This Monday, the Germany U-21 squad met in Wolfsburg to begin preparations for the next two international fixtures against Slovenia (November 12, 18:15 CET) and Wales (November 17, 18:15 CET). Both games will be played in Brunswick’s Eintracht-Stadion. As for the squad, which Stefan Kuntz had announced last Thursday, some …
Read More »AFC Technical Committee approves enhanced Grassroots Charter & Elite Youth Scheme!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Committee emphasised the importance of developing the next generation of Asian football players when it recommended an enhanced Grassroots Charter and the Elite Youth Scheme to the AFC Executive Committee’s next meeting. The Committee also took important steps to protect as well as continue …
Read More »CECAFA U-20 and U-17 AFCON qualifiers draw done!
The draw for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers of the Central-East (CECAFA) zone has been carried out in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday, October 28 afternoon. The U-20 AFCON regional qualifiers will be hosted in Tanzania from November 22 to December 6, …
Read More »VIDEO: Bengaluru FC’s Football Program @ The Sports School!
The Sports School Football Academy with Bengaluru FC provides aspiring footballers with world-class training to reach the next level. At The Sports School campus, they offer a Professional Football Coaching Program with experienced coaches licensed by AFC and AIFF, where the monitoring and evaluation of the student’s performance are done …
Read More »DFB postpones all Germany Youth international until end-2020!
At a meeting on Friday, October 23, the DFB presidential board made the decision to postpone all youth international matches and training until the end of the year. This applies for both male and female Germany youth teams. The sole exception is Stefan Kuntz’s U-21 side, who have a crucial …
Read More »Ball2all.org collaborate with Minerva Academy distributes footballs & sports equipment in Daun village!
In continuation of its endeavour and unwavering commitment to serve the community and to boost the morale of all the youngsters, on Thursday, October 15; Minerva Academy FC/CC opened its doors and welcomed youngsters of all age groups from the local village, Daun for a day’s tour of the campus. …
Read More »Nine Reliance Foundation Young Champs set to be a part of ISL-7!
Nine players who are set to graduate as the first batch from the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy in Navi Mumbai, will be signing contracts with leading ISL clubs. Aritra Das, Muhammed Basith PT and Birendra Singh are headed to Kerala Blasters FC, G Balaji and Aqib Nawab will …
Read More »VIDEO: After 2-years, J-K authorities restart grassroots football camp!
After a lull of almost two years, the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir organised a grassroots football camp in Srinagar in which players are taking part under the guidance of renowned coaches and trainers. All sports activities, including football were hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Energetic youth joined the camp …
Read More »Big message to keep working harder, say Venkatesh & Bibiano on Bikash’s NextGen 2020 selection!
On Thursday, October 8, 2020, 17-year-old defender Bikash Yumnam was named in the Guardian’s prestigious NextGen 2020 list, which features 60 of the best young talents in world football born in 2003. He became the first Indian to feature in the annual publication and according to Venkatesh Shanmugam, under whom …
Read More »Three India junior players participate in eGoal Social Responsibility Programme!
Three players from the Indian junior national teams are participating in the ‘eGoal – Virtual Social Responsibility Programme’ organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in partnership with Aurora, which kicked off on Monday, October 5 and consists of a total of nine sessions conducted over three weeks – concluding …
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