Derrick Pereira named FC Goa head coach

'This is a wonderful opportunity, but there is also a lot of work ahead of us and I am eager to get onto the training ground to start working with the players.'   IMAGE: The 59-year-old......

Actor Ajay Devgn mourns Olympian Hakim's demise

IMAGE: Syed Shahid Hakim was a Dronacharya Awardee and was part of the 1960 Rome Olympics. Photograph: Hyderabad FC/Twitter Actor Ajay Devgn on Sunday mourned the loss of former India footballer......

Ex-India footballer battling blood cancer, vows to return stronger

Former Indian forward Surojit Bose, an important member of Mahindra United's National Football League win in 2005-06, is battling stage one blood cancer and is currently being treated at the All......

Football Focus: 'Messi needs Barca and Barca needs Messi'

  IMAGE: Former Barca great Xavi urged Barca to hand a new contract to Lionel Messi, whose current deal expires next year. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Former Barcelona great Xavi......

India 'keeper Subrata Paul opts for 'B' sample after failing dope test

India goalkeeper Subrata Paul has tested positive for a banned substance, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday. "His sample A has tested positive," AIFF secretary Kushal Das......