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An India Beyond Cricket? - The Diplomat Top
An India Beyond Cricket? The Diplomat Despite the continued popularity of cricket in India, football is gaining wider reach today. Whether it's Chennai in Tamil Nadu or Churchandpur in Manipur, the passion for football far surpasses the penchant fo r cricket these days. ... and more »
 
Mohammedan Sporting, Sesa beat rivals in qualifying round - IBNLive.com Top
Mohammedan Sporting, Sesa beat rivals in qualifying round IBNLive.com PTI | 09:04 PM,Apr 10,2011 Jamshedpur, Apr 10 (PTI) Goa's Sesa Football Academy trounced Denzong Boys Football Club, Sikkim 3-0 while Mohammedan Sporting, Kolkata defeated Kenkre Football Club, Maharashtra 4-1 in the 2nd division I-League qualifying ... and more »
 
Houghton to face AIFF panel tomorrow Top
National coach Bob Houghton will face the AIFF set-up Special Panel at Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi tomorrow to present his case in the three point show cause notice send out to the coach last month. The Englishman is well prepared for the hearing and is set to present his side of the story on the three points which the federation holds against him. The AIFF Panel is set to contain Vice-Presidents Subrata Dutta and Ankur Datta as well as Treasurer Hardev Jadeja. Originally the panel was supposed to also contain the federations president Praful Patel, but if he will part of the proceedings is unknown at this stage. After the hearing the panel will give its recommendations to the Executive Committee to decide on the future course of action. As things stand at the moment Bob Houghton has a contract still running for over two years until mid-2013. He is on a monthly salary of US$ 20,000 and if the AIFF fire him then normally there is a settlement which would entitle the coach to most of his pending salary, but with the AIFF bringing up the allegations and the show cause notice the whole issue has reached a whole new level. And Bob could ask for compensation due to false allegations. If not sorted out between the two parties then it could go to the AFC and FIFA, which would hurt our reputation. The show cause notice was a letter containing three points, the first-ever such letter send out by the national federation to one of its coaches. The first point is alleged racial abuse against Indian referee Dinesh Nair, who was the fourth official in the India vs Yemen international friendly last October in Pune. After the game Nair alleged that Houghton had referred him as a 'Bastard Indian Referee' and therefore lodged an official complaint with the match commissioner. In the meanwhile the national team has send in a signed letter to the AIFF in support of Bob and against the allegations of Dinesh Nair. Point two is India's poor performance in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and in earlier international friendlies in September/October 2010. India conceded 13 goals against Australia, Bahrain and South Korea in Qatar; which according to the AIFF Technical & Executive Committees isn't acceptable especially due to the high cost involved in the teams preparations. The third point mentioned is the open criticism by Bob Houghton against the AIFF in the national and especially international media before and during the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. The lack of infrastructure and professionalism in administration where the main points mentioned by Bob why Indian football hasn't developed over the years. And it seems the AIFF isn't happy about its deficiencies being exposed openly infront of the world media.
 
I-League Round-Up: Indian Arrows Hold Pune FC; Churchill Edge Past Chirag - Goal.com India Top
I-League Round-Up: Indian Arrows Hold Pune FC ; Churchill Edge Past Chirag Goal.com India Indian Arrows continue with their good form at home as they hold Pune FC at Gurgaon in round 21 of the I-League on Sunday which also saw Churchill edge past Chirag United... By Goal.com India Gurgaon hosted the 21st round meeting between Indian Arrows ... Indian Arrows play out 0-0 draw with Pune FC Times of India Pune FC gear up to face Indian Arrows IBNLive.com Pune FC on a tough mission sportal.co.in MSN India all 7 news articles »
 
AIFF, Bob ready for the 'fight' - Calcutta Telegraph Top
Deccan Herald AIFF, Bob ready for the 'fight' Calcutta Telegraph New Delhi: Accused of racially abusing an Indian referee last year, national coach Bob Houghton is likely to go on the offensive when he appears before a four-member committee of the AIFF, on Monday, in reply to the show cause notice served to him. ... Houghton to appear before AIFF panel on Monday Times of India Indian Football: Bobby Houghton's Big Dilemma Keeda of Sports Arrows for future Deccan Herald IBNLive.com  - Zee News all 7 news articles »
 
PIFA tie up with Liverpool International Football Academy Top
Mumbai's Premier India Football Academy have a new tie-up with Liverpool International Football Academy Soccer Schools. This association will help PIFA organise camps at the Liverpool facilities and an opportunity to bring coaches from Liverpool to India. The association will also help PIFA to adopt the latest training methods employed by Liverpool. Some of the graduates from the Liverpool Football Academy are Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard. PIFA will be organising a camp to Liverpool from June 1 to 9. The participants will be train in Liverpool kit and will be coached by UEFA / FA licensed Liverpool coaches at The Academy facilities at Kirkby in Liverpool. The campers will also visit Liverpool's Anfield Stadium besides getting to know what nutrition and fitness program the Reds have that keeps them going as well as psychology sessions. This will be PIFA's 24th camp to Europe since 2003. The academy has an AIFF I-League 2nd division team - PIFA Colaba FC as well as other teams playing in the Mumbai Football League. Talented campers get selected to play for these teams. For camp details you can call 98202 68365 or visit their website www.pifa.co.in .
 

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