Interviews

Mumbai FC have been enjoying home comforts for the last two games in the Hero I-League and that’s set to continue for one more game as Bengaluru FC come calling…

So on the penultimate day of the 5th edition of the Kenkre Champion’s League, our main man Kaushal Shukla got the opportunity to interview another young Kenkre gaffer, Akhil Kothari….

Football Counter caught-up with Mumbai City Football Club’s Grassroots Development Officer and Indian Football School Coach, Durva Vahia. We discussed her views and experiences in the sport, what did she…

Football is a team sport but there are always individuals who steal the lime light. Sometimes it so happens that the brightest of talents fail to click as a unit…

Jafferbhai Gulam Mansuri, a name which has slowly in the past 40 years evolved into a brand. The journey which started with a small restaurant at Grant Road in 1973,…

Ever since joining Indian Super League (ISL) side Jamshedpur FC, Mumbai-born Karan Amin has felt delighted and fortunate to be a part of the system which is quite difficult to…

A breezy Wednesday evening at the Don Bosco Grounds, Matunga and there are numerous parents cheering their kids who play in the Rustomjee Go Green Cup hosted by Kenkre. One…

Prior to WIFA (Western India Football Association) Women’s Championship, who’d have thought a 13-year old would take the Championship by storm? Earlier this year, FC Pune City’s star striker Senorita…

Mumbai FC have a date with destiny on the final day of the I-League season which sees the Mumbai outfit in a five way tussle to beat the drop when…

Mumbai FC’s shot stopper Nidhin Lal produced a jaw dropping performance to deny Bengaluru FC all three points and help Mumbai FC keep their unbeaten home record intact. Having joined…

There is something about unbeaten league triumphs and the red & white kit colors. After Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal went unbeaten in the English Premier League in 2004, our own city…

Former Indian International Steven Dias scored the winner for Mumbai FC in the Final of RCF Nadkarni Cup Football Tournament 2015-16 against mighty Air India to win his first trophy with…

India, touted as the sleeping giant of the footballing world will take its first step towards a dream World Cup appearance in Russia in 2018 when they face Oman in…

Mumbai – 20th October, 2014: Mumbai FC center back, Meldon Silva in conversation with Mumbai FC Media. Here is an excerpt from the interview: How does it feel to be a Mumbai…

Mumbai: Despite India reaching 100 in the FIFA Rankings, National Coach Stephen Constantine stresses that “we have not achieved anything as yet.” With the National Team practising in Mumbai at the…

Mumbai FC announced the signing of Japanese born Indian midfielder Arata Izumi, on loan from Indian Super League club Atletico de Kolkata on Thursday as the former Pune FC midfielder…

Football is a funny old game. Whether you believe it or not, it keeps its pursuit of making you believe it is. Football sometimes throws up some really fascinating match…

Over the years, we have seen numerous players who had to define the Tournament or Championship just by their natural talent. In the recently played WIFA Women’s Championship, it was…

The last couple of years has been quite encouraging for Women’s Football in Maharashtra. With the immense backing from WIFA (Western India Football Association), FIFA and AIFF, numerous states tournament…

NEW DELHI: Middlesbrough academy graduates to ex-French national player, all are plying their trade in Hero I-League. A Real Madrid Academy product is calmed down by a lanky Indian defender, on…

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the first Indian Footballer to play in the UEFA Europa Cup feels the team has “become stronger as a unit with every passing game.” In a freewheeling…

To come all the way from Third Division to the top-flight of Mumbai Football is a huge thing. Mumbai Strikers went against all the odds to finish 9th in the…

Mumbai FC have returned from Shillong with a highly credible point, and are already out on the field flexing their muscles for their home bow on Sunday, which sees them…

Mumbai FC have shown great resurgence in recent times after their early away day blues in the I-League and now sit sixth in the charts, just four points adrift of…

A late strike from Mumbai FC U20’s Digvijay Yadav saw them rescuing a point against Income Tax in their Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) Super Division encounter at St. Xaviers…

Founded in 2013 by Salim Khan, KNFC (Kapadia Nagar Football Club) has cemented their place in the fraternity of Mumbai Football, setting an example of how a new and rookie…

When you closely look back at the previous campaign of MDFA Elite Division, whether it is a goal-scoring chart or a collective performance index, it would be always dominated by…

As usual, the World Cup fever has lit up the whole nation. For the next one month, all we are going to read, hear and talk about is World Cup….

