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Washington: The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the 2022 World Cup tournament, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. It’s part of a trend of former U.S. intelligence […]

Hyderabad: More than 200 school children will take part in the three-day sports extravaganza which will be held in various venues within the twin cities, from Oct 27 to 29. Teams from different states, Hyderabad and Secunderabad and Telangana districts will be in the fray. The competitions will be held in cricket, football and martial […]

Male: Indian football team convincingly defeated Nepal 3-0 in the final to clinch the SAFF Championship trophy for a record eighth time at the National Football Stadium, here on Saturday. Skipper Sunil Chhetri (48th minute) opened the scoring before youngster Suresh Singh (50th) doubled the lead within a minute to a two-goal lead for the Blue […]

After playing out a goalless draw, CFA Nizamabad ousted the Hyderabad team in the penalty shootout.

She is part of the Indian team that is touring Europe. The All India Football Federation has named 23 members for these two friendlies against Hammarby IF (October 20) and Djurgarden IF (October 23) in Sweden.

Hyderabad: Spanish football club Sevilla FC extended support to LaLiga for their program in Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) by providing the youth from disadvantaged regions with official jerseys. The program, started as a joint initiative by LaLiga Foundation, LaLiga women’s football department and the Vicente Ferrer Foundation, aims to develop football in the most deprived communities […]

Maidaan' is an upcoming biographical sports film based on the golden era of Indian football (1952-1962) and starring Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Football Club and Maidaan — a feature Hindi film presented by Zee Studios and Boney Kapoor, produced by Boney Kapoor, Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta and Zee Studios — have announced a unique partnership which aims at collectively working on giving a boost to grassroots football in Hyderabad and the country. The one-of-its-kind […]

An adorable video of two wild bears excitedly playing football is making waves on the internet today. The video was captured on camera at Sukhigaon in Odisha’s Nabarangpur. As per reports, a group of locals were playing football in an open field in the village. And when they spotted two bears approaching them, the children […]

The city football club highlights the importance of youth in the virtual event

"This is very difficult, I was not prepared for this. Last year I was convinced to leave, but this year we were, my family and I wanted to continue here, in our house," Goal.com quoted Messi as saying.

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."

Kesper Dolberg (27th minute, 48th minute), Joakim Maehle (88th) and Martin Braithwaite (90+4th) were the scorers in a contest that became one-sided as the game progressed.

Both sides were almost equal in ball possession and India had 10 shots on target as against seven from Afghanistan.

India are already out of contention to progress further in the World Cup qualifying campaign, and is now looking to secure a berth in 2023 Asian Cup, scheduled to be held in China.

So impressive were his performances in the league for his club Sudeva Delhi FC, that the 17-year-old has now been selected in the FC Bayern Munich's World Squad (U-19), a squad that has been hand-picked by FIFA World Cup 1990

Roberto Mancini's team has begun its first major international tournament in five years with a convincing 3-0 win over Turkey.

The 36-year-old Chhetri has brushed aside any comparison with Messi whom he has overtaken to be the second highest international goal-scorer among active players.

Twenty-four teams have been divided across six groups and Group H comprises of France, Germany, Portugal and Hungary and is being labelled as the 'Group of Death'.

Chhetri went past Argentine maestro Lionel Messi as the second most prolific scorer among active footballers with his 74th strike for the country in his 117th match.