Ranjita Devi Tekcham of Manipur began refereeing matches in 2007 while playing matches for local clubs.
In a special touch for football referees across the country, and indeed for all those who see the race as a male domain, 4 women have been included in FIFA’s elite list of foreign referees. Ranjita Devi Tekcham, Kanika Barman, Riiohlang Dhar and Uvena Fernandes are among the 18 Indian referees named on the list. Among the quartet, Fernandes is the highest experienced as she was also appointed assistant referee at the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in France in 2018. That same year, Dhar was one of 3 FIFA women’s referees in India to take the “elite” referee course through the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). She has been appointed assistant referee on the FIFA list.
Meghalaya’s chief minister, Conrad Sangma, turned to Twitter to congratulate Dhar on the achievement, saying: “Huge congratulations to WC Riiohlang Dhar, 1st MLP, for qualifying as the global arbiter of FIFA. She is one of four #ladies selected in Inde. Je wishes him luck and success».
The women qualified after passing several FIFA-led tests in Chennai on October 10. After being named to the list, it will be attractive to see the quartet’s opportunities increase in Indian football. India Super League Adjustment (ISL) The only woman to have had the most sensible men’s soccer setting in the country is Maria Rebello in 2014, an I-League adjustment between Pune FC and Shillong Lajong.
Paul Pogba has denied rumors that he retired from football and left the French national team. In an Instagram post, The Manchester United Player said he would take legal action for reports that he had resigned in protest at French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam.
“I am dismayed, angry, surprised and frustrated that some media” is “using me to make fake headlines on the delicate subject of French news and adding the French team and my faith to the pot,” he wrote. “Absolutely unfounded,” the news about me is circulating at 100 percent, pointing out things I’ve never said or never thought about. “
He added: “I’m taking legal action against publishers and broadcasters of that news 100 percent fake. “
The report appeared online days after Macron paid tribute to a French history instructor killed through a Chechen extremist. The instructor was killed on October 16 by the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in an elegance of 13-year-old students, explaining freedom of expression.
Shortly after Macron about the killed teachers, rumors about Pogba emerged online and were published through the tabloid press and some news websites.
A spokesman for The Sun, who had the news, apologized.
“We reported a story that Paul Pogba made the decision to leave the French national football team after it was published on a sports website,” the spokesman said. “This story was also published on The Mirror, Mail Online and other websites. Paul Pogba denied the claim and updated our story accordingly. We apologize for any disruption caused. “
Pogba disappointed to be dragged into controversy.
“I oppose all the bureaucracy of terror and violence. Unfortunately, some hounds act responsiblely when writing the news, abuse their press freedom, fail to determine whether what they write/reproduce is true, they create a gossip chain without worrying (if) it affects people’s lives and my life, ” he wrote on Instagram.
Not that we see brothers scoring in the same match in high-level football, that’s also for rival teams. Serie A witnessed this sibling rivalry in the Benevento vs Napoli match on Sunday.
Lorenzo Insigne of Naples scored to nullify the coup of his younger brother Roberto, Lorenzo’s punch helped Napoli fight to defeat his local rivals and climb to the position of the moment in Italy’s top-tier standings, an AC Milan point.
Roberto, 26, a former Napoli playmaker who left last year, gave Benevento the lead in the 30th minute, while 29-year-old Napoli Lorenzo’s captain topped a long-range shot at the bar at the time, while Andrea Petagna sealed all the problems for the team.
There was a little post-match dig between the brother, all joking of course. “After the game, I told him my left was bigger than his, ” joked Lorenzo. We also embrace because today is an exciting day for our family. satisfied with the purpose and congratulate my brother too. “
Roberto said, “I’m very happy, but I regret my first purpose in Serie A as opposed to my brother. Playing against my brother and Naples, my city team, is a wonderful feeling, but we’re all a little sad about the result. “
Two AC Milan players Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jens Petter Hauge, who played Celtic on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19. Goalkeeper Donnarumma played the full 90 minutes at Celtic Park, while replacement side Hauge claimed a 3–1 win in the Europa League. with an overdue goal.
The Italian club said three other members also walked away after positive tests. The advances came here ahead of the home game of Serie A leaders against Rome on Sunday.
“Although they are all asymptomatic, they entered the isolation in the house and the competent local fitness government was informed,” the club said.
Milan and Rome played an incredibly entertaining 3-3 draw in San Siro. For Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued to defy expectations, scoring a double in the match, while Milan lost league problems for the first time this season.
It appears that the Premier League will continue its debatable pay-per-view (PPV) agreements for matches before the international break in November, which will further anger fans. Fans react. Now the club’s owners have also intervened with Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, it’s not an easy review.
It is understood that clubs will get an update on broadcast issues at an assembly later in the day and existing arrangements are likely to be kept in place for weekend games from November 6-8. A resolution on how to continue in the Long Term will not leave the assembly.
Fan groups, who added the Football Fans Association, suggested to the league and broadcasters to reconsider the award when it was announced this month. Many followers have also chosen to donate cash to food banks and other charities instead of paying the fees.
In defending the deal, Premier League executive leader Richard Masters said the award is “defensible. “BT Sport said it only covers the prices of throwing those matches.
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