“It was so long ago,” Inder Singh recalls softly and then falls silent. A few moments pass before he continues, or tries to. “It is difficult to remember,” he adds, pausing, taking time. “But…” another long pause. “It was never about one goal, or one player. Football is not like …
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The All India Football Federation’s Advisory Committee meeting was Chaired online by former India captain Shabbir Ali on Friday, December 23, 2022. Apart from the Chairperson, also present in the meeting were AIFF Vice President NA Haris, Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Chairperson GP Palguna, and Committee Members, Gurdev …
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In July 1941, India was a vastly different country. The horror of partition was still six years away, an undivided India was reeling under the British rule, Mahatma Gandhi’s call for “Quit India” movement would come a year later, and the nation was yet to realise the impact of Netaji …
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The Santosh Trophy group stage matches have started today and AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran shares his thoughts on the season and much more.
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On July 29, 1911, Mohun Bagan AC beat the East Yorkshire Regiment to lift the IFA Shield – the first time an Indian team beat the British. It was the match that gave India’s freedom movement a much needed boost, and also helped usher in the golden age of football …
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During a visit to Meghalaya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about football. The PM gave a lot of football references and used analogy well to describe situations in the country. He was also optimistic about India hosting the FIFA World Cup in the future! This speech coincided with the …
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India legend Bhaichung Bhutia on India Today TV has backed Argentina captain Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer of all-time. Messi and Argentina finally won the FIFA World Cup on penalties as Kylian Mbappe’s hattrick went in vain on Sunday. Messi scored a brace and Di Maria also put in …
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Many stories have been told about the glory years of the Indian national football team. But none of them are as famous, or as untrue, as the 1950 FIFA World Cup story. Why didn’t the Indian team play at the 1950 FIFA World Cup? Was it because they played barefoot …
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AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey sheds light on the way forward for Indian Football, be it I-League, Santosh Trophy and much more.
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The project with the Institute for Indian Mother and Child aids 140 vulnerable young people with support from Roadis. The coach-educators of the Real Madrid Foundation’s social sports schools in Kolkata (India) received a training session in football and values delivered in person by the Foundation’s Training Department. Alongside the …
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