Football

New Delhi: FIFA on Friday decided to lift the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month, sport governing body said in a statement. "The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to lift the suspension…

New Delhi: All India Football Federation's acting general secretary Sunando Dhar has requested FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to “reconsider their decision of suspending the AIFF”. In a letter to the FIFA official Dhar while…

Imphal: Army Red and Chennayin FC match ended in a draw in the action-packed game played on Saturday at Khuman Lampak Stadium. The second match of the Imphal chapter Durand Cup witnessed a goalless first half as two-time Indian Super…

Zurich: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has sold 2.45 million tickets for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to fans around the world, with less than 100 days left until the start of the competition, according to the…

Kolkata: Goals in either half from Sunil Chhetri (23’) and debutant Roy Krishna (56’) gave Bengaluru FC a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in their opening match of the 2022 Durand Cup, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Wednesday. Defender…

Kolkata: City soccer giants East Bengal's New head coach Stephen Constantine on Thursday said he has not come here to lose and would like to be as successful as he was as the gaffer of the Indian national team. Constantine, who landed here…

Bern: Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and French footballing legend Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday, Khaleej Times reported. Blatter, who led FIFA for 17 years, was cleared of the…

Kolkata: India have been clubbed with USA, Morocco and Brazil in Group A of the U17 Women’s World Cup India 2022, as the official draw for which was held at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich on Friday. India begins their campaign on the…

Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC on Monday announced the signing of right-back Prabir Das from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three-year-deal set to run until the end of the 2024-25 season. Das, a product of the Pailan Arrows Youth Academy, brings with him…

Kuala Lumpur: The cast for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Finals was confirmed following the conclusion of the Final Round of Qualifiers on Tuesday. Eleven teams booked their tickets from the six qualifying groups that were played in Bishkek,…

New Delhi: India on Saturday created history as they qualified for the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022. This is the first time that India will play at the esports showpiece event, which is set to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark this year, from July…

Malappuram, April 29: West Bengal entered the final of the 75th Santosh Trophy National Football Championship after defeating Manipur by 3-0 at Payyanad floodlit stadium on Friday. The 32-time champions Bengal will take hosts Kerala in…

Naihati (W.B), April 28: Aizawl FC returned to winning ways after they secured a narrow comeback victory against Indian Arrows in I-league here at the Naihati Stadium on Thursday. Arrows got their noses in front in the first half before…

Malappuram, April 25: Karnataka beat Gujarat by 4-0 in a one-sided encounter in the last Group B match and earned three points to qualify  for the semifinals. Manipur is the other team from the group to make it to the last four. For…

Malappuram, April 22: Hosts Kerala beat Punjab by 2-1 to storm into the semifinals of the Santosh Trophy National Football Championship at Payyanad floodlit stadium on Friday. Kerala secured three points from the Group A encounter,…

Rio de Janeiro, Mar 1 (UNI/Xinhua) Brazilian football great Pele has been discharged from hospital after recovering from a urinary tract infection, the medical staff treating him said on Monday. The 81-year-old suffered the infection after…

Kolkata, Jan 24 (UNI) Former India-International striker Surojit Sengupta has been admitted to a city hospital after his oxygen level dropped rapidly following Covid 19 positive, family sources said on Monday. He was on oxygen support…

Paris, Jan 2 (UNI) Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19, the French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C confirmed on Sunday.Messi is among the four players who tested positive for the virus. The other three are Juan Bernat, Sergio…

Zurich (Switzerland), Dec 23 (UNI) India men will finish the year 2021 at 104th position in the FIFA rankings, the international governing body announced on Thursday. The Blue Tigers maintained their spot in the latest updated table. For…

Dhaka, Dec 22 (UNI) India went down to hosts Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the final of the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium here on Wednesday. The only goal in the game came in…