Football

MUMBAI: Continuing to build the Indian sports landscape, LaLiga successfully concluded its first-ever ‘Extra Time’ webinar series in India. 

Seeking to engage in conversations related to sports technology and culture, the first of the dual-part webinar series, explored the evolving landscape of sports technology, and its impact in transforming fan engagement in India. Directing the conversation, leaders with experience leading properties such as LaLiga, NBA, MLB, Dream Sports, and the IOC graced the occasion as panel members.

Dec 14, 2019 17:12
ZURICH: FIFA has confirmed that it has received bids from Brazil, Japan, Colombia and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 bidding process has seen unprecedented interest with four submitted by the deadline of 13 December.
Dec 14, 2019 17:12
NEW DELHI: A futsal club completion will be a part of the AIFF competition calendar from 2020 season onwards, the AIFF executive committee unanimously decided earlier this week. The AIFF holds all rights for any futsal championship all over the country and any external party won’t be able to hold any championship related to the format without prior approval from the state association, and the AIFF.
Dec 13, 2019 18:12
MUMBAI: LaLiga Friday announced Dream11 as the league’s Official Fantasy Game in India. 
Dec 13, 2019 17:12
BHUBANESWAR: Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC and Special Olympics Bharat have collaborated for promoting the initiative of inclusiveness in sports via football.
Dec 13, 2019 16:12
LONDON: At a special meeting held Thursday, Premier League clubs approved the appointment of interim chief executive Richard Masters as its CEO on a permanent basis, finally filling a vacancy that has been open since the departure of Richard Scudamore in November 2018. Masters, formerly the organisation's managing director, is the fourth person to be offered the job.
Dec 13, 2019 13:12
MUMBAI: "India is not one country in terms of the football market but ‘a subcontinent’ with football markets operating differently everywhere. And given the size of the country, a 20-team league is not impossible in the next 10 years."  
Dec 12, 2019 20:12
LONDON: Eleven Sports has announced the appointment of Luis Vicente as the group's new CEO. Vicente, who takes up his new role on 15th January 2020, joins the streaming platform from FIFA where, as chief digital transformation & innovation officer, he worked to champion new technologies, gaming, data and content strategies.
Dec 12, 2019 20:12
NEW DELHI: ICC Cricket World Cup was the top trending query on Google Search in 2019 in India, the company announced Wednesday.  Google's ‘Year in Search’ results highlight stand-out moments in Search across news, sporting events, personalities, movies, and songs, IANS reports. The list recaps the trends that stoked Indian users’ imagination in 2019.
Dec 12, 2019 18:12
MUMBAI: Rohit Sharma, one of the world’s premier batsmen in the modern era and a football aficionado, has joined hands with LaLiga - Spain’s top division football league as its brand ambassador in India.  He is the first non-footballer in the history of the league to have signed the dotted line with them. Rohit comes on board following a series of major initiatives by LaLiga in India since 2017.
Dec 11, 2019 19:12
MADRID: New streaming service LaLigaSportsTV has surpassed 400,000 global users. Collecting data from this and other digital platforms is leading to new data-driven campaigns.