XtraTime on the sidelines of an event at East Bengal Club they got the chance to speak to Baichung Bhutia about the current topics of Indian football. They spoke about India’s draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the new India head coach Igor Stimac, and …
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The Durand Cup, the world’s third oldest and Asia’s oldest football tournament, returns after a short gap of three years to entertain the football lovers of the Nation. The prestigious tournament was first held in 1888 at Dagshai in Himachal Pradesh and is named after Mortimer Durand, who was the …
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Indian Super League champions Bengaluru FC have completed the signing of Spanish striker Manuel Onwu Villafranca ahead of the 2019/20 season. The 31-year-old striker who becomes the 13th Spaniard to sign for the Blues, has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with the club having an option to …
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India were drawn with Asian Champions Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in Group E in the AFC Draw for the preliminary competition of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers which was held at the AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur earlier today, July 17. This was also the draw for the …
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Jamshedpur FC’s Reserve Team will be participating in the second edition of the Jamshedpur Sporting Association (JSA) Super Cup as they continue preparation for the Durand Cup, which begins on August 2. The Super Cup is held for the semifinalists of the Premier Division, Super Division & First Division who …
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The draw of the Joint 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Asian Round 2 qualifiers was held earlier today, July 17 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The draw has brought-up a number of interesting qualification groups. Team India is set to face in …
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The All India Football Federation alongwith the Kerala Football Association organized a FIFA MA course for Referees and Assistant Referees that was held at Kochi from July 5 to 9, 2019. 67 Referees and Assistant Referees attended the course and were educated and updated on the Laws Of The Game. …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants Mohammedan Sporting Club on Tuesday morning register four players at the IFA office. The registered four players at IFA Office are Kareem Omolaja Nurain (Minerva Punjab FC), Musa Mudde (Gokulam Kerala FC), Prosenjit Chakraborty (Chennaiyin FC) and Subhranil Bose (Vasco SC).
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Jamshedpur FC have successfully implemented their Grassroots Programme with eight football schools being launched (650+ kids training thrice a week) alongwith the fourteen grassroots football festivals in the previous 2018-19 season (over 3,700+ participants). With the kids receiving daily training in the previous football season, the club decided to choose …
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The Indian National Team drew 1-1 against Syria in their last match of the 2019 Intercontinental Cup at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad today, July 16 to finish their Intercontinental Cup campaign. 18-year-old Narender Ghelot’s 51st-minute header was cancelled out by Firas Al-Khatib’s 78th-minute penalty kick as both teams shared …
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