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India lost 0-1 to Bahrain in their last Group A match at the Sharjah Stadium to crash out of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Monday. Jamal Rashed (90+1′) converted a penalty in second-half added time as Bahrain managed to break India’s dogged defense after 90 minutes of grim battle. …

Indian national football team coach Stephen Constantine speaks after a late penalty from Jamal Rashid gave Bahrain a 1-0 win over India in Group A at the AFC Asian Cup on Monday. It not only ended India’s campaign prematurely but also saw the end of Stephen Constantine’s second stint with …

India’s hopes of securing their maiden knockout berth at the AFC Asian Cup will have to wait after going down 0-2 to UAE at Abu Dhabi on Thursday, January 10. Speaking after the game, India captain Sunil Chhetri said that his side didn’t deserve to lose.

Former French & Arsenal footballer Robert Pires was in India recently. Pires spoke to The Quint about ongoing spat between Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho & midfielder Paul Pogba, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from LaLiga. Pires also had words of encouragement for Indian football.

The Indian Football teams will not be participating in the 2018 Asian Games because the Indian Olympic Association believes the team doesn’t have any medal hope. But is it right to not even let the team compete?

India captain Sunil Chhetri speaks about his thoughts leading up to the Twitter video that got thousands of retweets and lakhs of likes, but more importantly infused new life into Indian football’s fandom.

Watch Sunil Chhetri’s father Kharga Chhetri speak to The Quint about the turning point in the Indian football captain’s career, starting off with playing for Delhi’s City Club in the Durand Cup and then joining Mohun Bagan.

All eyes will be on Sunil Chhetri as he makes his 100th international appearance for India against Kenya in the Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai on Monday, June 4. At the pre-match press conference on Sunday, Sunil Chhetri at length answered the questions of the media.

With less than two weeks left for the FIFA World Cup to begin and broadcasters urging fans of the ‘beautiful game’ to profess their love for their “doosri country” via hashtags, India’s all-time highest goalscorer and captain Sunil Chhetri demanded some love and affection for their ‘first country’. Indian cricket …

India U-17 defender Sanjeev Stalin told the Quint that he tries to copy Cristiano Ronaldo’s hairstyle sometimes, when asked whether he thinks he looks similar to the football star. Stalin was part of the Indian team, which played the historic FIFA U-17 World Cup in October. The defender was the …