The elite English league has partnered with Reliance Foundation to offer exchange of ideas and expertise and, through the Next Generation Cup, provides a platform for young footballers to go head-to-head with their international counterparts.

Day three of the Reliance Foundation presents Premier League Next Generation Cup will take place at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday as all eight teams pitted in two groups will compete against each other across four matches in what promises to be an exciting day of competitive football.

Day two of the Reliance Foundation presents Premier League Next Generation Cup will have all eight teams lock horns in their group games at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) tomorrow. The eight teams including four from India, three from England and the one South African will look to strengthen their chances of finishing at the top of their group. The first-placed side from both the groups will face each other in the finals of the tournament on May 26, Friday. Here is how the schedule and matches stack up for Saturday.

South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) team Stellenbosch FC kicked off their title defence of the Reliance Foundation presents Premier League Next Generation Cup in style as they defeated Bengaluru FC 1-0 at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) in Navi Mumbai today.

English club coaches that are set to participate in the upcoming Reliance Foundation presents Premier League Next Generation Cup collectively encouraged Indian players to embrace the challenges they will face in the tournament starting May 17, 2023. The visiting squads of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, West Ham United FC and Everton went through their first training sessions since landing in India today.

ATK Mohun Bagan and West Ham United will lock horns to kick off the Reliance Foundation presents Premier League Next Generation Cup at 4 pm at the Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) in Navi Mumbai on May 17, 2023. In the other encounter kicking off at the same time, Bengaluru FC will take on defending Champion Stellenbosch FC.

Sudeva Delhi FC, ATK Mohun Bagan, Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) and Bengaluru FC have made it to final four after qualifying from their respective groups in the National Group Stage that was held in the previous fortnight.

Hero Indian Super League (ISL) side East Bengal FC have appointed former Bengaluru FC and Hero ISL title-winning head coach Carles Cuadrat on a two-year contract, the club announced on Tuesday.

A double strike by Nandha Kumar and a goal from Diego Mauricio were enough for Odisha to register a smooth win despite being down by an early goal scored by NorthEast’s prolific goal-getter and Colombian striker Wilmar Jordan.

Jamshedpur FC went down fighting against Bengaluru FC as they were beaten 2-0 at the EMS Corporation Stadium in the Hero Super Cup. An intense game between the two saw Bengaluru FC qualifying for the finals after beating the Men of Steel.

Delhi-born Rohit, who signed for the club ahead of the 2021-22 campaign and celebrated his 26th birthday on the day of the announcement, has committed his future to the club until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

Given the success of RFDL last year, the tournament is set to be India’s largest and most inclusive U-21 youth tournament comprising of teams across nine regions in India from Hero Indian Super League (ISL), I-League division I & II and independent academies nominated by the state football associations.