Wednesday , May 22 2024

Indian Football

Shillong Lajong coach Thangboi Singto: AIFF Academy graduates are mentally very strong!

Amidst all the bigger names of Indian Football the fact that an Indian Club has been regularly reaping the benefits of the Youth Development structure have almost gone unnoticed. Shillong Lajong FC, presently in the semifinals of the Hero Federation Cup (after beating East Bengal Club) stay one of the …

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Was the ISL correct in its punishment for FC Goa & its co-owners?

Since the final of the 2015 Indian Super League on December 20 last year between FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC, I have been looking forward to the judgement that the five member Regulatory Commission of the ISL would give on the incidences following the final whistle. And I want to …

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ISL Organising committee studying FC Goa order!

The Indian Super League said that its organising committee was in the process of studying the order pronounced by its five member regulatory commission which slapped FC Goa with a whopping Rs 11 crore fine while banning their two co-owners for a few seasons for “bringing disrepute” to the tournament …

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Goa Women’s Football Festival: Viva North claims third place!

Viva North, Goa clinched the third place with ease outplaying a young but brave Gujarat’s Spectrum Football Academy 6-0 in the Goa Women’s Football Festival being held at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa this evening. Gujarat who were without their main goalkeeper Vruddhi Raisingani, could not match Viva North skill …

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VIDEO – NewsX: Drought could affect India’s preparations for 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup!

The All India Football Federation secretary general Kushal Das has conceded to NewsX that drought conditions could jeopardise India’s chances of hosting the 2018 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. This after the BCCI was forced to shift IPL matches outside Maharashtra due to drought situation. With drought conditions affecting major parts of …

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Coach Zico disgusted by ISL verdict on FC Goa misconduct, still claims Elano culprit!

Brazilian football legend and coach of FC Goa for the first two seasons of the Indian Super League Zico (Arthur Antunes Coimbra) in statement said that he feels disgusted by the verdict of the five member Regulatory Commission of ISL. “I have no words! I feel disgust for the order …

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VIDEO – Bhutia on NDTV: Elano/FC Goa controversy giving Indian Football bad publicity!

The controversy surrounding last seasons Chennaiyin FC captain Elano Blumer being falsely implicated by FC Goa owners has sent a bad picture of Indian football globally, says former India captain Baichung Bhutia. Elano was arrested by Goa police after the 2015 ISL final for allegedly assaulting FC Goa co-owner Dattaraj …

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Aizawl FC’s Joel Sunday: Leicester City motivated us to upset Champions of India – Bengaluru FC!

The Biblical story of David versus Goliath has always been thrown into the fray whenever an underdog takes on a challenger in the Sports World. In Indian Football, the David versus Goliath scenario could not be more aptly used to describe the Hero Federation Cup clash between ‘Champions of India,’ …

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