Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Soon after leaving the England U-17 squad for club commitments, star attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho said it was a “pleasure” playing at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in front of big…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Despite his friends in India telling him football will never topple cricket and become the country’s top sport, Alan Shearer, the all-time leading goal-scorer in the English Premier…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The United States forward Tim Weah is hoping that he will be called to the first-team squad of Paris Saint-Germain after impressing with his national team at the FIFA Under-17…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The United States Under-17 football team head coach John Hackworth on Monday said the country can hope for a better future in football post their entry into the quarter-finals of…
By Abhishek Purohit New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Tim Weah scored thrice as the United States swept past Paraguay 5-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) East Bengal’s new Japanese recruit Yusa Katsumi on Monday spent time with the Japan U-17 team here to take part in the World Cup, a day after he landed in the…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Germany Under-17 football team head coach Christian Wueck said here on Monday that he will have to motivate his players, reminding them of their senior teams gigantic 7-1 victory over…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Unhappy with the way star attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho had to leave England midway into the FIFA U-17 World Cup due to club commitments, coach Steve Cooper came down heavily on…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Even without star player Jadon Sancho, in-form England start as hot favourites against Asian heavyweights Japan in their FIFA U-17 World Cup pre-quarterfinal clash at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan here…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) England U-17 coach Steve Cooper confirmed on Monday that star attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho has left the team’s campaign at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup and returned to Germany to…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Japan coach Yoshiro Moriyama on Monday said that despite the English players being on a higher pedestal in terms of playing in top European clubs, the Asian powerhouse will put up…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Switzerland’s Esther Staubli, who recently became the first female referee to officiate a match at the FIFA U-17 World Cup since Korean Im Eun Ju took control of a contest at…
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) With or without star player Jadon Sancho, in-form England start as hot favourites against Asian heavyweights Japan in the FIFA U-17 World Cup pre-quarterfinal clash at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) The United States will look to a strong comeback after a blip against Colombia when they face Paraguay in a Round-of-16 clash here on Monday. The US defeated India and…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) England’s attacking midfielder Jadon Sancho on Sunday trained with the team ahead of their pre-quarterfinal clash against Japan, fuelling speculation on whether the Borussia Dortmund prodigy will be available for selection…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Sunday condemned the incident where three volunteers were among those held by the police for selling tickets in the…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Not even a month after India made a formal bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Javier Ceppi, Local Organising Committee (LOC) tournament director for the ongoing FIFA U-17…
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) FIFA head of coaching and player development Branimir Ujevic on Sunday empathised with the Indian team saying they were so emotional after scoring their only goal of the U-17 World Cup…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Paraguay coach Gustavo Morinigo on Sunday said the United States will be a tough side to face in the Round-of-16 fixture of the FIFA U-17 World Cup at the Jawaharlal…
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Germany U-17 coach Christian Wueck asserted on Sunday that his wards will give a close fight to Colombia in their Round of 16 fixture of the FIFA U-17 World Cup…