Football

The success of Kolkata’s ‘Big Three’ - Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting - will not just have a massive impact on state football but will also have a positive effect on the sport in the country, All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey said on Tuesday.

Seven months, four titles, and the ‘Mecca of Indian football’ was celebrating after Mohun Bagan’s maiden League Winners Shield triumph following its 2-1 win over Mumbai City FC at the packed Salt Lake Stadium here on Monday.

Jan 16, 2019 15:01
MUMBAI: La Liga heavyweights FC Barcelona continue to smash all records not just on the football ground but off it as well in the business side of sport. A recent study by financial consultancy firm KMPG titled ‘The European Champions Report 2019’ revealed that the Spanish club has spent 562 million euros ($640 million) solely in player salaries and other staff costs.
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
DETROIT: U.S. Soccer announced Monday a landmark, integrated partnership with global automobile giant, Volkswagen as the brand has been named its presenting automotive partner till 2022. The agreement was facilitated by Soccer United Marketing (SUM), U.S. Soccer’s partner for the past 15 years.
Jan 15, 2019 15:01
JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday approved funding worth Rs 20 million for Hero I-League debutants Real Kashmir Football Club until 2022, Press Trust of India reports. The J&K State Administrative Council (SAC), under the chairmanship of governor Satya Pal Malik, took this decision at a meeting in the city.
Jan 15, 2019 15:01
LONDON: The Premier League has taken its operations with Sky Ocean Rescue, one of its CSR partners to primary schools across the United Kingdom in the form of a new competition called ‘Plastic Pollution Challenge’.
Jan 15, 2019 13:01
MUMBAI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced Monday that the men’s national team head coach Stephen Constantine has resigned following India’s 0-1 loss to Bahrain in the last AFC Asian Cup 2019 group game in Sharjah, due to which the team failed to qualify for the knockouin wake of t rounds.
Jan 15, 2019 13:01
MUMBAI: One of India’s leading film actors and principal owner of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC, Ranbir Kapoor is understood to be finalising a multi-year endorsement deal with global beverage giant Coca-Cola, Business Standard reports.
Jan 14, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: Former England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, who is currently managing the Philippines team at the ongoing AFC Asian Cup, believes that the Beautiful Game needs countries like India, China and the United States to compete with the best in Europe in the next 10 to 15 years.
Jan 12, 2019 17:01
BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) is planning to organize the first ever state-level franchise-based football competition during May-June 2019, when the Indian Super League (ISL) will have its off season, Times of India reports.
Jan 11, 2019 17:01
MUMBAI: LaLiga has announced that all matches from its second division, LaLiga 1|2|3, will now be available for free via YouTube to millions of consumers worldwide.  
Jan 10, 2019 14:01
MUMBAI: The FIFA World Cup last year certainly caught the imagination of Indian football lovers on the internet as it topped the overall list of Google Trends in the country in 2018. For the tournament, Nagaland showed the maximum interest of 100% of all states across India with four other north-eastern states namely Sikkim (86%), Manipur (78%), Meghalaya (68%) and Arunachal Pradesh (55%) completing the Top 5.