India undergo first practice session for FIFA U-17 World Cup
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) With less than nine days left for India U-17 to clash against the US in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the hosts had their first training session under Head Coach…
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Sports licensing industry bets big on U-17 football World Cup
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) India’s sports licensing industry is betting big on the upcoming Under-17 World Cup as the mega event is expected to benefit the sector by increasing and consolidating the…
India U-17 football coach tags team as inexperienced
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India Under-17 football team head coach Lu?s Norton de Matos on Tuesday tagged his side as inexperienced in comparison to other sides in the World Cup, to be held in…
England announce 21-member squad for FIFA U-17 World Cup
London, Sep 26 (IANS) The England squad for next months FIFA U-17 football World Cup was announced by head coach Steve Cooper here on Tuesday. A 21-man group will make the trip to India for…
U-17 World Cup: FIFA officials to reach city on Thursday
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) A host of officials of the world football’s governing body FIFA will be landing the city on Thursday for the Under-17 World Cup which gets underway in the country from October…
We are in toughest group, admits New Zealand U-17 coach
By Samrat Chakraborty New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The New Zealand Under-17 football team’s chief coach, Danny Hay, believes his side has been drawn into one of the toughest groups of the World Cup and…
Chile announces 21-man squad for FIFA U-17 World Cup
Santiago, Sep 24 (IANS) Chile announced their 21-member squad to participate in the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled to start from October 6. “The Communications Manager reports that the Technical Director of the Chilean U17…
U-17 World Cup: Earthquake-ravaged Mexico to arrive in Kolkata on October 4
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) Braving aftershocks of two more earthquakes that rocked southern Mexico, further rattling a country still coming to terms with the devastation from stronger temblors earlier this month, the football team scheduled…
Barefoot to Boots; the many facets of Indian football
By Veturi Srivatsa Only a mad and passionate lover of sport will take to writing on the game. The majority of budding sports writers want to write on cricket, unless they are from Bengal or,…