IF IN THIS YEAR'S AFC Cup Bengaluru FC and Mohun Bagan do well enough to reach the final stages, they will have more than on-field challenges to overcome in order to continue being serious competitors at the continental level.
THE RIGHTS TO HOST THE FINAL of the U-17 World Cup in 2017 may be awarded to Kolkata, a delegation of the world football's governing body FIFA said in Kolkata on Thursday.
FEW PLAYERS can lay claim to be an icon in the sport they pursued like Oinam Bembem Devi, whose career encapsulated the spirit of Indian womens' football.
DREAMCHASHERS aims at having an annual pan-India football talent hunt which is launched by Proforce, and has roped Sunil Chhetri as the mentor and brand ambassador. It promises to show commitment to nurture and promote the selected footballers for a period of five years.
A DELEGATION LED BY FIFA head of events Jaime Yarza on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the facilities at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai -- one of the venues which will host U-17 football World Cup matches in 2017.
THE LUKEWARM RESPONSE that I-League clubs have been receiving from the fans in Goa has not escaped the attention of the organizers of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and it has Javier Ceppi, the tournament director, worried a bit.
THE Under-22 RULE in the I-League is back from today. The stipulation, which mandated that every club must have one U-22 player in their starting line-up, was suspended a couple of weeks ago due to some of the best U-22 players joining national duty for India U-23 in the South Asian Games.
INDIAN BUSINESS TYCOON Sanjiv Goenka is a busy man these days. Yesterday, the chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group was seen launching the jersey of his new IPL team Rising Pune Supergiants. Besides owning the IPL Pune franchise, he also co-owns a team in the Indian Super League (Atletico de Kolkata).
OINAM BEMBEM DEVI hanged up her football boots with a 4-0 win against Nepal in the final of the South Asian Games championship in Shillong on Monday.
AN 18-MEMBER VISITING FIFA DELEGATION expressed satisfaction after inspecting the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, earmarked to host the U-17 football World Cup matches, a top Kerala official said on Monday.
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