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India National Team icons hail Manipur’s sporting culture!

In a candid conversation on AIFF TV on Sunday, December 27, Indian women’s national team winger Dangmei Grace, who hails from Bishnupur in Manipur, spoke about the sporting culture in her home state and how sports is “in the blood” of all Manipuris. “Our inclination towards sports comes from our …

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ANI VIDEO: Srinagar Football League brings cheers to budding players!

The UT government of Jammu and Kashmir organised its biggest premier league to revive football after COVID-19 in the valley at the Synthetic Turf Ground Tourist Reception Center in Srinagar. The J&K Sports Council in collaboration with J&K Football Association organised the event and it aimed to revive football and …

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Football fans protest at IFA office in Kolkata!

Football fans have gone to the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) office on Monday, December 28 afternoon to voice their displeasure over the uncertain future of IFA general secretary Joydeep Mukherjee. The charismatic administrator announced on Saturday, December 26 that he does not wish to continue as IFA Secretary, citing …

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XtraTime VIDEO: East Bengal’s Nitu Sarkar on IFA secretary resignation!

XtraTime spoke with East Bengal official Debabrata ‘Nitu’ Sarkar about his look on things regarding the IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee resignation following events involving the red and gold. Earlier in a shocking move, the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) secretary Joydeep Mukherjee has handed in his resignation letter. The decision …

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Parallel Sports: IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee shock resignation!

In a shocking move, the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) secretary Joydeep Mukherjee has handed in his resignation letter. The decision to resign came after yesterday IFA president Ajit Banerjee took it on him to clear an additional inter-state player to play for East Bengal Club Women’s team in the …

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XtraTime VIDEO: IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee shock resignation!

In a shocking move, the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) secretary Joydeep Mukherjee has handed in his resignation letter. The decision to resign came after yesterday IFA president Ajit Banerjee took it on him to clear an additional inter-state player to play for East Bengal Club Women’s team in the …

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The VAR Show: In conversation with Arunava Chaudhuri!

The VAR Show of Nepali radio station BFM 91.2 MHz carried out an interview with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, about Indian football and my journey in the sport. Arunava Chaudhuri was born on October 30, 1976 in Remscheid and brought-up in Germany; spending five years of his schooling in Kolkata in-between. …

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NewsClick VIDEO: Is the Real Game in Indian Sport Being Played in Courtrooms & Not Stadiums?

From cricket to football, with everything in between, sports bodies in India are engaged in a wave of furious litigation; One that has hurt the country’s standing globally and caught thousands of athletes in its throes. Some of the concerns include failure to adhere to the National Sports Code and …

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FC Sevilla’s ‘Never Surrender’ Video ft. Sachin Tendulkar & Rafael Nadal!

Current UEFA Europa League winners and Spanish LaLiga side FC Sevilla have come with a special pre-Christmas video titled ‘Never Surrender’ featuring Tennis legend Rafael Nadal and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar besides their sixth UEFA Europa League triumph and other sportspersons. TO WANT IT means YOU CAN DO IT …

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