which started yesterday, May 18 in Changsha, China, continued today. The second day of the forum opened with a plenary session “Football Russia: The State of the Game in FIFA’s Host Nation’, followed by the morning keynote address delivered by Alexander Djordjadze, Deputy CEO, 2018 …
Read More »
Following the trial of 40 U-22 Players that were selected through the AIFF scouting network and are currently undergoing trials under the watchful eyes of Stephen Constantine, Head Coach of Indian National Team at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai; www.the-aiff.com caught up with AIFF’s Director of Scouting and former …
Read More »
Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!