National Coach Stephen Constantine feels that the Team has been able to “raise the bar in the last two years.” On a day when India retained their spot at 100 in the June FIFA Rankings, Constantine, in an interview, spoke at length about the significance of being 100, every opposition …
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29,358 football enthusiasts between the age of 18 and 72 submitted their applications by the closing of the registration process for the Volunteer Programme of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on May 15, 2017. The figure represents one of the highest ever for a volunteer initiative in …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the June rankings, India retained their 100th position along with Nicaragua Kazakhstan behind Zambia, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau. India have 331 points, the same number of points as …
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Mohun Bagan AC were held to a one-all draw by Abahani Limited Dhaka in their AFC Cup – Group E encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I now regularly do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The upcoming UEFA Champions League final 2. …
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A Sunil Chhetri moment of magic, one like he’s produced ever so often in high-stake games, sent Bengaluru FC to the knockout stages of the AFC Cup for a third straight season when the Blues beat Maziya S&RC 1-0 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday evening. Watch the AFC …
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Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh and India’s Mohun Bagan finished their 2017 AFC Cup – Group E campaign with a one-all draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. After a heavy downpour delayed the game for the best part of an hour shortly after kick-off, the …
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As XtraTime reports in today’s U-19 IFA Shield group stage encounter East Bengal took on Pathachakra with the game ending in a two-all draw. After the game East Bengal U-19 coach Ranjan Choudhury claimed the opponent played overage players, while Pathachakra charged at the referee for playing a too long …
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Mohammedan Sporting Club will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 1-2 loss to Pathachakra Club when they take on the AIFF Elite Academy on Thursday, June 1 in Group-A of the ongoing U-19 IFA Shield at the Mohammedan Sporting ground. However, Mohammedan Sporting coach Zaheer Abbas Hamza knows …
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It was the wettest day before the monsoons arrive in Goa, but Salgaocar FC Juniors were still too good for the visiting Panjim Footballers by beating them 2-0 at the Ambelim ground. In their previous meeting Salgaocar Juniors hammered Panjim Footballers 5-0 which had been played at the Don Bosco …
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