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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay & Colombia qualify!

The 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship ended yesterday with Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Colombia qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India later this year. The 2017 South American Under-17 Championship is a football competition for under-17 national teams in South America organized by CONMEBOL and it …

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VIDEO – NNIS: LaLiga screening brings former FC Sevilla defender Aitor Ocio to India!

As FC Sevilla went down 1-3 against Atletico Madrid late Sunday night, NNIS caught up with the former FC Sevilla centre-back Aitor Ocio to speak on the match and his first trip to India at the LaLiga live match screening.

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VIDEO – NNIS: FIFA To inspect Facilities next week for FIFA U-17 World Cup in India!

India is getting ready to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup in October 2017. While most of the infrastructure will be ready before time, a FIFA delegation will visit for another round of inspection next week, tournament Director Javier Ceppi told NNIS.

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VIDEO – NDTV: Luis Figo & Ryan Giggs Gung-Ho about India’s Premier Futsal!

Portuguese great Luis Figo and Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs are enthusiastic about the second season of Premier Futsal while speaking to NDTV. While tournament president Figo said that the goal now is to increase the visibility of the tournament, he also added that the league will see more big …

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VIDEO – NNIS: Luis Figo – Futsal will help youngsters take up Football in India!

Premier Futsal – Season 2 was announced in Delhi in the presence of football legends Luis Figo and Ryan Giggs besides Futsal legend Falcao. NNIS caught up with former Portuguese international Luis Figo to talk about Futsal and how he believes the sport will help in the development of football …

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Premier Futsal want to achieve a bigger & better Season 2!

The organisers of Premier Futsal held a press conference in the capital New Delhi to announce Premier Futsal – Season 2 which will be held later this year. Present were former Portugal international and Premier Futsal president Luis Figo besides Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, who played for Mumbai 5s …

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FIFA World Rankings: India drop two spots to 132nd, Argentina remain top!

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 dropped two spots be in 132nd position behind Guyana and ahead of Tajikistan. India have 233 points, 11 points less than last month but …

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