Youth Teams

The first ever (and probably the last?) AIFF International Youth Cup 2016 will be held at Tilak Maidan Goa from 15th May onwards. The AIFF needs to be commended for arranging a fairly strong ensemble of teams. The participating...

United Sports Club U-15 team were in outstanding form and stormed to an emphatic 7-0 win against Mohun Bagan in an U-15 I-league Kolkata-Jamshedpur zone 10th round match at the Kalyani Stadium on today afternoon. Combining perfectly as a team, United SC...

FC Barcelona strongly relies on the products of their youth system and have never been timid about giving La Masia cadets a chance in their senior team. In some occasions, the prominence of La Masia players in senior team becomes surprisingly high for...

The author is actively involved with Indian Football but has decided to remain anonymous. IFN does not subscribe or endorse to any of his personal views. With the 2-1 defeat against Guam, Indian football team has hit a new nadir,...

Abneet Bharti, the 16 year old Indian footballing sensation, who has been part of the youth set-up at Real Valladolid in Spain, continues his commendable progress as he is now enjoying training stints in 4 German clubs, including one...

Armando Colaco is the most successful manager of I league history. He not only guided Dempo sports club to five I league titles but developed a strong Goan youth brigade as well. Armando Colaco’s journey as East Bengal coach...

Promising young Indian footballers will compete for the chance to train at the Crystal Palace Academy in a ground-breaking initiative by the Premier League Club. A Crystal Palace delegation, led by club ambassador Mark Bright, will be at Barclays Premier League...

All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) presented a once in a lifetime opportunity to their U-16 Kalyani Regional Academy boys as they set their foot on the breeding soil of the Oranje brigade. The 2013 U-16 SAFF cup champions will...

Milan Basumatary and Bidyananda Singh, products of AIFF's elite academy are currently appearing for trials at Netherland's PSV Eindhoven. All India Football Federation’s first regional academy in Navi Mumbai was launched only two years ago and it seems that they...

The India U23 football team that is preparing for the upcoming Aisan Games 2014 in Guangzhou has left for a 19-day long exposure trip to Czech Republic in Europe, following the completion of the camp in Bangalore. India coach Wim...