Ubaid is transferring the funds to the Kerala Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday graced Indian football's historic moment when he greeted players of both the teams ahead of India's opening FIFA U-17 World Cup match against USA, in New Delhi.
The planned three-match football series between India and Pakistan in the UK has been derailed and the two countries will now play just one match of the scheduled tie, at Derby on September 3.
The AIFF is peeved at the decision of the organisers to advance the tournament from September to August.
If an Indian born player with valid Indian passport thinks that he can play football, then All India Football Federation's Chief operating officer (COO) for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Abhishek Yadav is looking for you.
GFA shoots down AFC claim, says no evidence
In a move to revive football in India, the All India Football Federation has invited investors from the United Arab Emirates to bid for two available club slots in India's top-flight domestic football league.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2021 scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned.
FIFA is set to shift India's Under-17 World Cup matches from Mumbai to Delhi as the apex soccer body has taken the host government's request 'very seriously'.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Senior advocate and former additional solicitor general of India Amarendra Sharan was on Thursday appointed as the arbitrator to decide on the suspension dispute between Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia and Mohun Bagan.
Dennerby is in charge of the women's team for FIFA U-17 World Cup which will be held in November.
The I-League 2023-24 will be organised with 13 participating clubs on a home-and-away double round-robin basis for a total of 156 matches in the season.
Praful Patel was unanimously elected president of the All India Football Federation at its Annual General Body Meeting, at Football House, the AIFF's headquarters, in Delhi on Thursday.
Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been appointed chairman of the All India Football Federation's technical committee, marking the Sikkimese sniper's foray into administration.
As per the Indian Olympic Association's regulations, only those national teams which are ranked between 1-8 at the continental level, are cleared for the Games.
The former India captain says he will consider contesting for the president of AIFF in the future.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A low-down on the eight runners -- four men and four women -- who finished second in their qualifying heats to make the Olympic cut.
The AIFF was criticized for blaming cricket for India's poor showing in football, in which it is ranked 128 in the world.
The electoral exercise, the first since the Lok Sabha elections, will decide the fate of many veterans and some debutantes including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur.
Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said on Tuesday that a merger of the newly floated Indian Super League (ISL) and the long-running I-League is neither going to happen nor is it advisable.
Ending speculation around the merger of Indian Super League with I-League, the All India Football Federation on Tuesday virtually recognised ISL as the country's premier league as per a new roadmap, which will have three more seven-month leagues in a hierarchical system from 2017 onwards.
AIFF President Praful Patel congratulated Chhetri on being conferred with the Khel Ratna.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is set to amend its constitution in order to adopt the new regulations which have come from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Praful Patel, said that he has absolutely no interest in holding any position in the national football body
It's good news for football-crazy fans of the city. Argentine superstar Lionel Messi and his teammates will play a FIFA official international friendly against Venezuela at Salt Lake's Yuba Bharati Krirangan on September 2.
HAL, which finished third in the second division last year, were promoted after Tata Football Academy withdrew from the premier division.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
Vasco Sports Club has filed a suit against the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Shillong Lajong Football Club and Goa Football Association (GFA) in a local court, seeking Shillong Lajong's disqualification from the I-league that starts from Saturday.
The All India Football Federation on Wednesday extended the contract of national team head coach Wim Koevermans by four months till October next year.
The axe fell on the coach and manager following the Indian team's poor show in the Asian Cup football qualifiers.
The AIFF said Fransa Pax president Mickey Pacheco had brought 'disrepute' to the game, league and AIFF.
India's soccer federation elections do not violate any regulations and there is no risk of any sanctions being imposed either by FIFA or the government, a leading official with the authority told Reuters on Thursday.
The newly-crowned NFL champions said the weather and ground conditions in Gurgaon are not conducive.
Former captain and the face of Indian football for major part of the last two decades, star striker Bhaichung Bhutia on Wednesday announced his international retirement, drawing curtains on an illustrious 16-year career.
Bengaluru FC submit bid as ITB submission deadline ends.
Bilic took over the reins at West Brom in 2019 and was tasked with gaining promotion from the Championship to the top flight.
The top court also postponed the August 28 elections of the AIFF by one week to allow a changed electoral college and the start of the nomination process.
The President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Praful Patel was on Thursday appointed member of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Member Associations for the term 2011-2015 by the Executive Committee of the Asian Football Confederation.
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