AIFF Is Doing A Lot For Women’s Football: Bembem Devi

  Two of the present India Senior Women’s National Team members were not even born when Oinam Bembem Devi made her India debut back in 1995.   But now, goalkeeper Tikina Samal and midfielder Dangmei Grace now share the same dressing room with the iconic footballer from Manipur. In a freewheeling interview with www.the-aiff.com, the [...]

AFC Women’s Asian Cup (Qualifiers): India To Face Myanmar

  ‘The real test begins now,’ stays the common phrase on everyone’s lips ahead of India’s first-match in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup (Qualifiers) against Myanmar.   On the surface, there’s a difference of five places – Myanmar stay on 46 on the FIFA Rankings while India are 51. Will it prove decisive?   ‘The [...]

AIFF REPORT — INDIAN WOMEN’S TEAM ARRIVE IN PALESTINE

  High on confidence after notching up a double against Bahrain over two International Friendlies in the latter’s own backyard, the Indian Women’s Senior National Team reached Ramallah, located in central West Bank, Palestine for the their AFC Women’s Asian Cup (Qualifiers) starting Tuesday (May 21, 2013) amidst rousing reception.   The 23-member Squad and [...]

India Women’s Team Beat Bahrain, 2-0

  India rode two exquisite strikes from Prameshwori Devi and Kamala Devi in the second half to register their second consecutive win against Bahrain over two International Friendlies played at the National Football Stadium in Riffa.   While Prameshwori slotted home a fine left-footer that crashed into the top left corner from an acute angle [...]

India, Pakistan and Bangladesh ‘Neighbours Series’ Cancelled

  The Indian football national team’s tour of England, where it was scheduled to play three international friendlies in Craven Cottage ground, against Pakistan and Bangladesh, has been cancelled.   India were due to play Bangladesh on June 1 and Pakistan on June 4, while Pakistan and Bangladesh would go head to head on June [...]

AIFF Receives Three Bid Documents For New I-League Clubs

  JSW, a Consortium from Kerala and Mumbai Tigers submitted their bid documents to register themselves as prospective I-League Clubs for the 2013-14 edition of the I-League. The three Clubs submitted their documents at the Football House, Dwarka on Wednesday (May 15, 2013).   JSW will play their Home-matches in Bangalore while Mumbai Tigers would [...]

Jose Mourinho To Leave Real Madrid At The End Of The Season

  Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after the club and the coach agreed to his departure by mutual consent, the club’s president Florentino Perez has announced.   Perez announced that Mourinho’s troubled and chaotic three-year stint at the Bernabeu will end next month after holding talks with the [...]

Tottenham Hotspur Beat Sunderland, 1-0

  Arsenal beat Newcastle United, 1-0 and secured the fourth spot in the Premier League on Sunday at St James’ Park.   The Gunners scored the only goal of the match in the second half which guaranteed their top-four finish ahead of their arch-rivals.   Laurent Koscielny’s scored in the 52nd-minute to give Gunners the [...]

Liverpool Beat QPR, 1-0

  Liverpool beat QPR 1-0 at Anfield on the last day of the Barclays Premier League season.   Phillipe Coutinho scored the only goal of the match in the 23rd minute with a terrific low drive from distance that gave QPR goalkeeper Rob Green no chance to save the superb shot.   The home side [...]

David Beckham To Retire

  Soccer star and one of the most famous athletes in the world, David Beckham has announced he will retire from football at the end of the season.   The 38-year-old former Manchester United midfielder won 115 international caps, a record for an outfield player, and donned the Three Lions armband on 58 occasions.   The [...]

Chelsea Wins Europa League

  Branislav Ivanovic scored with an injury time header  to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica in the Europa League final om Wednesday and the Blue’s have earned the club’s second European title in as many seasons after winning last year’s Champions League.   Chelsea broke the deadlock when Fernando Torres gave Chelsea the [...]

Messi Out Of Action For Up To 3 Weeks With Hamstring Injury

  Barcelona will be without the services of star player Lionel Messi in the next two to three weeks due to a muscular problem. The Argentina forward picked up a thigh problem in Barca’s 2-1 Liga win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend and limped off the pitch halfway through the second half.   Messi [...]