Mizoram and Punjab made winning starts in the 71st National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy being played in Goa earlier today. At the GMC Bambolim Stadium, a dominant Mizoram ran past Maharashtra in a 3-1 win. Mizoram surged into an early lead when Lalchhuanawma Vanchhawng scored in the 8th …
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Minerva Punjab FC aims to fill the void by former Punjab football powerhouse JCT FC in the I-League as the people of Punjab and the neighbouring north Indian states finally have a team to cheer as their own. Nicknamed the Warriors, the blues based in Chandigarh had less than a …
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Punjab is back into the Indian Footballing map again with Chandigarh-based Minerva Punjab FC gaining entry to participate in the I-League season of 2016/17. The poster boy of Punjab Football, Stabaek FC’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, talks at length about Football in the State, his playing days in the I-League, Minerva …
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Delhi notched-up their second straight win after edging past two strong rivals in their group league matches of the Sub-Junior National Football Championship – North Zone qualifiers being held at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi defeated rivals Punjab 4-0 to collect three full points. In the initial half proceedings, Delhi …
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Jeje Lalpekhlua has been named as the ‘2016 AIFF Player of the Year.’ The announcement was made by AIFF president Praful Patel at the AIFF AGM held at the Football House in New Delhi on Wednesday, December 21. He will be presented a prize of Rs. 250,000 (2.5 lakhs) along …
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In the second part of the interview with I-League Media, Minerva Punjab FC owner Ranjit Bajaj mentions that his childhood buddy Yuvraj Singh along with his wife Hazel might be seen in the stands to cheer for Minerva during I-League matches. It’s time for some ‘Bhangra’ in I-League matches, he …
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A Club from the state of five rivers is back once again in the I-League. Even as new entrants Minerva Punjab FC get ready for their debut season, I-League Media caught up with owner Ranjit Bajaj to have an understanding of their plans for the season. In the first of …
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The All India Football Federation in association with the Punjab Football Association is and will be conducting four Grassroots Courses in four different districts of Punjab, exclusive only for Women under the FIFA Live Your Goals campaign to extend the horizons of Women’s Football in India. The first Grassroots Course …
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Five former India International Players including two India captains are presently undergoing the AFC B-Licence Course in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Course which kicked-off on July 6 is being conducted by former India coach Savio Medeira, presently the AIFF Development Officer. Sameer Naik, Steven Dias, Renedy Singh, Clifford Miranda and Arata …
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The Punjab Football Association in close association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) along with event supporters JCT and INDPRO Sports is going to conduct its first ever AFC B License Coaching Course in Punjab in July 2016. The Coaching Course will be held at the …
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