The legacy programme of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India, Mission XI Million, has reached a first major milestone by reaching out to one million children across India. The program is a Government of India and All India Football Federation initiative reached the milestone in Sikkim capital Gangtok, …
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All India Football Federation is set to implement the ‘Home grown Player Rule’ in the upcoming youth leagues for U-13, U-15 and U-18 age-groups. The rules indicate a home grown player as one whose state of domicile is the same as the location of the Club/Academy who he’s set to …
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As ABP Ananda reports, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan began promotion for FIFA-U17 World Cup and the Mission XI Milion program on the parliament premises.
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As NewsX reports, the Sports Ministry is going all out to promote Football across the country ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Where the masses have been mostly gripped by the cricket frenzy, the Ministry adopted a unique way to promote football. During an event organised …
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FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India conducted a workshop for the Commercial Affiliates of the tournament. The presentation was run by FIFA and LOC members of the marketing delegation, who had travelled to each of the venues for a detailed …
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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 …
Read More »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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