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The teenager has put pen to paper on a four-year deal FC Goa is delighted to announce that the club has reached an agreement with Reliance Foundations Youth Champs (RFYC) for the transfer of Muhammad Nemil, one of the most exciting young prospects to have graduated from Academy’s first badge of graduates. The 18-year-old midfielder has been on the Gaur’s radar since some time and had also spent a successful training stint with the Developmental Team last season. He has now penned a

Qatar’s efforts to host a sustainable FIFA World Cup™ in 2022 were discussed during the 2020 Green Sports Alliance Virtual Summit. Engineer Bodour Al Meer, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Sustainability & Environment Senior Manager, provided insight into Qatar’s sustainability projects during the summit’s keynote session – a fireside chat entitled ‘Looking Ahead to the Next Decade of Regenerative Sporting Events’. Al Meer said: “Qatar is a small and rapidly developing country. Hosting the World Cup has accelerated our national

NEW DELHI: Inside a gymnasium in Aizawl, Mizoram, a stocky, but the well-chiselled figure is often seen donning a pair of 10oz gloves. Indian Football Team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua takes his stance in front of a punching bag and expertly uses his feet to move around while planting his knuckles on the back in a series of right-jabs and left hooks. The 29-year-old, who has joined SC East Bengal for the current season and has 21 International goals from his 56 caps for India,

Al Ahli blanked Al Sailiya 2-0 in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Ahli Stadium on Sunday. Hernan Perez (second minute) and Abdulrasheed Umaru (57th minute) scored for Al Ahli, who raised their points tally to 12 with an all-win record to be the only team to do so thus far in this season’s league competition. Al Sailiya stood on four points from as many games. Al Ahli’s earlier wins were against Al Wakrah (2-1), Al Arabi (2-0) and

Al Gharafa defeated Al Kharaitiyat by two second-half goals in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Sunday. Koo Ja-Cheol (67th minute) and Jonathan Kodjia (85th minute) scored the goals for Al Gharafa, who now have nine points. The Cheetahs had earlier beaten Qatar SC 2-0 and Al Arabi 2-1, but lost 1-3 to Al Rayyan. Al Kharaitiyat remained on three points. The Thunders beat Qatar SC 2-1, but suffered defeat against Al Sadd (1-5)

Al Arabi defeated Umm Salal 2-1 in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Arabi Stadium on Monday. In fact, Al Arabi grabbed a famous victory, their first in this season’s league, from the brink of a draw with a last-gasp goal. Abdulaziz Al Ansari (45+1) and Mehrdad Mohammadi (90+4) scored for Al Arabi, while Abdennour Belhocini pulled one back for Umm Salal in the 68th minute through a penalty. Al Arabi moved on to four points. After

Chennai, October 20, 2020: Chennaiyin FC are delighted to announce that Slovakian center-forward Jakub Sylvestr has joined on a free transfer for the duration of the 2020-21 season. The 31-year-old former Slovakia international joins CFC from the Israel top flight after the expiry of his contract at Hapoel Haifa FC. And Sylvestr is set to become the first player from Slovakia to feature in the Indian Super League. “I am really excited about signing for CFC and coming to India for the first

The defender recently penned a new two-year contract. Last season saw FC Goa create history. Thanks to a club-record haul of 39 points in the league stage of the Indian Super League, the Gaurs clinched top spot and a historic first-ever spot in the group stage of the 2021 AFC Champions League for an Indian club. Mohamed Ali, a Goan native who has been a part of the FC Goa blueprint these last three years signed a new two-year extension. The new contract

Al Rayyan beat Al Wakrah 1-0 in Week 4 of the 2020-21 season QNB Stars League at the Al Gharafa Stadium on Monday. Yohan Boli netted the all-important goal in the 49th minute as Al Rayyan, the previous season’s league runners-up, now have seven points. Al Wakrah stood on six points. Al Rayyan were held 1-1 by Al Sailiya in their opener, but they put that defeat behind them by defeating Al Gharafa 3-1. However, The Lions, coached by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, lost

The 2020-21 season QNB Stars League was back after a long break. The Week 4 matches were played on Saturday, 17th October, Sunday, 18th October, and Monday, 19th October, at the Al Duhail, Al Khor, Al Ahli, Al Gharafa and Al Arabi Stadiums. One of the six matches ended in a draw and a total of 11 goals were scored. The highlight of the results was Al Arabi recording their first victory in this season’s league competition when they pulled off a lasp-gasp

