Raheem Sterling named as 2019 footballer of year by Football Writers’ Association (FWA)

Raheem Sterling, the Manchester City and England forward, has been named the 2019 footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). He topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership as a clear winner, with 62% of the ..

Sheikh Salman designated to be president of Asian Football Confederation

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) hailed the re-election of Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Asian football chief to help the region move forward in stability. Sheikh Salman will extend his term as president until ..

FIFA Rankings: Belgium stayed on top spot

FIFA (Federation International Football Association) rankings have been issued. Belgium has hold off World Cup winners France to retain the first position. England rose up to 4th position above Croatia by defeated them in the World Cup semi-finals. Indian football ..

Australia’s Tim Cahill retired from his Football Career

Australia’s top goalscorer Tim Cahill announced his retirement to bring an end to one of the country’s greatest football career to focus on a career in media and coaching . The 39-year-old Tim has scored 50 goals in 108 appearances ..

UEFA to host meet with clubs and league of European competition

UEFA, European soccer’s governing body is all set to host a meeting to have a talk with representatives of clubs and leagues of its executive committee in May where the 2021-24 cycle for the European club competitions will be discussed. ..

India hosts U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020

International Football Federation (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino has recently announced that India will host the 7th edition of U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020. This will be the 2nd FIFA tournament India will be hosting, after the U-17 Men’s World ..

Nepal hosts 2019 SAFF Women’s Championship

The 5th edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2019 has started in Biratnagar, Nepal on March 12. Defending champion India has been drawn in Group B in the six-team competition alongside Maldives and Sri Lanka, while host Nepal has been ..

Sunil Chhetri conferred with first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi

Sunil Chhetri, the all-time leading scorer for India in international football, has been conferred the first-ever ‘Football Ratna’ by Football Delhi, the State Association governing the sport in Delhi. Chhetri was recently named as the 6th Indian Footballer in the ..

Qatar wins 2019 Asian Cup Football tournament

The Qatar national football team has won their first major football title after defeating four-time champion Japan 3-1 in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup final on 1st of February in United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was an improbable run to ..

Real Madrid wins 2018 FIFA Club World Cup

Real Madrid, a professional football club based in Madrid, has won the 15th edition of FIFA Club World Cup 2018 in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 22. They successfully defended their title (their third consecutive) after defeating Al-Ain 4–1 ..