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Floyd Pinto: India U-19s to build on momentum in AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers!

A stern test awaits head coach Floyd Pinto’s side as they get set to kick off their qualification campaign for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championships – aiming to become the first Indian side to feature in the competition’s main draw since 2006. Drawn in Group F of the qualifiers, they …

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India coaches learn from meeting with Igor Stimac!

The National Team coaches across all age categories met in Kolkata on Wednesday, a day after the India Senior Men’s Team’s World Cup Qualifier against Bangladesh on October 16, bringing about an exchange of ideas in the City of Joy. The meeting was attended by Igor Stimac (Head Coach, Senior …

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India Junior coach Floyd Pinto goes gaga over world class Odisha facilities!

It was fast. It was competitive. It was frantic in the final of the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Kathmandu, Nepal last week as old foes India and Bangladesh faced-off in the summit clash. Eventually it was a last-gasp “breathtaking” long-ranger by Ravi Rana that won it for Floyd Pinto …

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India U-19s Floyd Pinto: We will look to continue the winning momentum!

The India U-19 National Team hit the right chord at the right moment having won three games against Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Tahiti to finish first in the Oceania Development Tournament. The team is next slated to play in the SAFF U-18 Championship next month in Nepal. The team conceded …

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India U-19s Floyd Pinto: Oceania Youth Tournament will help solidify our gameplan!

Gearing up for the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers later this year where the Indian U-19 National Team has been drawn into Group F alongside hosts Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, the Indian Colts have been sweating it hard in training. Coupled with exposure trips recently to Turkey where the Colts …

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India U-19’s Floyd Pinto: Win against Oman U-19 an example of our abilities!

After clinching a solitary goal win against Oman U-19s in the exposure tour to Turkey on Monday, July 22 courtesy of Rohit Danu’s 83rd minute strike, Head Coach Floyd Pinto lauded the performance of the Indian U-19 National Team and dubbed it as an example of the abilities of the …

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India U-19s Floyd Pinto: We’re encouraged by gradual improvement in performance!

Even though India couldn’t perform to their true potential in the recently-concluded Granatkin Memorial Tournament in Russia, coach Floyd Pinto feels the team will be “very encouraged by the gradual improvement in performance” ahead of the upcoming AFC U19 Championship qualifiers which is scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia …

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Indian Arrows’ Floyd Pinto: The Boys believe they are not there to just make up numbers!

The Indian Arrows have been the flavour of the season with some credible performances in the I-League. The YDP project of AIFF which comprises of the nucleus of boys from the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India, and even some 16-year olds had 11 call ups to the U-23 …

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Indian Arrows’ Floyd Pinto: Its a matter of time before results keep coming our way!

The road in the I-League for AIFF’s development side the Indian Arrows has been tough. With one win and one draw from seven matches, the young colts, despite showcasing their attacking skills, have fallen prey to complacency thus suffering losses. Not willing to read much into the results, Floyd Pinto, …

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Indian Arrows head coach Floyd Pinto delighted at getting first I-League win!

Indian Arrows head coach Floyd Pinto expressed his delight at the fact that his boys earned their first win of the 12th I-League campaign in their first home game against Shillong Lajong FC at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday. The Indian Arrows, who had lost out their first …

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