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Pakistan football team put up a great show in Bangalore to defeat a shambolic Indian side. India did not have an answer for the two goals Pakistan scored and looked totally lost in most parts of the match.
We went about doing this match review a bit differently. Here we took a look how the match was played out on twitter.
Delhi Dynamos FC today announced the signing of Belgian Kristof Van Hout for the inaugural season of the Hero Indian Super League. An accomplished goalkeeper, Van Hout played for Belgian powerhouse 
last season.
With the signing of Van Hout, the New Delhi based club has made a fine addition to one of the most vital positions in football. At 6ft10 (2.08m), he also has the distinction of being the tallest professional football player in the world, making him an imposing figure at the goalpost. At the age of 27, he is at the peak of his footballing prowess and will have plenty to offer to the club.
Van Hout burst on to the scene in 2008, becoming the hero of Kortrijk after saving three penalties in the shootout against league champions Standard Liege to help his team progress to the Quarterfinals. This earned him a transfer to none other than Standard Liege itself, with whom he won the Belgian Cup in 2010-11. Van Hout was on the bench for Liege’s matches in the Champions League, including two games against Premier League giants Arsenal.
In 2012, Van Hout made the move to another Belgian superclub, Racing Genk, one year after the club sold prodigious talent Thibaut Courtois to Chelsea. That season, Van Hout led Genk to a 3rd place finish in the Pro League, earning them a place in the Europa League. He also won his second Belgian Cup.
Van Hout will arrive in Delhi fully fit and raring to go. He featured in the Europa League for Genk as recently as February 27 of this year, playing the full 90 minutes against Russian club, Anzhi Makhachkala.
Commenting on his inclusion in the Delhi squad, Van Hout said, “I am eagerly looking forward to playing in India, which has a sizeable fan following for the game of football. I am confident that it will be an enjoyable and fruitful experience to play in Indian conditions.”
On Van Hout joining the team, Delhi Dynamos FC Coach Harm van Veldhoven said, “Van Hout is a seasoned player, who has contributed immensely to his teams in the past due to his fine goalkeeping skills. We are sure that he will display the same alacrity and judgement when defending Delhi Dynamos’ goalpost. His height is a big advantage, especially in close games that go down to penalty shootouts.”
Kristof Van Hout has added to the already impressive line up of international talent assembled at the Delhi Dynamos under the guidance of fellow countryman Harm van Veldhoven. The club has signed prolific strikers Mads Junker and Morten Skoubo, as well as experienced Belgian defender Wim Raymaekers following their strategic tie up with Feyenoord Rotterdam.
I-league club East Bengal launched their football team in a glittering ceremony at South City Mall in Kolkata. The ceremony saw the East Bengal team for next season being unveiled.
Apart from launching the team, East Bengal also took a big step towards club merchandizing by launching a brand of deodorant named the “East Bengal Deo”
Hero MotoCorp Ltd has signed a three-year deal to be the Title Sponsor of the Indian Super League – the first-of-its-kind franchise-based football league in the country. With this sponsorship, the much-awaited new football league, promoted by IMG-Reliance and Star India, will be called the ‘Hero Indian Super League’.
According to a PTI report, Pawan Munjal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hero MotoCorp Ltd, said:
“Football is not just the world’s most popular game, it has today become a phenomenon sweeping across continents.
“I witnessed this myself while moving from one Brazilian city to another to watch the games at the recent World Cup. Like every other part of the world, India is also in the grip of this magic called football as millions of youngsters across the country are taking to the game with enthusiasm,” he said.
“The Indian Super League, therefore, is a timely initiative, and we are delighted to be partners in this journey for the common goal of promoting football in the country. As the title sponsor of the league, we are happy to being catalysts in bringing in much-needed professionalism and promote the game at the grass roots level to help identify and promote local talent,”
Star India CEO Uday Shankar, was also quoted in the report :
“The Hero name brings with it credibility, commitment and passion to the cause of sports. I am deeply pleased because Hero and Pawan Munjal are true ambassadors of sports with a commitment that goes beyond sponsorship. It is great to see them take centre-forward position to support ISL and the future of Indian football.”
As we reported earlier,
#Rumor : #Delhi #ISL franchise will be called Delhi Dynamos. #India #Football #Indianfootball
— football news india (@fni) July 15, 2014
The Delhi franchise of the upcoming Indian Super League, Delhi Dynamos was unveiled today. They unveiled the team name, the team philosophy, anthem and the Delhi Dynamos’ alliance with Feyenoord Rotterdam at an event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the home stadium of the Dynamos. There was no announcements regarding the coach or players.
