Moments after India were drawn in the Group A of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India alongside United States of America, Colombia and Ghana, Head Coach Luis Norton de Matos said, “that India are ready to make an impression in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.” “In Football, the …
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As XtraTime reports here is what India U-17 coach Luis Norton de Matos said after the draw of the groups at the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
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XtraTime tries to explain in short how India achieved their best FIFA World Rankings in over two decades as 96th in the rankings.
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The Official Draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 brought six interesting groups for the first-ever FIFA tournament on the Indian subcontinent. Former FIFA U-17 World Cup champion Nwankwo Kanu, Argentinian legend Esteban Cambiasso, Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri and Indian badminton star PV Sindhu conducted the …
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Former Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC today announced that they have retained forward Jeje Lalpekhlua and goalkeeper Karanjit Singh after successfully securing new deals with the duo. Jeje has signed a new three-year deal while Karanjit has penned a two-year extension. “We are very happy to have retained Jeje …
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The Indian National Football Team achieved its best FIFA World Ranking since February 1996 as they were ranked 96 in the July 2017 according to latest FIFA Rankings. In the process, India are currently placed 12th in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). India’s best-ever FIFA Ranking till date stays 94 which …
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A 23-member Indian U-22 National Team coached by National Coach Stephen Constantine left for Singapore on Thursday, July 6 late-night to play two International Friendly matches with the Singapore U-22 National Team. The two matches slated for July 9 and 12 respectively. The U-22 boys headed to Singapore on the …
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One of East Bengal’s alltime best midfielders Mehtab Hossain finally leaves the the club after an association of more than a decade by adding another feather to his cap when a postal stamp was released on his honour at the Press Club yesterday. The inauguration of the stamp was done …
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The Football Players Association of India organised the FPAI Indian Football Awards 2017 in collaboration with the Mizoram Football Association in Aizawl on Saturday, July 1. I had the pleasure of once more hosting the FPAI Indian Football Awards, this time for the first time in Aizawl. For the first-ever …
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The AIFF Match Commissioner Seminar 2017 kicked off with 23 candidates in Mumbai today, July 6, 2017. Eventually, 50 candidates were selected from over 70 applications. The candidates are selected from various states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, Kerala. The three-day seminar is aimed to prepare …
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