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India To Host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022; ATK-Mohun Bagan, FC Goa, Bengaluru FC in AFC Club Competitions and More (Football Round-up)
05 Jun 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): AIFF to pay two-month stipend to U-17 Women’s World Cup | ATK Mohun Bagan, FC Goa, Bengaluru FC to represent India in AFC Club competitions | Wigan Athletic…
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FIFA Asks Leagues To Use 'Common Sense' As Players Protest Over George Floyd’s Death; 'Liverpool Will Not Ease Up After Title: Jurgen Klopp and More (Football Round-up)
03 Jun 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): FIFA asks leagues to use 'common sense' as players across the world protest over George Floyd’s death | Liverpool will not ease up after sealing title, says…
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AIFF Asks East Bengal To Clarify Ownership Structure Post Quess Split, FIFA Rulebook Suppressing On-Field Activism and More (Football Round-up)
02 Jun 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): AIFF to East Bengal: Clarify ownership structure post separation with Quess | Shirt or no shirt? FIFA rulebooks suppressing on-field activism | Macclesfield at…
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Future of Women's Game In England Faces Threat From Covid-19; Venues for Postponed FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India on Track And More (Football Round-up)
28 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Future of English women's game faces threat due to COVID-19 | Venue preparations for postponed FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on track, says AIFF | Premier League…
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The Business of Football is More Important Than Football Itself
22 May 2020
While the Bundesliga’s return has thrilled many football fans across the world, the reason for them doing so reveals a darker truth about the global game. More and more spectators have been driven…
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Playing Without Fans Felt Weird: Vito Mannone; La Liga Starts Group Training and More (Football Round-up)
19 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Playing football without fans felt 'weird', says Vito Mannone of Danish side Esbjerg fB | Spanish football league starts group training ahead of restart | Paul…
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Doping in Football: Five Cases that Tarnished the Clean Image
13 May 2020
Footballers getting caught for use of performance-enhancing drugs is rare. However, both insiders and outsiders agree that the game is not as clean as the test results indicate. Here is a look at…
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Premier League Braces For Broadcast Losses As Player Protests Mount; Bala Devi, Sandesh Jhingan Nominated For Arjuna Award and More (Football Round-up)
13 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): Premier League braced for TV revenue losses as player protests mount against Project Restart | Bala Devi,Sandesh Jhingan nominated for Arjuna Award by the AIFF…
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FIFA Announces New Dates for U-17 Women’s World Cup to be Held in India
12 May 2020
FIFA announced that the U-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in February-March next year, keeping the original eligibility criteria despite the postponement -- players born on or after January 1, 2003…
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FIFA Approves Five Substitutions Per Game; Player Performance May Suffer Says Dimitar Berbatov and More (Football Round-up)
09 May 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): FIFA says rules changed to allow up to five subs per team in a match | Player performance may suffer behind closed doors, says Dimitar Berbatov | China FA…