Now the Dutch media is abuzz that Harm van Veldhoven a Dutch-Belgian coach whose last stint was with KV Mechelen, a team in the top tier Belgian league. Earlier Danish media had reported that forwards Morten Skoubo & Mads Junker will be joining the Delhi ISL franchise. Harm van Veldhoven was associated with these players during their stints with Roda and Mechelen
#Denmark forwards Morten Skoubo & Mads Junker signed 4 #Delhi #ISL franchise http://t.co/8WJwud0LGR #Indianfootball
— football news india (@fni) July 15, 2014
Atletico de Kolkata, the Kolkata franchise of the upcoming Indian Super League set up with the help of Atletico Madrid has unveiled their Marquee International player for the tournament – Luis Garcia.
Former Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool star Luis Garcia will be donning the colours of Atletico de Kolkata in ISL. Garcia recruited by Rafael Benítez at Liverpool club played a crucial role in their title-winning UEFA Champions league campaign in 2005. He last appeared for Pumas de la UNAM, a Mexican professional football club.
I’m very exited to share with you my new challenge , I’ve decided to join Atlético de Kolkata…https://t.co/0MUp1LK619
— Luis Garcia (@LuchoGarcia14) July 7, 2014
As we reported earlier, the Kolkata franchise has also confirmed that Antonio López Habas, a former Spanish footballer with over 20 years of coaching experience will be their marquee coach.
Former manager of #SouthAfrica league team Bidvest Wits FC Antonio López Habas to be manager of #Atletico de #Kolkata #ISL #Indianfootball
— football news india (@fni) July 3, 2014
Habas is our marquee manager.. — Atletico de Kolkata (@AtletiKolkata) July 7, 2014
Jose Ramirez Barreto, Brazilian footballer who has had extensive stint in India with various clubs will also be part of the coaching team confirmed the franchise.
Ramires Barreto will also be in the coaching staff..
— Atletico de Kolkata (@AtletiKolkata) July 7, 2014
Ten clubs will fight it out in Shillong’s first division football league that will start on July 4th. Shillong Sports Association has released the first twenty fixtures of the league. The participating clubs are Mawlai, Pohkseh, Lawmali Pyllun SC, Nongkrem SC, Smit SC, Laitlyngkot SC, Shillong United FC, Imson FC, Laban and Laitumkhrah.
(All matches at 4:00pm at JN Sports Complex)
July 4: Mawlai SC vs Pohkseh SS&CC
July 5: Lawmali Pyllun SC vs Nongkrem SC
July 7: Smit SC vs Laitlyngkot SC
July 8: Shillong United FC vs Imson FC
July 9: Laban SC vs Laitumkhrah S&CC
July 10: Nongkrem SC vs Mawlai SC
July 11: Pohkseh SS&CC vs Lawmali Pyllun SC
July 12: Laitlyngkot SC vs Shillong United FC
July 14: Laitumkhrah S&CC vs Smit SC
July 15: Imson FC vs Laban SC
July 16: Mawlai SC vs Shillong United FC
July 17: Smit SC vs Lawmali Pyllun SC
July 18: Laban SC vs Nongkrem SC
July 19: Pohkseh SS&CC vs Laitumkhrah S&CC
July 21: Laitlyngkot SC vs Imson FC
July 22: Lawmali Pyllun SC vs Mawlai SC
July 23: Shillong United FC vs Laban SC
July 24: Nongkrem SC vs Smit SC
July 25: Laitumkhrah S&CC vs Laitlyngkot SC
July 26: Imson FC vs Pohkseh SS&CC
According to a report in Times of India, Federation Cup which was to be hosted in Kashmir in May 2015 will be postponed to December 2015 and will be shifted to Goa.
A senior official from AIFF was quoted in TOI saying “We have asked Goa if they are willing to host the tournament in December 2014. Unfortunately, there is now a change in plan and the Federation Cup cannot be played in May (2015) since the Indian team has international assignments and many players consider May as off-season,”
AIFF is finding it difficult to squeeze in different tournaments, the internationals and the upcoming Indian Super league in next year’s calendar. The report in TOI says that Federation cup was postponed because many players are busy with Asian Games preparations and the lined up International friendlies. Clubs like Dempo and Sporting Clube De Goa will be in a highly disadvantageous position if Federation Cup takes place in May. They have 5 and 4 players respectively in the Asian Games preparatory squad.
More on the same here,
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According to a report in PTI, AIFF vice-president Subhas Chopra, was quoted saying, “For the U-17 World Cup in 2017, FIFA officials have told us that they have kept around $38 million for organizational purpose only.”
Subash Chopra, treasurer Hardev Jadeja and executive committee member Ankur Dutta attended the FIFA congress in Sao Paolo just two days before the start of the 2014 World Cup.
More here : Fifa earmarks $38 million for Under-17 World Cup in India
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