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Cabinet nod for signing of guarantees for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The event will promote football as sport of choice among Indian girls and poised to leave a lasting legacy that will facilitate girls & women in the country to embrace football and sports in general

Frankfurt wins by 1-0 over Marseille in Champions League amid fans' clash

Careless defending cost Marseille again in the Champions League as it lost 1-0 at home to Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt

Hernandez, Sane lead Bayern to beat Barca by 2-0 in UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich made it two wins from two in this season's UEFA Champions League after goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane, edging a wasteful Barcelona 2-0 in Group C

Leverkusen scores late to beat Atltico Madrid 2-0 in Champions League

Two goals in three minutes from Robert Andrich and Moussa Diaby both set up by Jeremie Frimpong were enough for Leverkusen to claim just its second win of the season

Durand Cup: Hyderabad FC beat Rajasthan United FC 3-1, reach semi-finals

Hyderabad FC took the game by storm in the initial minutes of the game as striker Bartholomew Ogbeche opened the scoring from a downward header

Real Madrid keeps up 100% start of 4-1 over Mallorca as Barca beats Cadiz

Real Madrid came back from a goal down and the loss of Karim Benzema through injury to win 4-1 at home to Real Mallorca and maintain their unbeaten record at the top of La Liga

Odisha CM launches host city logo for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched the official host city logo of the state for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022

Champions League: Hat-trick for Lewandowski as Barca beats Viktoria Plzen

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable start to their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 5-1 win at home to Viktoria Plzen

Chelsea fires coach Thomas Tuchel after poor start to Premier League

Chelsea was the highest-spending team in Europe during the transfer window with an outlay of nearly $300 million

US Soccer, national team players formally sign equal pay agreements

The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players' unions on contracts that run through 2028

Need to raise grassroots participation in football, says AIFF chief Chaubey

Newly appointed All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey said that it is important to increase grassroot participation in the sport to find more talent in the country

French sports minister criticizes PSG coach Galtier for ironic comments

PSG coach Christophe Galtier's ironic comments about the club's use of planes instead of trains have drawn sharp criticism from France's sports minister

AIFF president emphasises on 'time-based roadmap' for Indian Football

The AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey stressed on the importance of engaging in dialogue and finding solutions in order to prepare and implement a "time-based roadmap" for Indian Football

Kylian Mbappe scores twice in Paris Saint-Germain win but Vitinha injured

Undefeated in six league matches including five wins and 24 goals scored, Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappe are in scintillating form ahead of next week's Champions League clash with Juventus

Shocked at high level of political interference in AIFF elections: Bhutia

Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday said he was shocked at the "high level" of political interference in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) elections

Manchester United beats Leicester 1-0 for 3rd straight win in EPL

Once we have Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro getting fitter, it will get better still, Ten Hag said. We need not only a team, we need a squad

Copa Libertadores final set to be all-Brazil for 3rd year in a row

Since Argentina's River Plate won the Copa Libertadores in 2018, only Brazilian teams have captured the most prestigious club tournament in South America

Messi sets up 2 goals as leader PSG wins 3-0; Lens, Marseille win

PSG's MNM attack of Messi-Neymar-Mbapp has combined for 15 of PSG's 21 goals in five games. It would have been more but Dup made nine saves

VAR technology to make debut in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India

The upcoming Under-17 Women's World Cup in India will see the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology making its debut in the age-group showpiece, world football governing body FIFA announced

Futsal becomes new fad in football-crazy Goa with more than 15 grounds

The football crazy state of Goa has been slowly warming up to futsal, an indoor version of the sport played on hard court