Indian Football

Minerva Punjab FC colts stun India U-17 World Cup team, win 1-0 in Goa!

The India Under-17 national team under their new head coach Luís Norton de Matos suffered a 0-1 friendly loss in his first match in-charge against Minerva Punjab FC colts, the current double U-16 Youth League champions of India. After the cancellation of their two friendlies against Mali due to FIFA …

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India score 3-2 friendly win in Cambodia, first away win in over a decade!

India broke the jinx of not having won an away International Friendly since June 2005 when they beat Cambodia 3-2 in an International Friendly at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, March 22. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half-time. A spell of three minutes immediately after the …

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AIFF appoint ‘Mental Conditioning Coach’ for India U-17s ahead of FIFA U-17 World Cup!

Be it the super athletes across the world or the prodigies who are yet to set their foot in the hardcore professional sports setup, it is the mental aspect of the game that helps players express their potential that has been so carefully maximised by their coaches. There comes the …

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FIFA inspects Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on day one of final inspection!

New Delhi: Starting on its 7-day inspection tour to the 6 host cities of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, a 21-member strong FIFA and LOC Delegation visited Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to assess the progress of preparations for the tournament. Present at the event were Jaime Yarza, …

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Football Association of Odisha (FAO) League 2017 to be all local affair!

A preparatory meeting of the Football Association of Odisha organised FAO League 2017 was held at the Barabati Guest House in Cuttack on Monday, March 20. FAO vice-president Bhata Ballav Das presided over the meeting in the presence of FAO advisor Asirbad Behera with all the club secretaries and representatives …

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VIDEO – I-League: TeTe a TeTe with Albert Zohmingmawia (Aizawl FC)!

Albert Zohmingmawia is a midfielder for Aizawl FC in the I-League. Born in Mizoram, Zohmingmawia played for Aizawl FC in the Second Division League and Mizoram Premier League. Albert was also a part of the Mizoram side that won the football competition during the 2015 National Games. Zohmingmawia made his …

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U-16 Youth League champs Minerva Punjab FC invited to play friendlies against India U-17 & U-15 teams!

The Minerva Punjab FC colts, the 2016 & 2017 champions of AIFF U-16 Youth League – Nike Premier Cup, have been invited to play two friendly matches against the India U-17 World Cup team and the India U-15 team on March 22 and March 24 respectively at the Jawaharlal Nehru …

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India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua named Footballer of The Year at 2017 TOISA awards!

Last night the 2017 Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) were handed out at the JW Marriott hotel in Juhu, Mumbai wits India’s Olympic Badminton silver medallist winner P.V. Sindhu the big winner. In the football category, India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua beat team mate Sunil Chhetri for this years TOISA …

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