FC Barcelona did not provide any official reason for the closure. But all its academies in the Indian cities of Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune will cease to exist from July 1.

Under-pressure India football coach Igor Stimac was non-committal about his future with the team after it crashed out of the 2026 World Cup qualification race following a controversial 1-2 loss to Asian champions Qatar

Former Kerala footballer TK Chathunni, who made a name for himself as a renowned coach, died on Wednesday at the age of 75 in Kochi following a brief illness, the All India Football Federation said.

"He (Chhetri) is a great player. He messaged me as well informing me that he's going to do that. But I would say I felt like he is at peace with the decision," Kohli said in a short video interview on his IPL side Royal Challengers Benagluru's 'X' page. 

“Anti-nationalism” and “politics of hatred” are two “self-goals” of the INDIA bloc.

The final of the Indian Super League 2023-24 season will be on May 4 with the playoffs scheduled to start from April 19, the organisers of the football tournament said.

Punjab Football Club would look to extend their three-match winning streak on the road when they face Odisha FC in a crucial game of their Indian Super League campaign

Indian defender Bijay Chhetri has joined Uruguayan football club Colon FC on loan until the year-end, his Indian Super League (ISL) club Chennaiyin FC said on Wednesday.

India went down 1-2 against the resolute Afghans on Tuesday night, marking an embarrassing day for the sport in the country.

On the eve of his 150th match for India, the veteran recalled the contributions made by the affable Sukhwinder who "turned the little boy in me into a man."

The AIFF on Thursday named 26 probables for the India under-23 camp ahead of their two friendly matches against their Malaysian counterparts on March 22 and 25 at Kuala Lumpur.

The Beijing Football Association said on Saturday it would not organise Argentina's scheduled friendly against Ivory Coast in Beijing in March, reportedly saying to local media: "Beijing does not plan, for the moment, to organise the match in which Lionel Messi was to participate."