Indian Football

AFC strategy to combat age-cheating bears fruit at 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India!

Conclusive scientific testing carried out on players competing at the Asian Football Confederation organised 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India has found no age-cheating at the tournament. The AFC carries out age-testing using MRI scan technology and testing takes place both during qualifying and at the final tournament. AFC Medical …

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FC Pune City lose marquee Eidur Gudjohnsen & Andre Bikey ahead of ISL-3 due to injury!

It has been officially confirmed by Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City earlier today, September 26 that their marquee player Eidur Gudjohnsen has picked an ankle injury in his left leg and midfielder Andre Bikey injured his left thigh that effectively ends their campaign with the club even before …

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Fans welcome FC Goa back in India after their Brazil pre-season camp!

Indian Super League franchise FC Goa players and staff arrived back in their home state of Goa after a successful pre-season in the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro. The players will now shift focus to the third season of the Indian Super League as FC Goa takes on NorthEast …

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U-16 Youth League: East Bengal defeat SAI East in their opening match!

Kolkata giants East Bengal Club opened their U-16 Youth League – Kolkata Regional leg campaign with a 2-0 win over SAI – Eastern Zone at the SAI Ground in Kolkata. Lalsandhmar and Tapan Chore scored for the red and gold to earn the first three points of the campaign. This …

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Goa FA writes letter to FIFA president Infantino ahead of his India visit!

The Goa Football Association under the subject of ‘Proposed Road Map for football India which will lead to forced demotion of I League teams’ has written a letter to world football governing body FIFA president Gianni Infantino head of his India visit to Goa on Tuesday, September 27 to highlight …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Atletico de Kolkata ready for start of ISL-3!

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As XtraTime reports from the Atletico de Kolkata press conference, their marquee player Helder Postiga from Poartugal returns for the second time after the last year wasn’t a memorable one despite scoring a couple of great goals in the opening game of the competition against the mighty Chennaiyin FC away. …

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India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu hails Overseas Online Scouting portal project!

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the first Indian Player to have played in a Europa League match has hailed the All India Football Federation’s initiative of launching the online Overseas Scouting portal scouting.the-aiff.com . “It is a really good initiative by the AIFF and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. I …

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