The Qatar Football Family (QFF) e-Sports Tournament, jointly organised by the Qatar Football Association, Qatar Stars League and Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, will conclude at the Mall of Qatar, on the evening of Tuesday, 20th October, 2020. The tournament, being held from 6th to 20th October with the participation of a number of e-sports fans in Qatar only on PlayStation 4, is a new initiative aimed at raising awareness of the game of football and reaching out to all sections of

After seven years away from the Hero I-League, Mohammedan Sporting Club have finally returned to the competition by virtue of their victory in the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020 on Friday. For the players of the team, it’s a ‘gift’ to the fans who had faithfully supported them even during the tough times. Captain Priyant Singh, who has been leading the side from the back, kept two clean sheets between the sticks for Mohammedan in their three matches and said that giving delight to

KOLKATA: The Indian football ecosystem has already started to move forward together with the Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 and Mohammedan Sporting already sealing a berth in the Hero I-League 2020-21. The Qualifier has been the first-ever sporting action in India organised by any sporting Federation since the lockdown. Add to that -- around four-and-a-half thousand miles away, another Indian has just hit the pitch. Indian Women’s National Team forward Bala Devi had decided to stay back in Glasgow, Scotland during the worldwide lockdown enforced

Spanish Tiki-Taka flavour will be at the forefront in the upcoming seventh edition of the Indian Super League (ISI) as seven of the eleven clubs have coaches from Iberian Peninsula at the helm of affairs. Out of the eleven teams, seven clubs have coaches from Spain, while two are from England and the remaining are from Hungary and Scotland, for the upcoming season which will be held in Goa in November. The coastal state will host matches at three different venues without spectators

Heading into their last game of the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020, Bhawanipore FC will be looking to play for their own prestige as they prepare to face off against ARA FC of Ahmedabad at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium on Monday (October 19, 2020) at 2 pm IST. The match will be streamed live on the 1Sports Facebook page. Bhawanipore had started off the tournament on a high note, winning their first two matches against FC Bengaluru United and Garhwal FC. However, a 0-2

Having secured top spot in the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020 and subsequent promotion to the Hero I-League 2020-21, Mohammedan SC are all set to take on FC Bengaluru United at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Stadium in Kolkata on Monday, (October 19, 2020). The match kicks off at 2 pm IST, and will be broadcast live on the 1Sports channel, and will also be streamed live on the 1SportsFacebook page. Mohammedan Sporting, who have won all of their three matches so far and amassed nine

A day prior to the conclusion of the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2020 and with just one round of matches to go, the final round of tests for Covid-19 have already been completed by the All India Football Federation. League CEO Mr. Sunando Dhar applauded the medical staff who have “helped in the smooth conduct of the tournament.” “Our top priority was always the safety of the players and officials who are involved in the tournament. The fact that we have had over 1,200 tests

The Hero I-League 2019-20 trophy was handed over to the champions Mohun Bagan at a city hotel in Kolkata today (October 18, 2020). Shri Aroop Biswas, Minister of Public Works and Youth Services & Sports of West Bengal; Mr Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, All India Football Federation; Mr Jaydeep Mukherjee, General Secretary, Indian Football Association (IFA) were present alongside Mohun Bagan officials and players. Sunando Dhar highlighted that the Mariners played the “best brand of football” to conquer the Hero I-League in 2019-20

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) recently showcased its cybersecurity preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ during Oman’s Future Tech Summit and Expo, which was held earlier this month. During her presentation, Maryam Al Muftah, the SC’s IT Director, highlighted the importance of cybersecurity preparations and the challenges that come with hosting a mega sporting event, such as the potential for cybercrime, data security breaches and information systems failure. Speaking about the lessons learned from other major sporting events,

KOLKATA: On Friday (October 17, 2020), Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting Club marked their return to the Hero I-League for the first time since the 2013-14 season and according to club legend Moidul Islam, the achievement is a ‘monumental’ one. “It’s definitely a monumental achievement for Mohammedan Sporting to win the Hero I-League Qualifiers. The club has so many fans all across the country that it is really right up there at the top in terms of fan support,” Islam told www.the-aiff.com. Moidul Islam, who along