Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) today announced that it’s founder and secretary general Siddhartha Upadhyay has been appointed on the governing body of Sports Authority of India. Sports entrepreneur and philanthropist Siddhartha Upadhyay is leading change in sports at grassroots levels through STAIRS, a not-for-profit organization …
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Following a week-long inspection tour of the six venues chosen for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, and with less than 200 days to go until the footballing talents of the future compete on the pitch, FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) have released the official match …
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Premier India Football Academy (PIFA) director Anjali Shah has been appointed to the AIFF Women’s Committee during the AIFF’s Executive Committee meeting which was held at the AIFF Football House, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23. The appointment is memorable for her and PIFA afterall she has been the Maharashtra …
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Joy Bhattacharjya is the Project Director for the FIFA U 17 World Cup 2017, the first ever FIFA tournament in India and the very first FIFA tournament in which an Indian team will participate. I found the following video so interesting that I thought I should post as Joy harmoniously …
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The German-Indian relations in politics, business and culture look back on a long and successful history. The cooperation is now also to be further developed and intensified in the field of sport. The Indian consulate in Frankfurt am Main organised a business networking event on Thursday, March 23, 2017 under …
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The chief executive of the English Premier League Richard Scudamore spoke to WION Sports about the growing popularity of the Chinese Super League, the Indian Super League and the Premier League.
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the first rankings of 2017, India dropped two spots to be in 56th position behind Northern Ireland and ahead of Slovenia. India have 1404 points, eight points less than last …
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Newly appointed Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar welcomed the FIFA delegation to the state earlier today and pledged full support for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Commenting on the prospect of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Stadium in Fatorda soon playing host to an event of …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has revamped the definition of Grassroots Football characterising it as; All Football which is Non-Professional/Non-Elite is part of Grassroots Football including Children’s Football, School Football, Futsal, Beach football, Women’s Football, Veterans Football, Community Football, Amateur Football and Football for the disabled. Keeping in mind the …
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New Delhi: Starting on its 7-day inspection tour to the 6 host cities of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, a 21-member strong FIFA and LOC Delegation visited Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to assess the progress of preparations for the tournament. Present at the event were Jaime Yarza, …
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