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New Delhi, March 30 – The All India Football Federation is embroiled in controversy after its women's committee head, Valanka Alemao, alleged harassment and intimidation by AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey during a recent meeting.Alemao, who is also an executive member of the AIFF and CEO of...

New Delhi, March 30 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Monday accused its executive committee member, Valanka Alemao, and her family of exerting "sustained pressure" on the apex body to include Churchill Brothers FC in the top-tier Indian Super League through "unconventional means"...

Kochi, March 30 All eyes will be on Australian-born winger Ryan Williams as India face Hong Kong in the final match of what has been a disappointing campaign in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, here on Tuesday.While the campaign has been one to forget for the Blue Tigers, the...

New Delhi, March 29 The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) deliberated on various administrative and governance matters on Sunday, including the evaluation of commercial rights bids for its flagship competitions.Three bids were received for the commercial rights...

New Delhi, March 28 The Indian Super League clubs on Saturday urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) not to make any "binding decision" on the new long-term commercial rights holder during Sunday's executive committee meeting, citing a lack of meaningful opportunity to evaluate the...

Kochi, March 28 – India’s national football team will see a historic addition on March 31, when Ryan Williams is expected to make his debut in the Blue Tigers jersey against Hong Kong in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Final Round at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi.The...

New Delhi, March 27 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday opened bids for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for commercial rights related to competitions and properties owned by the AIFF. Bids were submitted for the Indian Super League (ISL), the Federation Cup (formerly known as the...

New Delhi, March 27 Two companies are bidding to acquire the commercial rights for the Indian Super League (ISL) and the Federation Cup, with one offering over ₹2100 crore for a 20-year period. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) opened the bids on Friday.FanCode and Genius Sports...

New Delhi, March 27 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday defended its decision to appoint Amelia Valverde as the head coach of the women's national team, saying the Costa Rican was engaged strictly on a short-term basis for the AFC Asian Cup, and that domestic coaches will be...

Kochi, March 27 – In a move that has left fans and stakeholders reeling, Indian football has stumbled into yet another administrative nightmare. On Thursday, an embarrassing standoff unfolded at Kochi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) when the head coach of the Indian men's football team, Khalid...

New Delhi, March 26 The players and head coach of the Indian men's senior team were denied entry to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Thursday for a press conference due to the Kerala Football Association's failure to pay a mandatory security deposit to the stadium owners.The Indian...

New Delhi, March 25 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced a multi-year partnership with Dream Sports Foundation (DSF) on Wednesday to strengthen U16 football in India."The partnership combines the AIFF's national competition framework with the DSF's youth development capabilities...

New Delhi, March 24 The Technical Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommended on Tuesday that the federation appoint an Indian coach to manage the senior women's national team, replacing Amelia Valverde. It also suggested that Renjith TA be appointed as the assistant coach...

New Delhi, March 24 The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday decided not to renew the contract of Indian women's team's head coach Amelia Valverde after its technical committee, led by I M Vijayan, recommended that Indian coaches be considered to replace her.The Indian team returned...

New Delhi, March 23 The All India Football Federation's women's committee chief, Valanka Alemao, alleged on Monday that procedural lapses by the body's technical committee resulted in the "series of blunders," including ill-fitting jerseys, that marred the national team's Asian Cup campaign in...

New Delhi, March 18 – When 14-year-old Joya’s volley hit the net deep into stoppage time to seal India’s 3-2 comeback win against Myanmar in Yangon on March 14, it marked a moment she would remember for a long time. Coming onto the bench in her second international appearance for the Indian U17...

New Delhi, March 13 Veteran administrator and former All India Football Federation (AIFF) general secretary Kushal Das, who played a significant role in organizing the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, died here on Friday.Das was 65 years old. He held the position of AIFF general secretary...

Sydney, March 10 Indian football team captain Sweety Devi and goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu were taken to a hospital after sustaining injuries during the team's 1-3 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their last group league match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup here on Tuesday.The defeat ended India's...

New Delhi, March 8 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has expressed its condolences on the death of former India forward Syed Habibul Hasan Hameed, who passed away in Hyderabad on Friday. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.Syed Habibul represented India once, at the...

New Delhi, March 6 Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs wrote to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday, alleging that the federation stands to earn a surplus of over Rs 3.4 crore from the ongoing season despite assuring the Sports Ministry that it would not "make a rupee" from the...