Sunil Chhetri, the legendary Indian soccer player, has decided to retire from international football. He will play his last match for India against Kuwait on June 6 during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Chhetri announced this on Thursday through a video on his social media accounts. Chhetri, who debuted in 2005, has scored 94 goals […]
India secured a crucial 1-0 win over Bangladesh to keep their Asian Games 2023 knockout hopes alive in football. Indian skipper Sunil Chhetri scored from the spot to get India the win on Thursday. But that’s not the point. Let’s do a recap of the first match India played at the Asian Games. The Reality […]
In the world of sports, there are often stories of athletes who, despite having an impressive track record, face challenges when joining a new team or league. Daniel Chima Chukwu, a Nigerian footballer, had such an experience when he made his debut in the Indian Super League (ISL) with East Bengal. However, his fortunes changed […]
Footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed. And it’s a sad weekend indeed for the football loving communities of Ghana and UK. The 31 year old Ghana international player had been a part of with Premier League sides […]
The data from LaLiga’s [The popular Spanish Soccer League] digital presence has revealed that the number of users in India engaging with LaLiga content across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube has grown 3X within the last one year. An event at Guwahati. celebrating five years of LaLiga in India with Jose Antonio Cachaza, Managing Director, […]
We’ve been in love with her for ages. Soccer, or ‘Foota’ as she is known in my part of the hills. Throughout the world, it’s called the Beautiful game. But not so any longer it seems. Soccer fan violence raises its ugly head time and again, in all those places which love football, it seems. […]
The football loving people of the Northeastern states have spotted a gleam of hope , with some indication that the Central government may actually set aside some more funds for the Beautiful Game. Newspapers in Assam have reported that Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has committed to provide “extra financial help” to boost growth of Indian […]
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is on, and it’s a party in France. First, let’s tell you about the matches you can watch today Sunday 9 July on the telly. Indian standard time: At 7:00 pm it’s an exciting Brazil vs Jamaica, and at 9:30 it’s England vs Scotland. Some of us like to watch […]
Women’s football should be made more accessible to girls and women worldwide, and that’s what a new move between the UN and FIFA is all about. Gender equality on and of the pitch, this is the new thrust. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and the UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and […]
The world number one slain by the team ranked 57th in the world. Defending champions Germany have been eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage following defeat by South Korea, in one of the biggest shocks in the competition’s history. South Korea achieved that victory thanks to two late goals, both of which […]
Neymar scored the second injury-time goal in Brazil’s first win of the 2018 World Cup against Costa Rica on Friday.But no-one was discussing that. Instead, everyone was focused on the dives, the audacious showboats and the big cry at the final whistle. Love him or hate him, the world’s most expensive player always gets people […]
While Christano Ronaldo may be the flavour of the season as the Fifa World Cup unfolds, let me tell you about another sprightly little football player. No, she won’t make it to Russia this year, but that’s not gonna stop her from fighting her own battle to stay in the beautiful game in her small […]
