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NEW DELHI: A major hurdle in the Pakistan football team’s participation in this month’s South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup was cleared on Wednesday when the All India Football Federation (AIFF) got clearance from the Indian government to host the Pakistan football team. 

According to reports, India’s home, external affairs and sports ministries have provided all required clearances for Pakistan’s participation in the tournament. 

May 21, 2020 19:05
NEW DELHI: With the Indian football season not scheduled to begin until late October, the AIFF is focusing solely on the return of the women’s U-17 team and the boys U-16 team to the training camp in Goa.
May 14, 2020 14:05
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation President Praful Patel on Wednesday said that the rescheduling of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in February will not affect the host team's preparations as it was a short postponement of three months.
May 14, 2020 14:05
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation executive committee, which met online on Wednesday, unanimously decided to implement the "3 (foreigners) + 1 (Asian) recruit rule" for Hero I-League matches from 2020-21 season itself.
May 11, 2020 17:05
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) technical committee has recommended that the 3 + 1 (Asian) foreign recruit rule be applicable in the domestic league competitions from the 2021 season. The Asian Football Confederation has recommended these regulations for participation in AFC Club competitions. 
Apr 30, 2020 19:04
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has given Indian Super League franchise Hyderabad FC (HFC) a May 15 deadline to clear payments amounting $646,918 (almost Rs 49 million) to five players and three from the coaching staff, including former head coach Phil Brown, Hindustan Times reports. 
Apr 29, 2020 17:04
TEHRAN: And then there were four. Iran has joined the race that already has India, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in officially submitting a bid to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2027, the Tehran Times daily reported on Tuesday. Iran is preparing to host Asia's top soccer teams in 2027, the Iranian spokesman of the national federation, Amir Mahdi Alavi, was quoted as saying.
Apr 28, 2020 19:04
NEW DELHI: While there is no clarity on when live sports can resume in the country, the All India Football Federation has earmarked the inaugural Futsal Club Championship as a curtain-raiser to the new football season, New Indian Express reports.  Dates and venues are yet to be finalised, but the federation has spoken to a host of clubs regarding this, the daily further reports.
Apr 27, 2020 17:04
NEW DELHI: Sports Authority of India director-general Sandip Pradhan has commended the joint initiative of the All India Football Federation and SAI to use the period of the country-wide lockdown to hold a 13-day online coaching refresher course. The course, which got underway on Monday, April 20, will see as many as 20 different sessions being held, with the course coming to an end on Saturday, May 2.
Apr 21, 2020 15:04
NEW DELHI: Mohun Bagan has been declared I-League winners for the 2019-2020 season after the All India Football Federation's executive committee (EC) rubber-stamped the recommendations of the League Committee.
Apr 20, 2020 18:04
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation president Praful Patel could reportedly continue in office beyond December 2020 when his stint was originally supposed to end.  Reason: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has frozen the game on and off the field is likely to extend the AIFF supremo's tenure, Goal reports.