During the last Kolkata Derby on 29th October 2022, an unfortunate event took place inside the East Bengal gallery at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. Our very own Joy Shankar Saha died prematurely at an early age of 38 in the strands of YBK, suffering from a heart attack during the...
Hero Indian Super League announces dates for the season playoffs and final
The Hero Indian Super League (ISL) today announced the dates of the 2022-23 playoffs and final scheduled to be played in March. The playoffs will start from March 03 with the final being played on March 18, 2023. The top two teams at the end of the league stage will...
India U-17 team is scheduled to play a friendly against the UAE U-17 and Uzbekistan U-17
The India U-17 team is scheduled to play a friendly against the UAE U-17 team on January 16 in Dubai. Subsequently the team will play two friendlies against Uzbekistan on January 22 and 24 in Goa. The All India Football Federation has appointed former India international and AIFF Technical Committee...
AIFF announces first batch of professional match officials offered full time contracts
In a first for Indian Football, the first batch of elite match officials (referees and assistant referees) have been inducted into the system with full-time contracts. A joint investment of the AIFF and the FSDL, the Elite Refereeing Development Plan (ERDP), in keeping with the outlines of ‘Vision 2047’, aims...