Followed by Nepal, Afghanistan are the side India have faced the most number of times in the last 15 years. That includes three consecutive SAFF Championship finals, two World Cup Qualifiers and one Asian Cup Qualifier. If there were any doubts that this regional rivalry had run its course after …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #177 Who could replace Sunil Chhetri for India?
Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri looking at the question, Who could replace Sunil Chhetri for India? Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
Read More »Greener the vegetables, greener the pastures: Imran Khan’s voyage to Team India!
With a football at his feet is how Imran Khan journeyed from nothing to everything. From zero to here – it was all about hard work and love for the game, believes the latest winger to earn the Indian senior national team call-up. From selling vegetables with his mother to …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: India’s Blue Tigers aim for an upswing in Saudi mountain city!
Nicknamed the Bride of the Mountain, the landscape of the city of Abha isn’t what people would generally associate Saudi Arabia with. Mesmerising views, fresh air, some occasional fog, but most significantly, the mild climate. The temperature was a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius on the first day of training for …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #176 Analysis of India squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers!
Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri analysing the India squad which later this month will play Afghanistan twice in the joint FIFA World Cup 26/AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri. Go to read: Stimac names final India squad for FIFA …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Stimac on I-League player opportunities in Team India!
The doors of the Indian national team aren’t open to only players in the Indian Super League. The eyes of the coaching staff are on the entire Indian footballing pyramid. Stimac spent his last week in India, watching various ISL, I-League and local matches. Sharing his observations, he said, “I …
Read More »India’s Blue Tigers aim for an upswing in Saudi mountain city!
Nicknamed the Bride of the Mountain, the landscape of the city of Abha isn’t what people would generally associate Saudi Arabia with. Mesmerising views, fresh air, some occasional fog, but most significantly, the mild climate. The temperature was a pleasant 20 degrees Celsius on the first day of training for …
Read More »Stimac names final India squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan!
A 25-member Indian Senior Men’s Team left for Abha, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, March 15, 2024, to play the away tie against Afghanistan in the Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification. The Blue Tigers will play the away match against …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: With a clear mindset, India’s Blue Tigers eye maximum points against Afghanistan!
There are just a few days left for the March 2024 FIFA window, a crucial few days for the Blue Tigers, who will play two back-to-back FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Joint Qualifiers Round 2 matches against Afghanistan. India head coach Igor Stimac sounded optimistic about …
Read More »With a clear mindset, India’s Blue Tigers eye maximum points against Afghanistan!
There are just a few days left for the March 2024 FIFA window, a crucial few days for the Blue Tigers, who will play two back-to-back FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Joint Qualifiers Round 2 matches against Afghanistan. India head coach Igor Stimac sounded optimistic about …
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