Legendary Indian strikers IM Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri got together for a free-wheeling live chat on Instagram on Sunday, May 10, where the former spoke at length about a number of topics – which included an invaluable piece of advice for budding footballers. “It is a simple thing. Life is …
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XtraTime shows the special East Bengal Club video condolence meeting of the late Indian football greats P.K. Banerjee and late Chuni Goswami.
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In Mumbai, the UEFA Foundation for Children is working with the Oscar Foundation to transform children’s lives through football. Opponent The number of children dropping out of education at the age of 14 is increasing across Mumbai’s slums. Underprivileged children are being sent to work to help meet their families’ …
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The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) technical committee held discussions on May 8 on various issues pertaining to the technical advancement of the sport in India. One of the central themes was whether or not to reduce the number of foreign players clubs in India are allowed to register in …
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The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee under the chairmanship of Shyam Thapa met today, May 8 via a video conference. Besides Mr. Thapa, all other members including Deputy Chairman Henry Menezes, Prasanta Banerjee, Ganapati Palguna, Pradip Kumar Datta, Ishfaq Ahmed and Sundar Raman, and Abhishek Yadav attended the meeting …
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In continuation to the online educational initiatives taken for various stakeholders of Indian Football, on request from Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA), AIFF will be organising dedicated online sessions for GSFA on Grassroots Football, Coaches Education, Golden Baby Leagues, Futsal, Academy Accreditation, Youth Leagues, Sub-Junior and Junior Championships. The sessions …
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Sesa Football Academy chief mentor Brahmanand Shankhwalkar and technical director Armando Colaco have appealed to sportspersons to work on their fitness, in these depressing times of coronavirus pandemic-forced lockdown. Former India goalkeeper Brahmanand expressed confidence that sports will ultimately make a comeback in the world. But when it returns, there …
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The Sports Movement 2020 conference presented by India on Track focused on the impact of the prevailing circumstances on world sport, immediate areas of concern, crucial learnings for the industry and the road ahead.
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Chuni Goswami’s death on April 30, 2020, though sad, brought back memories of some of the finest days of India’s football history. While remembering the man and the teams he represented, 420grams also had a chance to relive some of the football that was played in India in the 1950s, …
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On Sunday, May 3, a total of fifteen Minerva Academy staff voluntarily donated blood to the blood bank society in Sector 37, Chandigarh. As the nationwide lockdown continues, the blood bank faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations. Responding to this, a total …
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