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NEW DELHI: Delegates from FIFA are currently in India for a three-day meeting with the AIFF to help inculcate the Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in the country.

FIFA delegates Juerg Nepfer, head of Technical Development Services, and Chokey Nima, Regional Technical consultant, Global Football Development, South Asia, met with AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran on Day 1 of the meet.

Apr 05, 2018 16:04
NEW DELHI: A report prepared by a two-member committee appointed by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has recommended that should The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partners Football Sports Development Ltd fail to merge the the two top tier football leagues in the country - Indian Super league (ISL) and the I-League - from 2019-20, Indian clubs will be barred from Asian competitions.
Mar 20, 2018 12:03
RABAT: Morocco will spend a total of $15.8 billion on stadiums and infrastructure if it wins its bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The chairperson of the bid committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy told Moroccan newswiire MAP that $3.2 billion from the total budget would be invested by the private sector.  Morocco is ranged against a joint bid from the US, Mexico and Canada.
Mar 15, 2018 13:03
ZURICH: FIFA has lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Pakistan Football Federation on 10 October 2017 because of "undue third-party interference" in the running of the PFF.
Feb 20, 2018 14:02
NEW DELHI: Gazprom, official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, announced the opening of the sixth season of the Football for Friendship (F4F) International Children's Social Project. The project has been launched in India for the second time.
Feb 14, 2018 14:02
MOSCOW: Russia will open 130 centres for issuing fan-IDs, which are required along with tickets for attending matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia this summer, the Russian Sports Ministry has stated.
Dec 21, 2017 14:12
ZURICH: FIFA has signed an agreement with the Mengniu Group, a market leader in dairy products in Greater China, to become the latest official sponsor for the 2018 World Cup Russia. The announcement was made Wednesday in the China National Convention Centre in the presence of Mengniu Group CEO Jeffrey Lu and FIFA chief commercial officer Philippe Le Floc’h.
Dec 12, 2017 13:12
MUMBAI:  The Hero Indian Super League Season 4 has recorded a cumulative reach of 81 million viewers in three weeks of telecast. This reach is 20 per cent higher than the cumulative viewership of the 52 games of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, which garnered a reach of 68 million viewers, says a Star India statement.
Dec 08, 2017 09:12
ZURICH: FIFA has lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in October 2015 over alleged government interference in the running of the country's football governing body.
Dec 05, 2017 12:12
MUMBAI: Chief of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Sunil Gulati has decided to step down next year when his term comes to an end. An IANS report says the USSF head, an economist who is a member of the FIFA council, told ESPN that the national team's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup was the reason for him not entering the battle for presidency.
Nov 29, 2017 08:11
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is likely to shortly send its findings and recommendations to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on how a unified league formula can be worked out for the country.