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Team India

During off-season, midfielder Len Doungel delighted to assist in family’s paddy field!

Far away from the big cities and the fancy hotels that top footballers in India are now used to, Blue Tigers winger Len Doungel has been toiling away in a field that is much different to the one that he is used to. In his native M. Bunglung village, the …

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420 Grams LIVE: Protesting East Bengal fans lathi charged in Kolkata – Context & Reactions!

The 420 Grams crew is joined by historian Gautam Roy, senior journalist Jaydeep Basu and Suparno of ‘East Bengal The Real Power’ fan club, to discuss the issues plaguing the Kolkata legacy club. Things seem have reached a melting point with fans protesting against investors Shree Cement at the Kolkata …

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Sandesh Jhingan: AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year award best birthday gift I could imagine!

A delighted Sandesh Jhingan announced that the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21 award was one of the ‘best gifts’ he could have received on his birthday, as he turns 28 today and was revealed as the winner of the honour. The Blue Tigers center-back, who also received the …

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Sandesh Jhingan named AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year, Suresh Singh wins Emerging Player award!

Blue Tigers defender Sandesh Jhingan is the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21, with midfielder Suresh Singh Wangjam being named the winner of the AIFF Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2020-21 Award. Both the players were voted by the club coaches. It is the first time that the …

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AIFF Technical Committee extends India head coach Igor Stimac contract!

The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee under the chairmanship of Shyam Thapa met via a video conference today, July 19. Leave of absence was granted to Pradip Kumar Datta and Sundar Raman while all other members attended the meeting. Savio Medeira, AIFF interim Technical Director, and AIFF General Secretary …

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420 Grams Exclusive: Indian Football coach Igor Stimac contract to be extended!

Breaking News is that Igor Stimac would be handed a one-year extension as Indian football team coach, sources revealed to 420 Grams’ panellist Jaydeep Basu. The All India Football Federation technical committee would endorse the decision on Monday, July 19.

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Young Blue Tigers recall humbling experience of meeting Copa America winning coach Lionel Scaloni in 2018!

As Argentina went on to win the Copa America beating arch rivals Brazil by a solitary goal in the final on Saturday, July 10, half-way across the world on the other side of the globe, a bunch of young boys in India sat in awe and in surprise that the …

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AFC decides to make qualifier dates for 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India flexible!

In preparation for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India, the AFC Executive Committee also decided to provide greater flexibility in finalising the dates for the Qualifiers, which is currently scheduled for September 13 to 25, 2021, taking into consideration the challenges that may arise from the availability of …

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AIFF condoles the demise of former India midfielder M. Prasannan!

The All India Football Federation condoles the demise of former Indian National team midfielder M. Prasannan, who passed away earlier in Mumbai. Mr. Prasannan made his debut against the erstwhile Republic of (South) Vietnam on August 9, 1973 in the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He went on to …

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