The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former India player Shyamal Ghosh, who passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Kolkata after a brief illness at the age of 71. Known as one of the most skilful central defenders of his time, Ghosh made his international debut …
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I gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. The big question discussed amongst many other things was “When Will India play in FIFA World Cup?”.
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is history and for hosts Qatar despite all the pre-tournament criticism it was a huge footballing success. One nation which did not take part but had a huge part to play in the tournaments overall success was India or better to say the fans from …
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For Sunil Chhetri, discipline comes above everything. After all, his entire life has been a testament to it. When he stepped into his first pair of football shoes, which would get stitched by a local cobbler if torn, little did he anticipate the extent this dream would take him. From …
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In addition to the game-changing reforms to the AFC’s club competitions announced earlier today, the AFC Competitions Committee has also approved several other key decisions. Following the withdrawal of the Bahrain Football Association from hosting the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, the Competitions Committee approved the proposal to award the …
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Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the December rankings, India stay 106th behind New Zealand, but ahead of Kosovo; while Brazil retain their No. 1 spot. India have 1192 points, the same as last month and …
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During a visit to Meghalaya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about football. The PM gave a lot of football references and used analogy well to describe situations in the country. He was also optimistic about India hosting the FIFA World Cup in the future! This speech coincided with the …
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The SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship 2023 is schedule to kick off from February 3-9, 2023 next year. The tournament will be played in Dhaka, Bangladesh. India are slated to play Bhutan (February 3), Bangladesh (February 5), and Nepal (February 7) in a round-robin format, before the top two sides face …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fifth rankings of 2022, India stay in 61st position behind Croatia, but ahead of Greece. India have 1406 points, the same as in the last quarter and stay in 12th position …
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has condoled the death of former India captain Babu Mani, who passed away on November 19, 2022, at the age of 59. In a letter to AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, the FIFA president said, “I would like to express my sincerest and heartfelt condolences on …
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