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Jan 4, 2016
India won 2015 SAFF football championships
India has won the 2015 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) championship for record seventh time.
In the final match played at Thiruvanantapuram (Kerala), India defeated Afghanistan by 2-1 goal score. Jeje Lalpekhlua (72nd minute) and Sunil Chhetri (101th) had scored goals for India. For Afghanistan single goal was scored by Zubayr Amiri at 70th minute.
- Indian Team Captain: Sunil Chhetri.
- Afghanistan Team Captain: Faysal Shayesteh.
Earlier India had won the SAFF Football Championship in year 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009 and 2011.
About SAFF Football Championship
The SAFF Championship also called South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup is the biennial football competition of the men’s national football teams of 8 countries in South Asia region.
The SAFF Football championship was established in 1993 and is governed by the South Asian Football Federation.
8 participating countries are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan (joined in 2005).
Dec 21, 2015
Yan Dhanda becomes first player of Indian Heritage to sign with Liverpool
Liverpool youngster Yan Dhanda has become the first player of Indian heritage to sign a professional contract with the Reds.
The 17-year-old, who was born in Birmingham, joined Liverpool from West Brom in 2013 and has now signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Anfield. Dhanda has been capped at youth level by England, playing for the Under-16 and Under-17 teams – scoring once for the latter – and won the Up and Coming Player award at the 2013 Asian Football Awards.
Dhanda has made two appearances for Liverpool’s Under-21 side thus far this season, featuring for 90 minutes against both Sunderland and Tottenham. The teenager will now hope to catch manager Jurgen Klopp’s eye as he continues his development.
Liverpool
- Liverpool Football Club is a Premier League football club based in Liverpool, England.
- The club has won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups.
- The club was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year.
- Liverpool’s first trophy was the Lancashire League, which it won in the club’s first season
Chennaiyin FC wins 2015 Indian Super League Football Champions
Chennaiyin FC has won the second edition of Indian Super League (ISL) Football tournament.
In a dramatic final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Goa’s Fatorda, FC Chennaiyin defeated FC Goa 3-2 to be crowned Indian Super League (ISL) season 2 champions.
Till the 87th minute of final match Goa was leading by 2-1 goals but the self goal from their keeper Laxmikant Kattimani in the 90th minute and Colombian Stiven Mendoza’s strike seconds later helped Chennai win the title.
Awards of 2015 ISL
- Golden boot Award: John Stiven Mendoza Valencia (Chennaiyin FC). Scored tournament’s highest scorer of 13 goals.
- Golden Glove Award: Apoula Edima Edel Bete (Chennaiyin FC).
- Muthoot Group Fair Play Award: Mumbai FC.
- Hero of the League award: John Stiven Mendoza Valencia (Chennaiyin FC).
About Chennaiyin FC
Chennaiyin FC is Chennai (Tamil Nadu) based ISL franchise. The franchise is owned by Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Vita Dani and Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan.
Indian Super League
- The Indian Super League (ISL) (known as the Hero Indian Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a professional football league in India.
- The Indian Super League was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a top sport in India and to make Indian football a major player worldwide.
- In 2014, Atlético de Kolkata defeated Kerala Blasters FC in the final match.
- The Eight Teams of ISL are,1. Atletico de Kolkata2. Chennaiyin3. Delhi Dynamos4. Goa5. Kerala Blasters6. Mumbai City7. North East United8. Pune City
Barcelona FC wins FIFA Club World Cup for 3rd time
Barcelona FC has won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup for a record third time.
In the final match played at International Stadium Yokoham in Japan the winning team defeated River Plate FC by 3-0 goals.
Three goals for Barcelona FC were scored by Lionel Messi (36 minute), Luis Suarez (49 minute) and Neymar (68 minute). Earlier Barcelona FC had won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2009 and 2011 and it is their fifth trophy of season 2015.
The first side to be presented with the FIFA World Champions Badge was the Italian men’s national team, after their victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, followed by Spain in South Africa in 2010 and, most recently, Germany, who earned the right to wear the badge of honour as the winners of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
Dec 8, 2015
Former FIFA referee SK Bhattacharya passes away
Former FIFA referee SK Bhattacharya has passed away in Chandanpur, West Bengal following a brief illness. He was 87 years.
One of India’s most reputed referee in the 1960’s and 1970’s , Bhattacharya held the distinction of supervising the Asia Cup finals in the 1972 in Tehran. He also supervised the finals of all top tournaments in the country, including Durand Cup, DCM trophy and IAF Shield. Being very strict on the field, capital’s players, in the prestigious Delhi Senior Division league, were scared of his strict decisions and paid due respect.
Facts About FIFA World Cup
- The record number of World Cup career goals is 15 by Brazilian forward Ronaldo.
- The record number of appearances in world cup matches is 25, held by German footballer Lothar Matthaus.
- The fastest goal in the world was scored by Turkey’s Hasan Sukur, 11 seconds into the game against South Korea in the 2002 World Cup.
- Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper in the history of FIFA World to have won the Golden Ball trophy.
- India withdrew from the 1950 World Cup when they realized that according to FIFA regulations players had to wear football boots and would not be allowed to play barefoot.
- The FIFA World Cup 2015 (Women’s) has its own mascot—a female snowy owl named Shuéme. Her name was inspired by the French word chouette, which means owl.
Nov 17, 2015
FIFA bans Nepal football President Ganesh Thapa for 10 years
World football governing body Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has banned Ganesh Thapa, President of the All-Nepal Football Association (ANFA) for 10 years.
He was banned by FIFA’s ethics committee over corruption allegations after the Himalayan country’s football team’s image had deteriorated as its several national football players were accused of match-fixing.
FIFA’s ethics committee also has accused Thapa for committing various acts of misconduct over several years in his 19-year tenure as President of ANFA and was fined 19,850 US dollars.
Acts of misconduct committed by him includes the solicitation and acceptance of cash payments from another football official, for both personal and family gain.
FIFA also has banned the Viphet Sihachakr, President of the Laos Football federation for two years over bribery allegations and was fined 39,700 US.
Sep 14, 2015
India placed 22nd in new Asian football technical ranking
India, which lies at 27th spot among AFC countries in the latest FIFA rankings (at 155th), has 18.636 points (11.951 for performance by national team + 9.318 for performance by clubs) in its kitty in the latest technical rankings.
Technical Rankings Chart
- South Korea (88.354)
- Saudi Arabia (84.666),
- Iran (79.435),
- Japan (71.191),
- UAE (68.261),
- Australia (65.395),
- China (61.229),
- Qatar (56.280),
- Uzbekistan (52.334)
- Kuwait (43.635)
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