Football

KOLKATA: Veterans Football Development Pvt Ltd have announced the first-ever edition of the Veterans Super League (VSL) in Kolkata, to bring top Indian football veterans back to the pitch. 

The tournament will feature the likes of Indian football legends IM Vijayan, Bhaichung Bhutia, Syed Rahim Nabi, Mehtab Hossain, and Subrata Paul on the sidelines, with more than 350 others joining them on the pitch and is actively looking for sponsors.

Oct 08, 2018 17:10
LONDON: Premier League giants Arsenal Football Club confirmed on its official Twitter handle on Monday that it has agreed to a new, multi-year kit sponsorship agreement with global sports apparel maker, adidas. The tweet read: ‘Arsenal and adidas have agreed a new kit partnership, effective from July 1, 2019’.
Oct 08, 2018 13:10
LONDON: Social media giant Facebook has struck another successful football broadcasting deal as the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has awarded it the rights for the region’s premier club tournament, Copa Libertadores.
Oct 08, 2018 13:10
LONDON: Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur maybe taking long in building its new stadium but is trying to ensure that it creates a viewing experience worth remembering for its fans. One of the ways to do that is developing the world’s first integrated pitch grow lighting system in partnership with SGL, SCX and Hewitt Sportsturf. This is expected to perfectly support the new pitch laid out.
Oct 06, 2018 16:10
BENGALURU: LaLiga club FC Barcelona's Barça Academy, formerly known as FCB Escola India, has announced the launch of two football schools in the Garden City.  Barça Academy will be starting the football schools from November 19 at two locations – Trio World Academy, Sahakar Nagar & Ecumenical Christian Centre, Whitefield and will be catering to over 1,000 budding footballers.
Oct 06, 2018 14:10
GOA: Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone brand has entered into the Indian Super League (ISL) foray by agreeing to become the title sponsor of the Virat Kohli-owned FC Goa team. The company's logo will be seen at the centre of the FC Goa jersey during Season 5 of the competition.
Oct 06, 2018 14:10
LONDON: Going the Bundesliga way, England’s Premier League have joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA), the pioneers of video and online gaming to launch ‘ePremier League’ (ePL), the tournament’s official eSports competition.
Oct 06, 2018 14:10
NEW YORK: Premier League giants Chelsea FC have launched a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) programme in the American city in partnership with USA’s leading education technology company EVERFI.
Oct 05, 2018 16:10
BENGALURU: Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC (BFC) have a roster of sponsors this season who have entered the country’s sporting landscape for the first time such as Nissin and Jockey.
Oct 05, 2018 14:10
TURIN: Serie A giants Juventus have gone the Asian way in developing talent with the launch of two new academies in China’s Tianjin and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City respectively.
Oct 04, 2018 15:10
BENGALURU: Wrogn, the co-curated breakaway youth fashion brand by Universal Sportsbiz Pvt. Ltd (USPL) and Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, has been named as the official lifestyle partner of Indian Super League (ISL) outfit, Bengaluru FC (BFC) for the next three seasons.