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All roads converge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as four teams – Punjab, Services, Karnataka, and Meghalaya – alight from their flights at the King Khalid International Airport to fight it out at the business end of the Santosh Trophy. The buzz is in the air for all the four sides, …

As four teams prepare to take to Riyadh for the semifinals of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy, one serial winner of that trophy will be keenly watching from home. Manas Bhattacharya was a reputed winger in the 1970s and 1980s, who won many laurels while playing …

The All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Dr Shaji Prabhakaran on Sunday, February 26 met the leaders of two of the world’s greatest legacy clubs in Madrid and held discussions on a wide range of subjects related to football and its development. Mr Chaubey and Dr …

An AIFF ‘D’ License Certificate Coaching Course was held from January 30 to February 4, 2023 in Kolasib, Mizoram. AIFF Instructor Shakti Singh was the course instructor with included amongst others former India internationals Jeje Lalpekhlua and Lalrindika Ralte. A total of 16 aspiring coaches passed, five got a pro-pass …

The Federation Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, on Friday February 24, 2023, met the Royal Spanish Football Federation General Secretary, Andreu Camps, at the Federation headquarters in Madrid and held discussions on a wide range of issues involving the development of the game. The two senior officials discussed the possibilities …

One of the prime allures of the Santosh Trophy is that it serves as a platform for relatively unknown players to showcase their abilities and secure their future. Youngsters, veterans without club contracts, or even undiscovered gems thrive at the tournament, and often go on to successful careers upon discovery …

Balai Dey is a legend in Indian Football in his own right. At 76, Dey, who lives in the suburbs of Kolkata, is the only living player to have represented both India and Pakistan in international football. Born in Khulna (now Bangladesh), Dey grew up in Dhaka and began his …

The Santosh Trophy is a tournament steeped in history, and as it ventures into newer territories, that of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, where the semifinals, 3rd place match, and final will be held. The Federation, with it’s new strategic roadmap illuminated by Vision 2047, is on a path to revive …

History is about to be made. The Santosh Trophy, for the first time ever, will shift base outside the Indian Subcontinent, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the semifinals will be played on March 1, and the 3rd placed match and final will be played on March 4. From 36 teams …

Playing to one’s full potential is something that all teams aspire to do. Sweat, toil, hard work and pain are just some of the requisite ingredients for that recipe. Karnataka, who finished second in Group A to make it to the semifinals, may not have had the best of preparations, …