Every Tournament has its own story. Same goes for the recently concluded WIFA Women’s Championship which was held in Mumbai. Bodyline SC managed to score 25 goals in just four…

Brainy World have been the team to beat in this season’s Colaba Super League and have rightfully earned their place in the CSL Final. Starting off the league with a…

Mumbai FC were back on track after the surprise defeat at the hands of DSK Shivajians with a solid performance in a 0-0 draw with defending champions Mohun Bagan. Despite…

Sportstec, an Australian company is head quartered in Sydney with over 50 offices across the globe. Sportstec offers performance analysis solution for any sporting discipline. They have a suite of…

Mumbai – 21st October, 2014: One of Mumbai FC’s long serving players, John Coutinho, faced some candid questions from the Mumbai FC Media. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Your…

Mumbai – 24 October, 2014 – An exclusive Pre-season interview of Mumbai FC Head Coach, Khalid Jamil. Read a transcript of his interview below: On his aims for this season… We…

NEW DELHI: Back in the 1980s, a Bengali kid, after his school used to run to the Maidan to spend the afternoon with his friends and obviously a football, his…

With the new season of HERO I-League on its helm, Mumbai FC’s new North Korean recruit Minchol Son, who they signed from Shillong Lajong few months back had an exclusive…

On Monday evening, a new dawn embarked for FC Pune City Academy in Mumbai. The Pune outfit. managed by Mohan Dass, became the Champions of the inaugural WIFA Women’s Championship…

Francisco Salin, a name which has been sending shivers down defenders’ spine all season long, has just stepped it up to an altogether new level in the past few weeks,…

Press Release by I-League Media While the news of Joshua Walker’s injury saw the daylight, Bengaluru FC fans felt clueless. The sturdy midfielder made himself an exuberant part of Bengaluru…

With former A-League coach Tony Walmsley appointed as head coach for the Academy, the new venture in Mumbai aims to identify talent who can take up professional football and nurture…

Nobody gave Kalkaar Indians a chance to make it to the play-offs after their slow start to the season. But Hasmukh Baria’s men kicked on when it mattered the most…

Raymond Verheijen conducted a football periodisation workshop, which was held for top 30 football coaches from across the nation and the sub-continent in Mumbai. This is the second visit for…

I-League football returned to Cooperage and Mumbai after five long years, and so did the Mumbai FC supporters who all but helped Khalid Jamil’s men turn Cooperage into a fortress….

With just three goals leaked in the last six games and Mumbai FC having racked up twelve points from these games to propel themselves to the sixth place in the…

Speaking to Football counter, the Head Coach of SRS sports expects people to keep a realistic expectation from the Academy, stating nobody can make a world class player in just…

On Sunday, 11 December, 2016, Mumbai Under-14 will face Pune Under-14 in the final of Maharashtra State Inter-District Sub-junior boys’ Football Championship. We spoke with Mumbai Under-14 coach, S. Firmin D’Souza…

Mumbai FC’s new midfield maestro Taisuke Matsugae has been in fine form of late and has been a shining light in their campaign so far. Bought in from Shillong Lajong…

A couple of weeks back, Parma – a club who was demoted in the third division of the Italian Football League in 2015, gained a remarkable three straight promotions to…

It has been a week since the action winded up at the Don Bosco grounds and the dust has settled in on an action packed week of some scintillating football…

Steven Dias, the flag bearer of Mumbai Football on the national stage has made a return to playing football in the city after five years of playing for outstation clubs…