Former India captain Baichung Bhutia, who was part of the Indian football team, which last played the 2011 AFC Asian Cup has high hopes from the Sunil Chhetri led squad. India kick-off their campaign in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup against Thailand on January 6 with matches against hosts UAE …
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India gear up to play Oman friendly behind closed doors!
A day prior to playing Oman in a friendly match scheduled at the Baniyas Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, December 27, head coach Stephen Constantine stressed “India haven’t come here expecting to play easy games.” The match is part of Blue Tigers’ preparation for the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Bhowanipore FC beat United Bengal Football Academy!
As XtraTime reports, in the Bimal Ghosh Memorial Running Trophy, Bhowanipore FC scored a 4-3 penalty shootout win over United Bengal Football Academy to reach the final.
Read More »Kick It Out honoured by The FA with historic footage!
The FA honoured Kick It Out’s 25th anniversary by broadcasting the first 25 seconds of last month’s international friendly between England and Switzerland in black and white. Viewers tuning into the live coverage on Sky Sports saw the teams enter the pitch in black and white, before the footage switched …
Read More »VIDEO – DW: A trip to the UAE, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
When we think of football and the Emirates, the first thing that comes to mind is the unlimited bank behind European footballing giants. But, on the verge of the biggest AFC Asian Cup in history what DW wanna know is: Is football just another luxurious past time? Or is there …
Read More »I-League clubs start #SaveILeagueSaveIndianFootball campaign!
A massive stir has been created on social media and amongst I-League clubs after Star Sports announced that 30 of the remaining 2018/19 season I-League matches would not be broadcast. This means that in this season, the 2018/19 I-League, a total of 80 out of 110 matches are to be …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Mohun Bagan’s Sony Norde to be out longer!
As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants Mohun Bagan had bad news on Christmas day as playmaker Sony Norde will have to sit out longer. The team meanwhile trained on the day with their away match on Friday, December 28 against NEROCA in Imphal.
Read More »VIDEO: India the first team to arrive in UAE for 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
With the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to kick-off on January 5, 2019, India became the first national team to arrive in the host country, the United Arab Emirates last Thursday, December 20. Watch India arrive in Abu Dhabi!
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: East Bengal train on Christmas day!
As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal had a full training session on Christmas day ahead of their I-League home match against Real Kashmir FC on Friday, December 28.
Read More »Hosts UAE name their 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad!
Host nation United Arab Emirates head coach Alberto Zaccheroni has announced his 23 player squad ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The UAE have been drawn to face Bahrain (January 5), India (January 10) and Thailand (January 14) in Group A of the tournament. Zaccheroni will be missing talismanic …
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