The body of Colombian U20 and U17 player Leidy Asprilla was recovered on Wednesday on a highway in the southwest of Colombia, police have confirmed. 

Asprilla, 22, had been missing since Sunday. Police said they found the body in heavy forest at dawn on a highway that runs from El Cerrito to Rozo, in Valle del Cauca, near Cali. 

"We are deeply saddened by the death of our player," the Colombian League said in a news release. "The 36 clubs that make up DiMayor [the league] and our...

After nine days and an impressive ratio of 3.5 goals per match, the group stages of the U17 World Cup are over and it's time to get serious with some knockout football. From here, matches tied at full time will go straight to penalties.

The tournament hasn't been set ablaze so far and perhaps this is the time for real heroes. This is how the matchups look like. 

October 18

Match 7: Ghana vs. Niger - 5pm, Mumbai

Ghana showed India how ruthless they can be. Fast and direct in attack, compact...

Indian football fans are not likely to forget October 9, 2017.

India lost 2-1 to Colombia, scoring their first goal at a FIFA tournament through Jeakson Singh, but more importantly, they put in an improved performance since their 3-0 defeat to USA in their first group game.

Full-backs put in a clean performance

While goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh was a commanding presence for the second game in a row, it was the return of right-back Boris Singh - who was suspended in their last game -- that made the Indian...