Ahmed Hussain, who was part of the Indian football team that reached the semi-finals of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, passed away in Bangalore, on Friday. The legendary footballer was part of India's team that won the Gold medal at the 1951 Asian Games and also featured in 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has confessed that he would love to play in this summer’s Olympic Games but can’t control whether or not the Blues let him leave pre-season to do so. The young forward is considered to be the best American footballer in the current set-up and has already earned 34 caps.

The Indian women’s football coach Maymol Rocky is of the belief that arriving eight days ahead of the start of the tournament will be of great help for India to get used to with the conditions in Myanmar. India is in Group B in the second round of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers starting from April 3.