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New Delhi: Centre has urged the Supreme Court to end the tenure of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) and direct that the day-to-day management of All India Football Federation shall be looked after by the AIFF administration led by the acting Secretary General. Centre has requested the Supreme Court to pass an order to direct […]

New Delhi: Former Indian football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passed away on Saturday in Kolkata. Popularly known as ‘Badru Banerjee’ among his teammates and fans alike, the footballer had captained the national team to a fourth-placed finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, which also included a famous 4-2 victory against hosts Australia in […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo after being told by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that the Delhi High Court appointed committee of administrators (CoA) has not taken charge of the national body, which is a member of the International Olympic Committee. The IOA had moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi […]

Hyderabad: When the whole nation is immersed in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, the Indian football fraternity was in rude shock on August 15. The news of FIFA banning the All India Football Federation (AIFF) citing the ‘undue influence from third parties’ sent shock waves across the country. The former international players from the city […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Wednesday the issue related to FIFA suspending the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before the top court, updating it about the recent developments and asking to hear the issue tomorrow. A bench headed by Justice […]

Zurich: FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect citing “undue influence” from third parties. “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes,” […]

New Delhi: The National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, which was scheduled to be held at Malappuram in Kerala from February 20 to March 6, was on Wednesday postponed till further notice due to rise in Covid-19 cases. The All India Football Federation said it will review the circumstances next month before announcing the […]

Mumbai: Covid-19 breached the Indian women’s football team’s bio-security bubble here on Wednesday ahead of the AFC Asian Cup with two members testing positive for the virus, forcing the organisers to shift them to a medical facility for isolation. “Two members of the Indian Women’s Senior National Team for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India […]

He made the national team debut in September 1971, in a friendly match against the USSR, and was also a part of the Bengal team which went to Tehran to participate in the Asian Club Cup in 1970.

Dennerby, who was earlier in charge of the Indian U-17 women's World Cup squad, has been roped in to help the team prepare for the AFC Asian Cup

Former Indian captain Victor Amalraj praised AIFF for this fine gesture. "Those who have represented India since 1950 can apply and each request will be assessed as per the guidelines laid down."

New Delhi: Genuine apprehensions preceded the kick-off, but many months, matches and competitions later, the All India Football Federation’s Covid-19 bio-bubble remains as impregnable as ever. It’s proud general secretary, Kushal Das, feels their model could be used as a case study for institutions and international sports federations which have seen their bio-bubble being breached by […]

Ganguly had made his debut for the Blue Tigers in the 1969 Merdeka Cup against Burma in Kuala Lumpur, on November 2.

G Soumya (19), from Nizamabad, has been named in the Indian team for the friendlies against Turkey from Feb 14 to 24 to be played in Alanya, Turkey

Richard Kasagga's 12th-minute strike from close range was cancelled in added time of the second half by virtue of a thumping Sajad Hussain header as both teams shared the spoils.

It was one-way traffic in the first half as Neroca FC seldom sat back in defence, playing attacking football and committing bodies to put pressure on the young Arrows.

Blue Tigers skipper Sunil Chhetri, who has represented the nation at two AFC Asian Cups in 2011 and 2019, stated that hosting the mega-event in India will be the 'best gift' for the supporters

AIFF, the first sports federation implemented Profit.Co framework in March 2020 across most of its employees barring the technical staff on the field to streamline and implement its strategic plan.

Talib Hilal, Beach Soccer Instructor, AFC, is the instructor for the aforementioned workshop whereas four coach educators Suhel Nair, Marcelino Pereira, Gavin Araujo and Shekhar Kerkar are attending the same.

SC East Bengal, Odisha FC, Hyderabad FC, Kerala Blasters FC and NorthEast United FC will now be able to play the seventh edition of the ISL despite failing to secure the AFC and National licences for the 2020-21 season.