The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 hosts Malaysia and Asia’s 15 best teams learnt their opponents on Thursday, April 26 at the draw, conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The draw saw Malaysia, quarterfinalists in 2014, drawn in Group A with two-time champions Japan, 1998 winners Thailand and Tajikistan. …
Read More »UEFA advice for young football talents!
Young players from this season’s four UEFA Youth League semifinalists have been given insights into the Laws of the Game and anti-doping rules at a UEFA education session in Nyon. The UEFA Youth League finals not only provide talented young footballers with the opportunity to show their skills on an …
Read More »U-18 SFA of Jammu & Kashmir leaves for Chandigarh to participate in U-18 Youth League!
To provide platform and exposure to budding footballers of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Football Academy (SFA) of Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council (JK-SSC) dispatched its under-18 SFA league team to participate in the Under-18 Youth League at Chandigarh. During the departure, CEO SFA, Waheed-Ur-Rahman Para interacted with the …
Read More »Crucial career step for UEFA Youth League referees!
Refereeing teams from Azerbaijan, Serbia and Sweden are taking a significant step forward in their careers at the UEFA Youth League finals in Nyon. Talented young footballers are relishing the opportunity to perform on an international stage at the UEFA Youth League finals in Nyon – and three referee teams …
Read More »Dempo SC clinch Goa U-14 League title in style against Salgaocar FC!
Dempo SC thrashed rivals Salgaocar FC 4-0 in the finals to clinch the Goa Football Association organised Goa U-14 League for the 2017/18 season at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa on Sunday. Dempo SC started in the same attacking fashion as they did in the semifinals against Sporting Clube de …
Read More »Goa U-14 League: Dempo SC stun Sporting Clube de Goa with a late show!
Dempo SC’s relentless pressure finally paid off as they scored two goals in the last five minutes to beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-0 and enter the state finals of the GFA U-14 League in a match played at the artificial turf at Fatorda. Dempo SC started the game in …
Read More »Jammu & Kashmir SFA Inter Academies Football League commences!
After groundbreaking initiative of the State Football Academy (SFA) of Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council (JKSSC) to open District Football Units and Football Learning Schools in each district of the State under Mission-22, the SFA has started its first-ever domestic league “SFA Inter Academy Football League 2017-18” as per …
Read More »FC Goa to run FC Goa Soccer Schools camp from April 20 onwards!
Indian Super League franchise FC Goa together with its Forca Goa Foundation will be running two FC Goa Soccer Schools camps from April 20 to May 20 for kids aged 8 to 14 years. The FC Goa Soccer Schools camps are intended to teach interested kids to Play the FC …
Read More »UEFA Foundation for Children and Swiss FA pledge support for PluSport!
The UEFA Foundation for Children will be supporting the Goal Plus – Play Football project run by PluSport, the Swiss disability sport association, for another year, while the Swiss Football Association has signed an agreement with PluSport to form a partnership in the area of disability football. Football is the …
Read More »Tata Trusts launches Centre of Excellence for Football in Aizawl!
Tata Trusts today launched the establishment of a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Football in Aizawl, Mizoram, to provide world class training and development opportunities for young footballers from the NorthEast. Mizoram chief moínister Lal Thanhawla launched the new football institution in Mualpui. Tata Trusts has handpicked the first …
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