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Druk United Football Club were crowned the champions of Coca Cola Bhutan National League, 2014

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Welcome to FC Goa - Dempo & FC Goa's Beto Silva welcomes his Brazilian Nation Soccer Legend Zico (Right) as the Manager. ‪#‎HeroISL‬

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Having got into football not by choice, but by thrust, Indian lad Abneet Bharti is now heading to Spain for his sojourn with Spanish outfit Real Valladolid as one of the scouted talents for their international youth project.

Born to Indian parents in Nepal and brought up in Nigeria and Italy, before moving to Delhi at the age of 12 in 2010, Abneet has made giant strides as he succeeded in earning a youth contact in Singapore at just the age of 13 with top tier outfit Geylang United’s U14 team following a two-week trial. Geylang United was also a part of the prestigious IFA Shield 2014.

Abneet owns an Indian passport, but was forced to move to Singapore with his family where he was spotted by the scouts of the club while playing for an academy.Abneet impressed one and all and such was his progress that the team offered Abneet a contract for the U-16 team even before he turned 15, which he gleefully accepted, but soon after, sealed a move to an even bigger club and one of the premier clubs in Singapore in Balestier Khalsa FC as a member of their U-16 team.

AFC President to chair FIFA meeting for 2022 World Cup dates

Asian Football Confederation President and FIFA Executive Committee member Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will today chair the first task force team meeting to determine the dates of the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich.

The meeting is scheduled to begin with a speech by FIFA President Joseph Blatter, who will be addressing representatives of the football confederations, associations, clubs, leagues and FIFA business partners.

During the meeting, a number of debates regarding the proposed dates for the 2022 World Cup will be discussed, in addition to reviewing the notes to be presented by representatives of relevant authorities in order to reach an agreement in regards to the most suitable dates to host this major international football event.

The FIFA Executive Committee decided in its meeting held last October to form a task force, headed by AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, to oversee the consultation process for determination of the 2022 World Cup dates.

The AFC has already stressed the importance of conducting a comprehensive study to determine the competition’s timetable, taking into account the global football programme, and is giving this matter the highest priority.