East Bengal will return to action when they face local challengers United SC in a 12th round I-League fixture. ...
08:06 PM, Dec 15, 2012
The country's oldest football club, with a 123-year-old history, faces the risk of being banned. Whose fault is it? The players? The unruly supporters? The club officials? Or is it the football administration? What lessons can other big sporting clubs in the country draw from this experience? ...
05:09 PM, Dec 12, 2012
"We have taken a serious note of it. But we will not make a hasty decision as there could be long-term implications," the AIFF boss said. ...
07:59 PM, Dec 11, 2012
The IOC had on Tuesday suspended the Indian Olympic Association because of government interference in its election process. ...
08:40 PM, Dec 05, 2012
New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the national team to play as many friendly matches as possible in 2013-2014 to better their world ranking. The International Football Federation (FIFA) has earmarked 11 days for friendlies and the AIFF at its Executive Committee decided that the national team should utilise, if possible, all the days, to play meaningful matches against good national teams....
08:14 PM, Nov 20, 2012
New Delhi: Indias International Friendly against Yemen which was slated to be played on November 14, 2012 in Guwahati stands cancelled. All India Football Federation received an e-mail from the Yemen Football Association on Thursday (November 8) morning that tickets were cancelled due to some problems with the Airlines. 'The Gulf Airlines cancelled their reservations for late notification,' the mail stated. All India Football Federation tried to communicate with the...
05:08 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: A top AIFF official on Friday said that the Indian football players, who lost to Singapore in an away international friendly on Tuesday, lacked fitness as they were playing in the midst of the I-League which required constant travelling. Second round I-League matches were played till October 11 and the national team left for Singapore two days later for the October 16 match. I-League Chief Executive Officer, Sunando...
06:49 PM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: Nobody said it to his face but when All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel said last week India's goal was to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, his sunny optimism bordered on grim absurdity. With FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke sitting next to him, the AIFF chief announced it minutes before signing a 10-year agreement with soccer's governing body to develop the game...
01:05 PM, Sep 13, 2012
New Delhi: Keen to see India as host of the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has reportedly told Sports Minister Ajay Maken that organising the event will bring about a "big change in Indian football." "The sports minister was very positive and extended full support to FIFA and AIFF for hosting the U-17 WC, and Valcke has told him (Maken) that it will bring about...
07:07 PM, Sep 06, 2012
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke is in India with a view to improving football in the country. ...
02:22 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: The president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Praful Patel, has expressed confidence that FIFA will greenlight India as the host of the 2017 Under-17 World Cup. When FIFA President Sepp Blatter visited India in March, Patel had announced that India would bid to host the Under 17 World Cup, and on Wednesday he reiterated his assurance. "I am pretty confident that FIFA will give India the...
06:09 PM, Sep 05, 2012
With some world class experience now in the mix, the All India Football Federation is aiming for the perfect recipe. ...
10:54 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: Former Dutch international Wim Koevermans is all set to take over as the chief coach of the Indian football team for a two-year term, ending a more than a year's search for a full-fledged occupant for the top job. Following All India Football Federation's sacking of Englishman Bob Houghton early last year, Armando Colaco and Savio Medeira - whose contract expires on May 31 - were given short...
02:39 PM, May 22, 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
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
New Delhi: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri was awarded the AIFF Player of the Year award during the farewell exhibition match of Bhaichung Bhutia against German giants Bayern Munich in New Delhi on Tuesday. Chhetri was handed the award by AIFF president Praful Patel in a presentation during the interval. He was handed a silver plaque and a cheque of Rs. 2 lakh. An elated Chhetri thanked all his teammates and...
06:46 AM, Jan 11, 2012
New York: 'Greater Elephant', a film produced by Pallavi Rohtagi, received the Best Jury Award at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) here. Directed by Srinivas Sunderrajan, the comedy is about lost elephant in a big city wiht sub-plots talking about lost childhood, skeptical society and about one's search for self. Hussain Dalal, Naveen Kaushik, Saunskruti Kher, Rajiv Mishra, Shreyas Pandit, Shashi Nambiar feature in the cast of the...
05:41 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Having helped India win the SAFF Cup, Sunil Chhetri ended a successful year by being named the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year. ...
01:37 PM, Dec 22, 2011
