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Indian Football

Odisha FC extend contract of young defender Shubham Sarangi!

Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC have extended the contract of young defender Shubham Sarangi by three years until summer 2023. Shubham Sarangi had joined Delhi Dynamos FC (formerly Odisha FC) in 2018. The club saw his talent and gave his exposure with partners Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar which …

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AIFF condoles Subimal ‘Chuni’ Goswami’s death!

All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles the death of former India captain Subimal Goswami, who was fondly referred to as Chuni Goswami by his vast legion of fans. Goswami breathed his last in Kolkata on Thursday (April 30, 2020). He was 82. Goswami’s biggest achievement was captaining India to the …

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Ritwik Das: Real Kashmir FC is like a second family to me!

Ritwik Das was one of the standout performers for Real Kashmir FC in the 2019-20 I-League season, in what was a breakthrough campaign for the versatile 23-year-old. He made 11 appearances for the Snow Leopards in the league before he had to rush home in March following the demise of …

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Bengaluru FC hand out fresh contracts to four youngsters!

Bengaluru FC on Thursday announced that they had handed contract extensions to Ajay Chhetri, Namgyal Bhutia, Leon Augustine and Naorem Roshan Singh, ahead of their 2020/21 season. While Ajay’s new contract will see him wear BFC colours for at least two more seasons, the trio of Leon, Namgyal and Roshan …

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From gate-crashers to joint winners: India’s journey at the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok 1974!

Time flies. The Asian Youth Championship 1974 still seems like yesterday to me. It was the AFC U-21 Championship, and we finished joint winners with pre-tournament favourites Iran, and it all happened on the same date as today – April 30, 1974 – exactly 46 years back. We camped in …

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