Author Archives: Vineet Varma
I-league / Indian Super League / Recommended / U-16 Youth League
FC Goa prodigy called up by India U-15 for overseas exposure trip
Goa, January 7, 2019: FC Goa youngster Leewan Castana has been called up to India’s U-15 team to participate in an exposure trip in Dubai. The student of St Rita’s High…
MFA / MFA Elite Premier League / Recommended
MDFA ELITE DIVISION: Dias-Fernandes show derails Central Railways
Mumbai, 4th January 2019: For the handful of spectators (including this writer) who watched this game at the Cooperage Stadium on Friday…the 5-1 score-line was total paisa vasool! And that…
I-league / I-league Under 18 / Recommended
HERO I-LEAGUE: Elite League playoffs to get underway in Goa
Goa, January 14, 2019: In what is news for football fans the second stage of the Hero Elite League (U-18) will kick-off at the Navelim Ground in Goa on January 15…
AFC ASIAN CUP: It is an honor to play for India: Chettri
Abu Dhabi, January 7, 2019 : India talisman Sunil Chettri makes goal-scoring look like an art despite coming under intense scrutiny for his performances. A day after he surpassed Lionel…
Inter District Championship / Sub-Junior Boys
Awards and goals galore as football caravan arrives at Jalgaon
Day 1 of the 2019 Wifa Inter-District Championship Sub-Junior Boys in Jalgaon was a success partly due to the opening ceremony. The 2019 Wifa Inter-District Championship Sub-Junior Boys is hosted…
MDFA SUPER DIVISION: ‘Sparks’ fly as Juhu beat Skorost F.C.
Mumbai, 2nd January 2019: A tranquil Wednesday afternoon was transformed into one of controversy as Juhu Sparks registered a 3-2 win against ten-man Skorost F.C at the Neville D’Souza Football…
MDFA to hold trials for Girls Inter-District Football Championship
The Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) will hold trials for the Girls-Inter District Football Championship (Palghar) from January 7-10 at the MSSA Ground (Azad Maidan). Interested players must be at…
MFA / MFA Elite Premier League
MDFA ELITE DIVISION: Kenkre FC-GMSC game abandoned
Mumbai Football Arena, January 11, 2019: Even before a ball had been kicked this writer (and a few fans) saw Kenkre FC and GMSC players walk off the turf on…
Football the real winner as Shanthi Kunnj and Zars Sports enthrall with ‘Funday’
Mumbai, January 13, 2019: A boring Sunday turned into ‘Funday’ as Zars Sports and Shanthi Kunnj combined to give football fans a treat at the Cooperage Ground. This writer witnessed…
INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE: FC Goa sign Zaid Krouch
Goa, January, 2019: Zaid Krouch of Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan has signed a contract with FC Goa till the end of the season after completing his medical. The fleet-footed attacker…