Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated visit to India has received its final seal of approval with the Argentine superstar set to kick off his three-city tour in Kolkata on December 12, promoter of the event Satadru Dutta said on Friday (August 15, 2025). As earlier reported by PTI, the football-mad city of Kolkata will be the first … Read more
Every new Premier League season throws up an array of surprises. As the new season kicks off on Friday with reigning champion Liverpool hosting AFC Bournemouth, expectations are soaring high. All 20 clubs have made promising signings, with the Premier League being the biggest spender in the top five European leagues. While Liverpool will look … Read more
UEFA banner saying “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” displayed as players of PSG and Tottenham line up before their Super Cup final. Picture: X/@UEFA UEFA rolled out a banner with the message “Stop Killing Children. Stop Killing Civilians” ahead of the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham on Wednesday. It was laid out … Read more
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos lifts the trophy as Paris Saint-Germain celebrate winning the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur FC at the Friuli stadium, in Udine, on August 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP European champions Paris St Germain fought back from 2-0 down with five minutes … Read more
File picture of Gianluigi Donnarumma playing for Paris St Germain | Photo Credit: Reuters Just hours after being left out of Paris Saint-Germain’s squad for Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup final against Tottenham, star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma posted a message saying he is leaving the club. When PSG named its squad for the match earlier on … Read more
Action from the Bodoland FC-ITBP FT match. | Photo Credit: PTI Sreyas V.G. struck an injury-time winner as Indian Navy FT beat local side TRAU FC 2-1 in the final Group-F match and entered the quarterfinals of the 134th Durand Cup at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in Imphal on Tuesday. The result also helped … Read more
The big prize: Air Marshal S. Sivakumar VSM, Air Officer-in-charge, Administration & Vice-Chairman, SMES, and footballer Dalima Chibber unveil the Subroto Cup. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The 64th Subroto Cup International football tournament will kick off with the junior girls’ (under-17) competition on August 19 at the Ambedkar Stadium in the City, culminating with … Read more
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo poses with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez | Photo Credit: AFP Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez are engaged. The 31-year-old Rodríguez announced the happy news on Instagram on Monday (August 11, 2025) with a photograph showing a huge ring on her finger. “Yes, I do,” … Read more
The Highlanders topped Group-E with seven points. | Photo Credit: X@NEUtdFC Spanish forward Jairo Samperio produced a late equaliser to help ISL club NorthEast United FC hold I-League 2 side Rangdajied United FC to a 2-2 draw in the concluding Group-E league match of the 134th Durand Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong … Read more
On target: Bipin, left, scored East Bengal’s second. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Emami East Bengal FC grounded Indian Air Force Football Team (IAF FT) 6-1 in a Group-A match to conclude its group league assignment of the 134th Durand Cup with an all-win record, here on Sunday. East Bengal went into the lead though … Read more
All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey on Sunday (August 10, 2025) sought to attribute the national men’s team’s slide in the FIFA chart to a “complex and fluctuating” nature of the ranking system but expressed hope for a turnaround with wins over teams placed higher in the list. The Indian team slumped … Read more
In the lead: Bagan’s impressive scoreline put the side on top of the standings. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI ISL champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant overwhelmed city rival Diamond Harbour FC 5-1 in its final Group-B league outing of the 134th Durand Cup, at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, to secure a place on … Read more
On song: Ajaraie, left, shone with a brace for NEUFC. | Photo Credit: X@thedurandcup Alaaeddine Ajaraie scored on either side of the halves to help NorthEast United FC prevail over local challenger Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 in a Group-E league encounter of the 134th Durand Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Friday. … Read more
Maharabam Maxion celebrates after scoring his second goal for Mohammedan Sporting against BSF FC. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Indian Navy Football Team picked up a crucial point by playing a goalless draw against NEROCA FC in a Group-F match of 134th Durand Cup tournament at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in Imphal. Both teams … Read more
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey speaks during a press conference in New Delhi on August 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP A crucial meeting between the All India Football Federation top brass and representatives of ISL clubs here on Thursday was expected to provide clarity and assurances regarding the future of Indian football. The only tangible … Read more
