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Updates: Why FIFA Suspended AIFF From Hosting U-17 Women’s Football World Cup In October

The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) in a statement on Tuesday (Aug 16) announced that it has decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect. As per official reports, FIFA took the decision after "undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a severe violation of the FIFA statutes."

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  • Wednesday, 17 August 2022
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Indian football need 20-30 years to be on world map, says ISL player Hume

Mumbai: Applauding the Indian team for their recent performances, here on Friday star striker playing for Kerela Blasters- Iain Hume praised saying that they have done well, but will still need 20-30 years to mark their presence in the international podium like other teams. The former Canada international said that when he compares India with […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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India announce 21-man squad for FIFA U-17 World Cup

Panaji: The Indian football team on Thursday announced 21-man squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled to start here from October 6. India U-17 head coach Luis Norton de Matos said: “We believe that we are prepared for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. We have worked hard and made progress, but at the same […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Goof-up during felicitation of Indian football greats

New Delhi: In a goof-up by the organisers, former goalkeeper Bhaskar Ganguly was not called for felicitation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just before India’s U-17 World Cup match against USA here on Friday, despite his name being there in the list. Prime minister Modi felicitated the captains of Indian football teams that played in […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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WC lacking feel, ICC should do more to spread the game: Bhutia

Kolkata: Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia said on Thursday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should make ‘serious efforts’ to spread the game of cricket to other countries as the World Cup is lacking its charm. “I’m finding this World Cup completely ‘South Asia Cup’… It’s like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India only. Another […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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AIFF recommends ISL for AFC Champions League slot, virtually gives green signal as top league

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation Tuesday decided to recommend the winners of Indian Super League to play in the AFC Champions League qualifiers, virtually according ISL the status of the country’s top tier competition. The executive committee of the AIFF, which met here, will recommend the Asian Football Confederation to “positively” consider its […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Indian football progressed well in past 10 years but still lot of catch-up to do: Chhetri

New Delhi: Indian football superstar Sunil Chhetri feels the country has made progress in the past 10 years but still remains far behind other Asian powers in fields such as grassroot development and talent scouting. Chhetri said the country still needs to do a lot of work to narrow the gap with the Asian powers […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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India U16 Boys Thrash Turkmenistan 5-0

Tashkent: The India Under-16 boys’ team marched on to yet another win, this time defeating Central Asian side Turkmenistan 5-0 in their opening match of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers, Group B, here on Wednesday. Sridarth was the top performer, scoring a brace, while Shubho Paul was also not too far behind, scoring a first-half […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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India Thrash Nepal 4-1 In SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

Thimpu: India kicked-off their SAFF U-15 women’s championship campaign with a 4-1 victory over Nepal at the Chalimithang Stadium here on Wednesday. Striker Lynda Kom Serto scored a brace, while winger Sumati Kumari produced a fierce performance, scoring one and assisting another. Priyanka Sujeesh scored the remaining goal for India, while Man Maya Damai netted […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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ISL: Odisha FC hammer Mumbai City 4-2

Mumbai: Odisha FC bounced back from two consecutive defeats in style as they hammered Mumbai City FC 4-2 to pick up their first win in Indian Super League (ISL) Season 6 at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Thursday. The visitors impressed with their aggressive approach in the first half and were three goals up […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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I-League's 13th Edition From Nov 30

New Delhi: The 13th edition of the Hero I-League was officially launched at a ceremony in here on Thursday. The League will kick-off on November 30 with former champions Mohun Bagan FC and Aizawl FC locking horns at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Aizawl, Mizoram. The league will feature 11 teams this season, with the […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
Indian football legend PK Banerjee passes away
Indian football legend PK Banerjee passes away

Kolkata: PK Banerjee, a footballing colossus of his time and a raconteur for life, died here on Friday aged 83, having dribbled and dazzled for a good part of his mind-boggling 51 years of service to the game. He was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson’s disease, […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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FIFA postpones U-17 Women's World Cup in India due to COVID-19

New Delhi: The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India in November was on Saturday postponed by football’s governing body due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. The women’s age group showpiece was to be held at five venues in the country –Kolkata, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai — […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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