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Barcelona Football Academy

FC Barcelona has announced the opening date of FCB Escola Football academy in Chennai in Delhi in two places.

Academy will start its operation in April 2013!!!!!!!!!!!

One in Gurgoan Heritage School  and second one in Shivaji college. 
It will give admission for the players from the age of 6-16 years.

Planning to admit 300 players. Once the player is selected he will be graduated to the next year based on the performance. Will also provide scholarship for 15 talented players of weaker economic section.


Great News for Indian Football !!!!!!!!!!!!! This will give advertisement and popularity of the game in India and attract many more  Industrialist to concentrate and invest in India on football.

Lionel Messi Record Break - Most goals in a Year

Derby Results And Miseries

East Bengal 1 - 0 Mohan Bagan (match abandoned)

The derby was on and with more than one lakh spectators gathered to watch the most hyped football game in India, Harmanjot Khabra headed a free kick form Mehtab Hossain into the post to give East Bengal a 1-0 lead.

Then the whole ground went mad as Odafa Onyeka Okolie picked up a needless red card from the match referee. Khabra won a free kick on a foul by Nirmal Chettri and then Odafa rose from nowhere, man-handling the referee. Odafa was given his marching orders but he refused to move, provoking another argument with the match officials.

More drama unfolded after the first half as Mohun Bagan decided against sending their team to the ground. Only the East Bengal players and the match referees were present on the field.

Misery: Tension was in the air and when the game neared the end of the first half, something from the stands, probably a stone, hit Syed Nabi on his head, at which point the real drama started. Nabi was bleeding badly and he was stretchered out by an ambulance

Manchester City 2 - 3 Manchester United

Two goals down to a first-half Wayne Rooney double, Manchester City thought they had snatched a point when Pablo Zabaleta followed up Yaya Toure's strike by driving home five minutes from time.

But after Rafael had been fouled on the edge of the area, Van Persie's free-kick flicked off Samir Nasri before cannoning in off the far post.

Misery: As United celebrated, an ugly scene developed as Rio Ferdinand was struck by an object which drew blood from a cut close to his eye.

EPL DERBY AND I LEAGUE DERBY TODAY

MANCHESTER CITY VS MANCHESTER UNITED 09.12.12

EAST BENGAL VS MOHUN BAGAN 09.12.12

Similar to Manchester city and Manchester United Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan revive their famous rivalry on Sunday in a crucial I-League clash with both teams looking for three points to gain the bragging rights and improve their position in the table.

Sunday’s meeting will be the 302nd meeting between the sides who first clashed more than eight decades ago. Although East Bengal are ahead in the head-to-head, the balance of power has shifted from one rival to another over the years.

Sportskeeda lists five memorable meetings in the I-League that would show how the fortunes of the sides have changed from one end to another in the last five years.

Previous 5 Memorable Clashes

East Bengal 0-2 Mohun Bagan (January 21 2008)
East Bengal 3-0 Mohun Bagan (February 22 2009)
East Bengal 3-5 Mohun Bagan (October 25 2009)
East Bengal 2-1 Mohun Bagan (April 9 2011)
Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal (November 20 2011)

COMPARISON WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO WERE RANKED ABOVE US BY FIFA

COMPARISON WITH AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO WERE RANKED ABOVE US BY FIFA This chart shows, having around 6000 football clubs and 20 lakh players in India we couldn't achieve anything great. What's the reason. Compare with other countries. Then the reason is US.
Country	All Players	Registered players	Unregistered Players	Clubs	Ranking
Côte d'Ivoire	801,700	23,200	778,500	220	15
Algeria	1,790,200	203,900	1,586,300	2,090	19
Mali	1,391,625	14,175	1,377,450	140	28
Ghana	987,500	27,500	960,000	280	29
Zambia	1,024,817	29,211	995,606	918	39
Egypt	3,138,110	52,110	3,086,000	608	40
Tunisia	525,264	51,829	473,435	274	46
Central African Republic	192,404	8,404	184,000	140	52
Gabon	69,800	8,300	61,500	60	52
Nigeria	6,653,710	58,710	6,595,000	52	57
Libya	263,800	8,800	255,000	110	59
Sierra Leone	259,630	6,480	253,150	24	61
Cameroon	785,515	22,045	763,470	223	62
Cape Verde Islands	35,100	11,500	23,600	82	63
Guinea	410,100	18,100	392,000	150	71
Morocco	1,628,016	165,016	1,463,000	599	72
Togo	242,400	9,800	232,600	100	73
Senegal	661,685	176,685	485,000	195	75
Benin	320,600	7,800	312,800	110	77
Angola	664,690	16,440	648,250	103	79
South Africa	4,540,410	1,469,410	3,071,000	900	84
Uganda	1,191,514	46,514	1,145,000	402	86
Burkina Faso	605,100	23,200	581,900	100	89
Equatorial Guinea	25,590	2,290	23,300	22	95
Zimbabwe	651,400	34,600	616,800	350	98
Congo DR	2,515,600	77,600	2,438,000	770	99
Malawi	515,800	20,100	495,700	70	101
Ethiopia	3,474,245	56,245	3,418,000	1,004	102
Sudan	1,567,300	46,300	1,521,000	440	102
Niger	542,711	7,711	535,000	120	107
Mozambique	885,700	35,700	850,000	170	110
Liberia	163,267	9,267	154,000	47	114
Congo	2,515,600	77,600	2,438,000	770	115
Botswana	98,632	14,452	84,180	63	117
Namibia	136,960	40,460	96,500	101	117
Chad	429,750	5,750	424,000	50	120
Rwanda	386,400	10,900	375,500	110	122
Burundi	352,334	11,934	340,400	165	128
Kenya	2,041,102	75,102	1,966,000	711	130
São Tomé e Príncipe	8,400	800	7,600	10	133
Tanzania	226,518	26,318	200,200	204	134
Gambia	68,030	4,530	63,500	51	142
Lesotho	110,000	29,500	80,500	110	158
India	20,587,900	384,900	20,203,000	6,540	169