India U-16 National Team beat the Singapore U-17 3-1 in their second match of the Jockey Club International Youth Invitational Football Tournament in Hong Kong today (March 24, 2018). The tournament is an U-17 tourney where India is fielding their U-16 team as part of their preparation for the AFC U-16

Kushal Das, General Secretary, All India Football Federation and Sunando Dhar, CEO, I-League graced the occasion where the crowned champions were bestowed with the coveted silverware.   Minerva Punjab FC along with NEROCA FC, Mohun Bagan and Kingfisher East Bengal were alive on the title race until the final day of this

FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino has congratulated Minerva Punjab FC, the recently crowned Hero I-League 2017-18 champions.   In a letter to Mr. Praful Patel, President, All India Football Federation, Mr. Infantino mentioned: “It gives me great pleasure to send my warmest congratulations to Minerva Punjab FC for their first ever title,

Rostelecom, one of the largest national telecommunications operators in Russia, was announced today as Regional Supporter of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ for Europe. Rostelecom will receive a range of rights, including LED board exposure during the event, the opportunity to run tickets raffles and brand association rights for its region. “We

Chandigarh and Manipur played out a 1-1 draw in their second match of the 72nd Santosh Trophy 2017-18 at the Rabindra Sarobar on Wednesday. Ngangbam Naocha scored the opening goal for Manipur in the 25th minute with Vivek Rana equalising for Chandigarh in the 65th minute.   Manipur coach Ratan Elangbam made

FIFA’s International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) reached an important milestone today, as the 100,000th international transfer was processed since the system became mandatory in 2010. ITMS is the result of a decision made in May 2007, when the FIFA Congress voted to create an online system for international professional football transfers,

Former Champions Punjab rallied from a goal down to beat Odisha 2-1 to open their campaign in the 72nd Santosh Trophy on Tuesday (March 20 2018) at the Sailen Manna Sports Complex in Howrah.   After a barren first-half, Odisha took the lead in the 62nd minute through Arpan Lakra only for

Mizoram completed a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over six-time champions Goa in their opening Group B game of the 72nd Santosh Trophy at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday (March 20, 2018).   Goa captain Victorino Fernandes opened the scoring in the 11th minute but F. Lalrinpuia equalised in the 25th

India women’s football benefitting from FIFA Forward Programme FIFA provided funding and impetus to establish women’s league in India Strong national league has helped underpin growth for numerous nations Football in India received a massive boost last year as the FIFA U-17 World Cup was welcomed by enormous crowds and huge

Successful sales and operations in 2017 delivered a result of USD 300 million over budget Positive result in excess of USD 100 million to be achieved for the 2015-2018 cycle, with 98% of revenue contracts already signed with one year to go until the end of the cycle FIFA unveiled