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Second Division League: ‘All-Indian’ LoneStar Kashmir make a strong statement!

LoneStar Kashmir FC have always been the flagbearer of Jammu and Kashmir football since they saw the daylight in 2013. The three-year-old club have always hit the chord at the right time while it comes about the Second Division League. “See, we’ve always been represented the entire state of J&K …

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Goan football greats come together under one roof!

Several of Goa’s best known footballers of the sixties and seventies assembled under one roof for the first time as part of a get-together, organized by the Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) at Casa do Povo, Goa Velha, on Sunday, March 26. Football heroes like Candido Abreu, …

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FIFA commercial affiliates pledge full support for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India!

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India conducted a workshop for the Commercial Affiliates of the tournament. The presentation was run by FIFA and LOC members of the marketing delegation, who had travelled to each of the venues for a detailed …

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AIFF name India Women’s squad for 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers!

NEW DELHI: 23 Players have been selected for the Indian Senior Women’s National Team for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, slated to kick-off from April 03, 2017 in DPR Korea, after a Preparatory Camp took place in Goa from March 01, 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on …

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier: India captain Sunil Chhetri scores 90th minute winner over Myanmar!

Sunil Chhetri, the ‘go-to person’ of Stephen Constantine proved his worth again as his solitary goal in the 90th minute broke a 64-year jinx of beating Myanmar on the Myanmar soil. Udanta’s exquisite pass from inside the box was calmly converted by Sunil ‘Captain’ Chhetri to start the 2019 AFC …

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Myanmar host India in their final round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers!

In pursuit of their Asian dream, India open their campaign in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier tomorrow, March 28 when Stephen Constantine’s men take on Myanmar in Yangon. The match is slated to kick-off at 5pm IST. At the Official Pre-Match Press Conference, Head Coach Stephen Constantine said, “India …

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Siddhartha Upadhyay (STAIRS) appointed on governing body of Sports Authority of India!

Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports (STAIRS) today announced that it’s founder and secretary general Siddhartha Upadhyay has been appointed on the governing body of Sports Authority of India. Sports entrepreneur and philanthropist Siddhartha Upadhyay is leading change in sports at grassroots levels through STAIRS, a not-for-profit organization …

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Team India: Five Man Army banks on ‘Morale & Unity’!

YANGON: Has Indian Football changed in the last four years? How much? Five stays the magic number! The present Indian squad in Yangon has just five players who were here last time when India went down to Myanmar by a solitary goal in the 2013 AFC Challenge Cup (Qualifiers) decider …

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PIFA Director Anjali Shah appointed on AIFF Women’s committee!

Premier India Football Academy (PIFA) director Anjali Shah has been appointed to the AIFF Women’s Committee during the AIFF’s Executive Committee meeting which was held at the AIFF Football House, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23. The appointment is memorable for her and PIFA afterall she has been the Maharashtra …

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