On February 9, 2017, the Official Mascot for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India was unveiled at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, in a ceremony attended by Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Praful Patel, AIFF President and Chairman of …
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With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India scheduled in October later this year, the Local Organising Committee for the event launched the Volunteer Programme on March 6, to offer a chance to the people of India to contribute their services for the event. In little over a month, …
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AIFF will be conducting one-day workshops in five cities for the revised Academy Accreditation program launched earlier this month. The workshops are being done to clarify on the application processes involved in Accreditation of Academies. It would also help explain the player registration procedures pertaining to the upcoming season. The …
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The Calcutta Sports Journalists Club organised their CSJC Annual Awards 2016-17 to hand prizes to the winners in Kolkata yesterday evening. Two-time Indian Open champion golfer S.S.P. Chawrasia and the country’s lone woman Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik were conferred the Sportsperson of the Year and Inspiration of the Year awards …
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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 gained an incredible 31 spots be in 101st position along with Nicaragua, Lithuania, and Estonia behind St.Kitts & Nevis, but ahead of Kazakhstan. India …
Read More »Canadian of Indian origin goalkeeper Karman Saini has signed for Swedish Division 1 (third tier) side Husqvarna FF for the 2017 season. 21 year old Karman Saini has been studying sports management besides pursuing his football career in North America. Karman, who is regarded as especially strong in one on …
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Only on Thursday, March 30, the Bureau of the FIFA Council met to agree on a proposed slot allocation for the expanded 48 team FIFA World Cup as of the 2026 edition. As per the proposal (Bureau of the FIFA Council recommends slot allocation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup!), …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) plans to introduce a new invitational multi-continental Champions Cup competition in August 2017. The newly proposed Champions Cup will be an annual affair played between four Countries, starting 2017. The Champions Cup may possibly see participation from an Asian, African and a North American …
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Watch how Luis Figo, Ryan Giggs and Falcao blew off some steam the millennial way as they took on the #MannequinChallenge and did it to perfection in the middle of the ITC Maurya lobby on a busy day!
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The Academy Accreditation system that has been the platform for assessment in terms of youth development for all Clubs and Academies over the past two years has been revised for the 2017/18 season. The system having been established in 2014 and implemented from 2015/16 has had over 60 entities from …
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