Football

MUMBAI: Continuing to build the Indian sports landscape, LaLiga successfully concluded its first-ever ‘Extra Time’ webinar series in India. 

Seeking to engage in conversations related to sports technology and culture, the first of the dual-part webinar series, explored the evolving landscape of sports technology, and its impact in transforming fan engagement in India. Directing the conversation, leaders with experience leading properties such as LaLiga, NBA, MLB, Dream Sports, and the IOC graced the occasion as panel members.

Dec 22, 2018 15:12
MUMBAI: La Liga India head Jose Antonio Cachaza termed the league’s first-of-its-kind content deal with social media giants Facebook as a ‘success so far’ at a sports conference here recently. SportzPower was the first to report in July of the deal being valued at $4.5 million annually for the next four years.
Dec 22, 2018 14:12
ROME: Serie A giants AS Roma have become the first Italian football club to agree an exclusive content partnership with social media giants Twitter. AS Roma’s innovative and highly engaging strategy on the platform has seen the club labeled the ‘Kings of Football Twitter’ by the media and won both critical praise and new followers all over the world.
Dec 22, 2018 14:12
ZURICH: A combined 3.572 billion viewers, which is more than half of the global population aged four and over, tuned in to watch the world football’s ultimate competition, the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, the world game's apex governing body has declared.
Dec 21, 2018 16:12
LONDON: England's Football Association has signed a new deal with Fanatics, a global major in licensed sports merchandise. The new five-year partnership, which begins this month, will see England fans provided with a greater range of products and broader availability wherever they are in the world.
Dec 20, 2018 11:12
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das has left the door open for the likes of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to enter the Indian Super League (ISL) next season as part of a proposed restructuring of the competition, Press Trust of India reports. Point to note though. As things stand, a unified league is still NOT in the offing! 
Dec 19, 2018 16:12
MUMBAI: Reliance Sports head of marketing and strategy G Srinivvasan declared that since the inception of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) in 2014, sponsorship in Indian football has risen to $44 million this year, an increase of 38.6% from 2017.
Dec 18, 2018 16:12
KOCHI: Indian Super League (ISL) team Kerala Blasters FC have parted ways with manager David James based on mutual consent on Tuesday. The Englishman was appointed head coach of the team earlier this year in January during the 2017-18 campaign of the Hero Indian Super League (HISL).
Dec 18, 2018 15:12
MANCHESTER: Premier League club Manchester United announced Tuesday that it has ended the tenure of its head coach Jose Mourinho with immediate effect. As a result, a new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club is expected to conduct a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager.
Dec 18, 2018 12:12
MUMBAI: Six5Six, a sports goods company owned Laj Exports, has replaced sportswear behemoth Nike as official kit sponsor of the Indian national football team in a five-year agreement that runs through to 2024.
Dec 17, 2018 13:12
NEW DELHI: FC Barcelona Asia Pacific (APAC) director general Jordi Camps expressed optimism that India will be part of the Catalan club's pre-season plans before its talisman Lionel Messi brings the curtains down on his glorious career, Press Trust of India reports.