Arunava Chaudhuri

XtraTime VIDEO: Mohammedan Sporting Ground not ready for CFL?

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants Mohammedan Sporting Club have contacted their governing body IFA (West Bengal) about the bad state of the Mohammedan Sporting Ground. But the IFA have told Mohammedan Sporting that the government has cleared the ground, so for them it is fine to host matches …

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420 Grams S01E38: Baby Leagues and the Future with Richard Hood!

Richard Hood has worked extensively in developing and implementing programs to take football to children across India. Richard joins the 420 Grams crew to talk about how football is being taught and played by boys and girls of different ages. Among the issues we talk about are the dangers of …

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ATK sign SESA Football Academy captain Anil Chavan!

Former Indian Super League champions ATK have signed the captain of the SESA Football Academy in Anil Chavan, who initially is intended to play for the ATK Reserves. 20 year old Anil Subhash Chavan, who plays as a defender, has spend the last five seasons with the SESA Football Academy …

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India U-15 boys set to head to Thailand for exposure tour!

The India U-15 boys national team under their head coach Bibiano Fernandes will head to Thailand for an exposure tour. 23 players have been selected for the tour in which the India U-15 boys would be in Thailand for two weeks playing a number of friendly matches ahead of the …

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FIFA sends official letter to AIFF & I-League clubs about Indian football future!

The world governing body FIFA has send an official letter to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the I-League following media reports and communication from six of the I-League clubs. FIFA in the letter has sought an update from the AIFF to the degree of implementation of the joint …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Alejandro Menendez to look at Baichung Bhutia’s farewell game!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal head coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia trained his squad for the first-time after coming on Wednesday. The topic of Baichung Bhutia’s farewell game was asked by the media, which Alejandro pushed aside for the moment as the team has to work on …

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FIFA World Rankings: India drop to 103rd position, Belgium stay No. 1!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the July rankings, India dropped two spots as 103rd position behind Palestine, but ahead of Niger; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have …

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