East Bengal pulled off a narrow win against Namdhari SA in a Durand Cup match in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Moroccan substitute Hamid Ahadad’s 68th minute goal helped Emami East Bengal FC beat Namdhari Sports Academy by a solitary goal in a Group-A match of the 134th Durand Cup tournament at … Read more
Two-time Indian Super League champion Chennaiyin FC has temporarily suspended operations in light of the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of the ISL, according to a release from the club on X on Wednesday. “These are never easy decisions to make, and ours has come after much thoughtful consideration and careful deliberation,” the statement read. … Read more
World champion Argentina has a huge fan following in Kerala. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Getty Images The Reporter Broadcasting Company, the Kerala Government’s commercial partner for bringing the Argentina football team and its star Lionel Messi to the State, has said that it might be forced to take legal recourse if the World Cup … Read more
The JSW-owned Bengaluru FC announced that it would hold back salaries of first-team players and staff until the impasse was broken. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR Amidst growing uncertainty over the conduct of the 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season, officials of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will meet the CEOs … Read more
Lionel Messi | Photo Credit: Reuters Argentina’s national football team, led by legendary player Lionel Messi, will not visit Kerala, State Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman said on Monday (August 4, 2025). The Minister had earlier insisted that the Messi-led Argentina side would visit the State as announced by the Kerala government, and that the sponsor … Read more
In form: Namdhari topped Group A with six points from two wins. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri A 10-man Namdhari FC rallied to beat Indian Air Force 4-2 in a high-scoring Durand Cup fixture at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Sunday (August 3, 2025). Namdhari topped Group A with six points from … Read more
Brazil’s Marta (10) holds up the trophy as she celebrates with teammates after winning the Women’s Copa America final soccer match against Colombia in a penalty shootout at Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, Ecuador, on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil successfully defended their Women’s Copa America crown by defeating Colombia 5-4 … Read more
Siju. S scored for 1 Ladakh FC in its Group ‘E’ match against Tribhuvan Army FC in the Durand Cup in Jamshedpur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Defending champion Northeast United FC rode on its Moroccan forward Alaaeddine Ajaraie’s hat-trick to beat Malaysian Armed Forces 3-1 in a Group-E match and begin its campaign … Read more
Done deal: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey at the signing of the MoU. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Government of Telangana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch India’s first FIFA Talent Academy for girls at the Gachibowli Stadium Complex. The MoU … Read more
Khalid Jamil’s rise can’t exactly be termed as meteoric but the last eight years has been nothing less than extraordinary for the 48-year-old, who on Friday (August 1, 2025) took over reins of the national men’s football team. If he decides to take a pause and look back to that summer of 2008, he might … Read more
Debutant Diamond Harbour FC (DHFC) thrashed Border Security Force (BSF) 8-1 in a Group-B league match of the 134th Durand Cup at the Kishore Bharati Stadium here on Friday. Brazilian forward Clayton DaSilva scored four goals for Diamond Harbour. Slovenian forward Luka Majcen found the net twice while Paul Ramfangzauva and Jobby Justin scored one … Read more
Khalid Jamil, who famously guided the unheralded Aizawl Football Club to the I-League title in 2017, was named head coach of the Indian national men’s football team, becoming the first Indian in 13 years to occupy the coveted post. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Khalid Jamil, who famously guided the unheralded Aizawl Football Club to … Read more
Colaco, left, celebrates after netting the penalty for Bagan’s third. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI A 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant downed city rival Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 in a Group-B match to start its campaign in the 134th Durand Cup on a good note at the Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday. Needing a win to … Read more
Anupam Nidhi, Sweety Devi, Maharani Nivritti Kumari, AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, the Hindustan Zinc officials, and the trainees at the launch of Zinc Football Girls Academy in Zawar Mines on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The captain of the Indian women’s football team Sweety Devi interacted with the trainees at the launch of the … Read more
India have been drawn alongside Tajikistan, Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan in Group B of the CAFA Nations Cup 2025, with their campaign kicking off against hosts Tajikistan on August 29 in Dushanbe. The Central Asian regional tournament, scheduled from August 31-September 8, will serve as preparation for India ahead of the AFC Asian … Read more