July 26, 2000 was a Wednesday and on that evening at the Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion, then a English first division side, hosted an exciting encounter between WBA and India. And what a night it was to be in Birmingham! My IndianFootball.Com report from then was: India …
Read More »AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with India assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh!
Former India captain and current assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh joins for a candid chat on AIFF TV, as he talks about his playing days, his learning’s as a coach and a lot more!
Read More »S. Venkatesh: Sandesh Jhingan & Anirudh Thapa are good enough to play abroad!
Venkatesh Shanmugam, Assistant Coach of India Senior National Team, feels it’s “right time” for Sandesh Jhingan look at playing for International clubs. “I strongly feel this is the right time for him to go and play outside (India). It’s a big surprise that he is still playing in India. Whatever …
Read More »Notes from Pakistan: ‘Aap haar-ke hi lautogey,’ Tejinder Kumar recalls India’s 1993 SAFF Cup triumph!
As today, July 23, 2020 marks the 27th anniversary of India winning the first-ever SAFF Championship which was held in Lahore, crafty midfielder Tejinder Kumar feels nostalgic. He took a walk down memory lane to recollect talks and statements which provoked the Blue Tigers, led by late VP Sathyen, to win …
Read More »Remembering Fulham FC vs India; July 22, 2000!
London has always been a city that I liked and loved! And today I remember a historic match which happened exactly 20 years ago on this day. On this very day India played its first historic match back in England after 52 long years. The last time India had been …
Read More »Sunil Chhetri: Keep no regrets in mind while playing the AFC Women’s Asian Cup!
Blue Tigers captain Sunil Chhetri urged the Indian Women’s Team to “leave no stone unturned”, and start preparing for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India from now itself. It was in June 2020 that AFC granted India the right to host the coveted Continental tournament in two years’ …
Read More »July 2000: When Team India came on a historic trip to England!
In these days, 20 years ago the Indian national football team was in England for a historic tour after 52 long years following their game against France at the 1948 Olympics. India was in England from July 18 to 30 with matches against Fulham FC on July 22 at Craven …
Read More »TECHTRO-IFTWC – Dil Se Football #6 ft. Renedy Singh & Arunava Chaudhuri!
In the sixth episode of Dil Se Football is a special episode on Indian Football featuring India legend Renedy Singh and myself Arunava Chaudhuri. An enjoyable episode featuring the two good friends! Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Look forward to be back on @iftwc_ tonight with my #friend …
Read More »Players & Coaches hail Odisha Sports’ invaluable support to Indian Football!
It was in 2018 that All India Football Federation (AIFF) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Government of Odisha which has seen a number of National Teams – U-15, U-17, Indian Arrows and even the Senior Women’s Team being hosted by the state and gain access …
Read More »Kushal Das: Our endeavour is to start the India camps as early as possible!
All India Football Federation is currently in talks with different State Governments over the possibility of hosting National Team camps across various age-groups, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das stated to AIFF TV in a candid chat. “The first important camp is for U-16 boys who are around three months away …
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