Friday , April 26 2024

Team India

India’s Amarjit Singh: Ours can be labelled as a World Cup Family!

Amarjit Singh, who captained the country in the only FIFA World Cup that India have participated till now feels their family can be labelled as “World Cup family” should his cousin Kritina Devi represent India in the forthcoming 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. “She is one of the few …

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Anju Tamang: From football shoes to wielding the sickle!

While the rest of the country braces up for the new normal of the festive season during a pandemic, the people in the small village of Rangalibazna in the foothills of the Himalayan Range in West Bengal are rejoicing a successful harvesting season. Among those rejoicing the bountiful harvest of …

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India Women’s captain Ashalata Devi lays emphasis on building a fighting spirit for juniors!

The Indian Women’s National Team has been raising quite a few eyebrows of late, having earned some impressive results over the last couple of years. Captain and centre-back Ashalata Devi has been leading the side from the back with her own brand of competitive spirit. During a candid chat with …

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Adil Khan: Indian Football is moving forward on the right path!

Blue Tigers defender Adil Khan feels Indian Football is moving forward and growing on “the right path” that corroborates its new motto – “Indian Football. Forward Together”. “Indian Football is growing in a good way and through the correct path. I just wish (Indian football) keeps growing the way it …

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Vikram Partap Singh: Current India U-16 batch can qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup!

Former India U-16 National Team captain Vikram Partap Singh believes that the current batch under head coach Bibiano Fernandes is better than his own batch that was 90 minutes away from direct qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup two years ago. In a live chat with AIFF TV, Vikram …

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The Week – I.M. Vijayan Unplugged – Ep3: His silver screen journey!

He’s known as the ‘Black Pearl’ in Kerala. In Bengal, he was ‘Kalo Harin’ (black buck). From the 1980s to the early 2000s, Vijayan was the star of Indian football. Speaking to Malayala Manorama Chief of Bureau – Kochi, Antony John, Vijayan talks about his rise, his idols, contemporaries and …

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India’s Sahal Abdul Samad: National Team is a family with a special bond!

Blue Tigers playmaker Abdul Sahal feels there is ‘special chemistry’ within the National Team unit and it is nothing less than “a family with a special bond”. “Representing the country is the proudest moment for me. I can’t put it in words how we feel wearing the National jersey and …

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The Week – I.M. Vijayan Unplugged – Ep2: Life as India’s super striker!

He’s known as the ‘Black Pearl’ in Kerala. In Bengal, he was ‘Kalo Harin’ (black buck). From the 1980s to the early 2000s, Vijayan was the star of Indian football. Speaking to Malayala Manorama Chief of Bureau – Kochi, Antony John, Vijayan talks about his rise, his idols, contemporaries and …

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The Week – I.M. Vijayan Unplugged – Ep1: How Kerala Police discovered the Black Pearl!

He’s known as the ‘Black Pearl’ in Kerala. In Bengal, he was ‘Kalo Harin’ (black buck). From the 1980s to the early 2000s, Vijayan was the star of Indian football. Speaking to Malayala Manorama Chief of Bureau (Kochi) Antony John, Vijayan talks about his rise, his idols, contemporaries and successors, …

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