30. June
indianfootball.com congratulates BRAZIL on winning their fifth World Cup in a thrilling final against a strong GERMANY!
Our player of the Tournament: Oliver Kahn (Germany).

29. June
Nadkarni Cup - Mumbai - Quarterfinal: Mahindra United 5-1 Mumbai Customs

27. June
The Calcutta Super Division start has been deferred by a week, now slated for second week of July.
The Maidan big three start with matches on July 12: Mohammedan Sporting - Food Corporation of India, July 20: Mohun Bagan AC - Bhratri Sangha, July 21: East Bengal Club - Eastern Railway SC.

23. June
The AIFF has selected 37 women probables for the coaching camp to prepare the women team to participate in the forthcoming Asian Games in September/October. The first coaching camp will be held at Imphal from July 7. Gautam Sarkar will be the chief coach while Ratan Kumar Singh and Mary Victoria will be the assistant coaches.
The probables: Ramibala Chanu, K H Machon Devi, Sachiram Devi, O Bem Bem, Sh Ram Chanu, Sanu Devi, Geetarani Devi, Th Tababi Devi, Ibeiyana, Rebecca (all Manipur), Ranjita Khan, Jayanti Barua, Enaki Biswas, Sujata Kar, Sayanty Nandy, Rehana (all Bengal), Rita D'Costa, Uvena Fernandes, Maymol Rocky, Blanca Barreto, Macklean Mendonca (all Goa), Prathama Priya Darsim, Kalpana Sahoo, Shradhanjali, Sunita Soreng (all Orissa), Mourani Gui, Monika Varma, Anindita Das (all Madhya Pradesh), Madhu Kumari, Rina Kr Gupta (both Bihar), Varsha, Snehalata (both Haryana), Subita Povatta, CV Seena (both Kerala), C Brinda, J Shalini (both Tamil Nadu), Nayandevi Jamatia (Tripura).

22. June
Former India international Ashim Mallick who played for Calcutta Maidan clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in 1960s and early 70s died here today, according to family sources. He was 59 and is survived by his wife and daughter.

21. June
Baichung Bhutia and Jo Paul Ancheri are among the 33 probables shortlisted by the AIFF for the coaching camp in preparation for the Asian Games to be held in Busan (South Korea) in September/October. The probables include four goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and nine forwards. The camp will commence from July 6 in Jamshedpur under the supervision of new chief coach Stephen Constantine. Sukhwinder Singh and Santo Mitra are the technical and project director.
The probables: GK: Sangram Mukherjee, Rajat Ghosh Dastidar (Bengal), Virender Singh (Punjab), Gumpe Rime (Karnataka). DF: Mahesh Gawli, Samir Naik (Goa), Deepak Mondal, M Suresh, Satish Bharti, Arun Malhotra (Bengal), Tapan Ghosh, Surkumar Singh, Tomba Singh, Debjit Ghosh (Maharashtra). Midfielders: Noel Wilson, Roque Barreto (Goa), Renedy Singh, Dipankar Roy, James Singh, Chandan Das, Sasthi Duley, Shanmugam Venkatesh (Bengal), Khalid Jamil, Manitombi Singh (Maharashtra), K Ajayan (Kerala). Forwards: Alex Ambrose, Jules Alberto (Goa), Asif Saheer (Kerala), Bijen Singh, Jo Paul Ancheri (Bengal), Abhishek Yadav (Maharashtra), Parveen Kumar (Punjab), Baichung Bhutia.

18. June
Mohun Bagan AC announced today that Brazilian ace Jose Ramirez Barreto would continue with the Calcutta club for another season. Barreto would arrive next week to renew his contract and end the speculation were he would continue his career.

16. June
Newly appointed India coach Stephen Constantine was presented by the AIFF at a press conference in Calcutta today.
Constantine's first asignment would be the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea in September/October 2002, for which he will have nearly three month's to prepare the team. The Asian Games preparations start on July 6 at Jamshedpur, where the Tata Football Academy would host the first camp with the 34 probables. In early-August the team would participate in an eight-nation tournament in Vietnam, while on the way back test matches against good Asian sides are in the planning stage. After a weeks break, the team would meet again for the second camp.
Among the 34 probables would be five over-23 players - Baichung Bhutia, Jo Paul Ancheri, Jules Alberto, Khalid Jamil and Virender Singh - from whom three can be chosen for the Asian Games. The other 29 players, all under-23 have been chosen but the names were not released, as their ages was being varified.
Constantine would be assisted in the Asian Games project, by Sukhwinder Singh as technical director, Aloke Mukherjee as assistant coach, Santo Mitra as project director and the general secretary Alberto Colaco himself.
AIFF secretary also announced that the AIFF was trying to organise an exposure tour to Germany in August for the under-17 national team, as preparation for the Asian under-17 Cup. The tour is being organised by indianfootball.com but so far the AIFF has not taken a final decision.
The Santosh Trophy players regulation has been changed.It is entirely up to the players to decide which state he would represent. If a player wants to play for his home state, despite being professionally active in another, he will now be allowed to do so.

15. June
Under no fanfare at all, Stephen Constantine was appointed "Indian national football coach" today in Calcutta.
Constantine had an hour long meeting with the AIFF top brass, among them the AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco, technical director Sukhwinder Singh, project director Santo Mitra and IFA secretary Ranjit Gupta. The details of the meeting were not released.

12. June
With 12 players Mohun Bagan under coach Subrata Bhattacharya started their pre-season training at their home Ground.
To prepare for the Asian Champions League Mohun Bagan will play a tournament in Bangladesh from July 1 to 9.

6. June
Calcutta Women's League - final: Mohun Bagan AC 1-1,3-2 East Bengal Club (after penalties) - Goals: 0-1 Swapna Kumari, 1-1 Chauba Devi.
The Mohun Bagan AC's women's football team win their first-ever Calcutta Women's League title after beating archrivals East Bengal in a tie-breaker at the Howrah Stadium.

5. June
An irate mob of football fans ransacked the office of the Kerala State Electricity Board at Kalikavu in Malappuram district in protest against the frequent power failures during the World Cup telecast. According to the information received, the incident took place when a protest march organised by the local people turned violent. The soccer-crazy people stormed the KSEB office and manhandled two officials. Malappuram, known as the 'soccer capital' of Kerala, is in the grip of a soccer fever. The KSEB had made elaborate arrangements for uninterrupted power supply during the live telecast period to prevent any violent reaction from the public. Reports said many cinema theatres have started screening football matches by suspending the matinee show for the entire World Cup season. A number of towns in the districts witnessed traffic blocks during the past few days as fans thronged roadsides to witness the soccer action live on TV. After every match, they took victory marches in each locality.

3. June
Calcutta Women's League - semifinal: East Bengal Club 8-0 Nabajanma Sangha

1. June
Calcutta Women's League - semifinal: Mohun Bagan AC 3-0 Income-Tax - Goals: 1-0 Shanta Dhara, 2-0 Chaoba Devi, 3-0 S Roy.