Gangtok: United Sikkim Football Club qualified for next edition's I-League after they played out a 1-1 draw against Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting in Gangtok on Tuesday. The result enabled USFC to finish on 22 points from 12 outings and top the group standings in the final phase of the second division league, which was played in two phases - in Siliguri and Gangtok. ONGC had earlier qualified on Monday. USFC surged...
08:36 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Spanish club Real Madrid are believed to be ready to set up a football school in the city of Kochi in Kerala, with a plan to extend their trademark social-sports academies that have been set up worldwide by the Real Madrid Foundation. Although the academy plans are still in their initial stages, Kerala Football Association (KFA) president KMI Mather has already revealed the venue for the soccer school....
06:08 PM, Mar 30, 2012
It is a tournament that has provided the national team with their best moment in recent times, and India will be raring to taste similar success when they kick off their 2012 AFC Challenge Cup campaign in Kathmandu on Friday. Coincidentally, the team they are up against first is Tajikistan, the same side they had drubbed 4-1 in the final of the 2008 edition to qualify for the prestigious Asia...
11:40 AM, Mar 09, 2012
Kolkata: Indian soccer legend Sailendra Nath Manna, popularly known as Sailen Manna, died at a private hospital here on Monday due to old age complications. He was 87, and leaves behind his wife and daughter, family sources said. Gentleman footballer Manna, who was ailing for quite some time, was admitted to the AMRI Hospital, Salt Lake, around 11pm on Sunday. The end came about two hours later. Rated as one...
12:17 PM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia said his ex-colleagues Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli took hasty decisions to retire from international football as he felt that the duo could have served the country for some more years. Indian football is in a transition period after the retirements of three stalwarts of the game in Bhutia, Climax and Gawli. While Bhutia quit the game last year, Climax and Gawli hung...
03:51 PM, Feb 25, 2012
Kolkata: The much-awaited Premier League Soccer (PLS), which has already grossed over Rs 100 crore, has been postponed because of non-availability of grounds, according to an official. The organisers had earlier announced March 24 as the tentative date for launching the tournament, which has roped in famed soccer internationals like Fabio Cannavaro, Hernan Crespo and Robert Pires. "We are yet to get most of the grounds. The Indian Football Association...
11:49 PM, Feb 21, 2012
New Delhi: I-League clubs declared war on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday by refusing to sign the mandatory Asian Football Confederation (AFC) licensing criteria unless their demands were addressed by the federation. All the I-League clubs, except Pailan Arrows and HAL, met AIFF and its marketing partner IMG-Reliance here and demanded that the licensing criteria should only be implemented when the federation follows the AFC guidelines of...
08:27 PM, Feb 21, 2012
New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday will discuss with I-League clubs the proposed new format for the tournament, that is likely to be overhauled on the lines of America's Major League Soccer (MLS) from the 2012-2013 season. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das held a meeting with the federation's marketing partner IMG-Reliance here on Monday and felt the feedback from the clubs was important before planning a...
09:46 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: The much-anticipated Premier League Soccer (PLS) is likely to move out of West Bengal thanks to the state sports department's non-cooperative attitude, and offers have come from Kerala and Maharashtra to host the football tournament. It was learnt that the Bengal sports department has indicated that the venues may not be free to host matches if the tournament is held next month, with some sources even claiming that...
06:51 PM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Indian football administrators are eager to use an upcoming visit by FIFA president Sepp Blatter to give an impetus to the sport in the cricket-crazy country. "The FIFA chief will visit India on March 9, giving us an opportunity to showcase the potential of football in our country," All India Football Federation secretary-general Kushal Das told The Associated Press on Thursday. "The world body is already helping us...
02:38 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Kolkata: The auction for the Indian players for the IFA-backed Premier League Soccer, scheduled to be held on Sunday, was postponed on Saturday. "The players' auction will not be held tomorrow. IFA wants to sort out the issues with the AIFF and then we will go on a full-fledged basis. Utpal Ganguli (IFA secretary) is going to New Delhi to sort this out (with AIFF)," Bhaswar Goswami of the Celebrity...
11:42 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Shillong: Shillong Lajong came from behind to earn full points as they registered an upset win over East Bengal 2-1 in the 20th round of I-League football at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sport Complex on Saturday. East Bengal foreign recruit Tolgay Ozbey opened the scoring in the fourth minute before John Menyongar restored parity for the Shillong Lajong in 12th minute and Eugeneson Lyngdoh doubled the lead in 16th minute. The...
11:31 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw permission for conducting the tournament after its all-powerful Emergency Committee meeting on Monday. The tournament, proposed to be held from March 24-May 6 in Bengal under the aegis of the Indian Football Association, had run into rough weather after the AIFF asked world body FIFA to temporarily suspend the six...
08:47 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Kolkata: The Rs 1.5 crore-prize money Premier League Soccer (PLS), that has already grossed over Rs 100 crore, is tentatively slated to begin March 24, with the final scheduled for May 6, the organisers said on Monday, while announcing Argentine 2006 World Cup skipper-Juan Pablo Sorin as the icon player of the Haldia franchisee. The franchisee, bought by the Grey Mind Communications, will be coached by former England star John...
11:58 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Kolkata: The much-anticipated Premier League Soccer (PLS) will kick off in West Bengal on March 24, with the final scheduled to be held on May 6, paving the way for a collision with the Indian Premier League. The likes of Fabio Cannavaro and Hernan Crespo, along with some of the world's renowned coaches, will arrive in the city early next month as the pre-season training will begin on March 3....
10:51 PM, Feb 06, 2012
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