Tag: Football

Kolkata: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s “Match for Unity”, featuring former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, has been postponed from October 2 to October 5, organisers of the event said in a statement. “A decision to this effect has been reached with the relevant authorities. The match was shifted because of the huge bandobast needed […]

Kolkata: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting, the city’s three legacy clubs, met FIFA and AFC officials on Thursday hoping that when the roadmap of Indian football is chalked out on the lines of having one league, they are not left out. “FIFA and AFC officials had good meetings with three clubs of the […]

Kolkata: Around 5,000 students of schools and colleges will be provided free tickets by the West Bengal government to watch matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled to start from next month at the Salt Lake Stadium here. “They will be provided free tickets to watch ten matches of the U-17 World Cup,” state […]

Mumbai: Indian football icon I.M. Vijayan feels one league will help players get rest and chances of injuries will also be less. There will be two leagues, the I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL), running simultaneously this season with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asking the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to plan for […]

Satdobato (Nepal): The India football team came from behind to defeat Nepal 2-1 to win the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Championship at the ANFA Complex here on Sunday. After Nepal converted a penalty to take the initial lead in the 40th minute, Lalorikama (58) and skipper Vikram (74th) struck twice in the second-half […]

Mumbai: India came back from a goal down to edge past Mauritius 2-1 in their first game of the Tri-Nation football tournament here at the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday. Jean Mervyn Jocelyn (15th) gave the visitors a shock lead before Robin Singh (37th) restored parity and substitute Balwant Singh (62nd) scored the winner. India, […]

Panaji: Indian Super League (ISL) outfit FC Goa confirmed the signing of Spanish forward Ferran Corominas on a free transfer. Popularly called ‘Coro’, the 34-year-old has put in over 250 appearances in the Spanish La Liga and has a wealth of experience behind him having turned out for the likes of Elche, Osasuna, Mallorca and […]

New Delhi: City-based Indian Super League (ISL) football club Delhi Dynamos on Monday unveiled former Real Madrid midfielder Miguel Angel Portugal as their head coach on a one-year contract. Commenting on his newly formed association, Portugal said: “I am looking forward to joining the ISL in India. Being involved with the club is a great […]

Rio de Janeiro: Neymar has urged his Brazil teammates to bury the harrowing memory of the last FIFA World Cup and write a new chapter in the country’s storied football history in Russia next year. Saddled with the pressure of hosting their first World Cup in 64 years, Brazil’s hopes of winning a fairytale sixth […]

Beijing: Former Newcastle United midfielder and Ivory Coast footballer Cheick Tiote died at the age of 30 after collapsing during training here on Monday. Tiote played for Beijing Enterprises in the second division of the Chinese league. The player had been taken ill after training. He was subsequently rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced […]

Mumbai: Ahead of India’s football friendly against Nepal on June 6 here, Stephen Constantine’s men retained their 100th spot in the June FIFA rankings. India take on Kyrgyzstan after the Nepal tie in a a crucial 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier. Besides India, Nicaragua and Kazakhstan are also placed 100th. There was no change in their […]

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund and their head coach Thomas Tuchel have mutually agreed to end their cooperation with immediate effect, the German top division football club have announced. After two years at the sidelines, Thomas Tuchel will no longer be the head coach of the former Bundesliga champions despite a contract until June 2018, reports Xinhua […]

Rio de Janeiro: Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the Best FIFA footballer of the year award in 2017, despite the fine performances of his rival Lionel Messi, according to Brazilian legend Ronaldo. “This year I would choose Cristiano Ronaldo to win it,” Ronaldo, a three-time recipient of football’s highest individual honour, was quoted as saying […]

Kolkata: All tickets for the 10 matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from October 6-28 here have been sold out in less than 12 hours after the first phase of tickets were launched. With football supporters of the city lapping up tickets for the 10 games which will be […]

Paris: The Indian U-17 football team played out a 1-1 draw against French club FC Saint Leu here on Wednesday. The match against the second division side of the Paris League was part of the exposure trip of Europe for the Indian boys who will take part in the U-17 World Cup in India later […]