State Team Knocked Out Of Santosh Trophy

Goa registered a 2-1 win against Meghalaya in their second group B quarter-final tie of the Santosh Trophy tournament in Kalinga stadium at Bhubaneshwar, Orissa on Sunday.   In the first half, both sides equally dominated the proceedings and Goa which had as many as four scoring chances in the first half itself, were not [...]

Under-22 AFC Selection Camp Commences

The National Team Selection Camp for the U-22 AFC Qualifiers started from the 16th of May 2012, Wednesday at the Bangalore Football Stadium.   44 players were selected for the selection camp, out of which 30 players will be selected for the Preparatory Camp starting from May 23rd to June 20th, 2012.   These shortlisted [...]

FPAI Indian Football Awards 2012

The fourth edition of the FPAI (Football Players Association of India )Indian Football Awards was held at the Goa Marriott Resort & Spa at Miramar Beach in Panjim.   Awards were handed out in six different categories with the Dempo SC trio of Mahesh Gawli, Climax Lawrence and Samir Naik being felicitated for their service [...]

Royal Wahingdoh and Nangkiew Irat Plays Out A Stalemate In Shillong Premier League Opener

In what was a booking-strewn encounter, Royal Wahingdoh eked out a 2-2 stalemate against local rivals Nangkiew Irat SC at the J N Stadium yesterday in the Shillong Premier League opening match. The match saw the referee flashing out as many as three red cards and numerous cautions. Nangkiew were leading 2-0 right till half [...]

Chelsea Lift Champions League Title For The First Time In History

Chelsea lifted their first Champions League title in dramatic fashion edging past hosts Bayern Munich 4-3 via penalties, with both teams locked at 1-1 after 120 minutes of play. And it was deservedly Didier Drogba who slotted home the winning spot- kick sending Munich custodian Manuel Neuer the wrong way.   It was Bayern Munich [...]

England’s Euro 2012 Squad

England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed the 23-man squad for the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.   DEFENCE    Leyton Baines  Gary Cahill  Ashley Cole  Glen Johnson  Phil Jones  Joleon Lescott  John Terry MIDFIELD   Gareth Barry Stuart Downing Steven Gerrard Steven Lampard (Captain) James Milner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Scott Parker Theo Walcott Ashley [...]

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere To Undergo Knee Surgery

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will travel to Sweden to undergo a knee surgery over the next few days.   The 20 year old Arsenal star was injured while on England duty, and missed out the 20011-12 season  after he picked up an ankle injury and suffered swelling on his knees. However, the English mid-fielder is [...]

Champions League Final Preview

Bayern Munich and Chelsea will head to The Allianz Arena in Munich to battle it out for European’s most coveted Cup, the  UEFA Champions League ,on Saturday, May 19th. Both teams are plagued by suspensions and  Chelsea more notably will be without the services of their captain John Terry, who was sent off against Barcelona [...]