Nov 14, 2017 10:11
MUMBAI: With a cumulative viewership of 47 million, the recently concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup, which was broadcast by Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), has laid claim to garnering the highest viewership among international football tournaments telecast in India.
Nov 09, 2017 10:11
MUMBAI: Qatar's secretary general of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Hassan Al Thawadi, who is leading the 2022 FIFA World Cup organising committee, has expressed Qatar's desire to "capture" the Indian market, terming it "the next big market in football".
Nov 08, 2017 09:11
ZURICH: FIFA and FIFPro have concluded a wide-ranging six-year cooperation agreement to strengthen relationships between the two organisations and improve the governance of professional football worldwide.
Nov 04, 2017 17:11
ZURICH: FIFA has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) seeking more information about the recent Delhi High Court decision that set aside the December 2016 election of AIFF president Praful Patel for failing to follow the National Sports Code.
Nov 04, 2017 17:11
KOLKATA: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has thanked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for successfully organising the matches at various stages and the final of the Under-17 World Cup last month.
In a letter from FIFA headquarters in Zurich,
Infantino also praised Banerjee for the way tournament matches were hosted at the Salt Lake Stadium, including the final.
Nov 02, 2017 13:11
KOLKATA: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi, who was appointed administrator at the All India Football Federation by the Delhi High Court this week, has said that elections to the AIFF would be announced at the earliest.
Quraishi told the Hindustan Times that he would use his month long experience as administrator at the Archery Association of India, to run the AIFF.
Oct 31, 2017 16:10
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declared the election of Praful Patel as All India Football Federation (AIFF) president void while ordering fresh elections to be held within a stipulated time of five months.
The court ruled that the federation elections were conducted without conforming to the National Sports Code.
Oct 31, 2017 13:10
KOLKATA: The total attendance at the the just-concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017 was a record 1.347 million (1,347,131 to be exact), with Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium accounting for more than 45 per cent of the overall spectator count.
Oct 30, 2017 12:10
KOLKATA: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said on Sunday that organisations like FIFA now have started giving importance to India and the country should make the best use of it.
Oct 28, 2017 16:10
KOLKATA: FIFA’s strategic body approved an increase in the prize money for the 2018 World Cup Russia to a total amount of $400 million — 12 per cent up from the $358 million awarded at the 2014 edition.
