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Adaptability, intensity at the heart of Clifford Miranda’s coaching philosophy!

Clifford Miranda has been a busy man recently, maybe even more so than in his playing days. The 2022-23 season has been one of reaping the benefits of said hard work – in April, he became the first Indian head coach to lift a major trophy with an Indian Super …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #20 AIFF vs Indian clubs on players!

Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri discussing about the issue of players release by the ISL clubs for the upcoming AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and Asian Games football competition. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.

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India Women’s Sanju’s tale: Overcoming rising tear in the quiet veil of pain!

On a hot and humid evening at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar last year, an Indian Women’s League match came to an abrupt halt for a few minutes when a young footballer screamed loudly as she lay wreathing in pain on the pitch. While everyone around watched in horrified silence, …

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Clifford Miranda appointed India U-23 head coach!

A Technical Committee meeting of the All India Football Federation was held on Thursday, August 3 and was chaired by I.M. Vijayan via video conferencing. Other members present in the meeting were Pinky Bompal Magar, Harjinder Singh, Arun Malhotra, Climax Lawrence and Eugeneson Lyngdoh. The AIFF Technical Director, Syed Shabir …

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420 Grams VIDEO: Chinglensana Singh is one of thousands without a home in Manipur!

In April 2023, Chinglensana Singh was on top of the world. The central defender was in form and well on the way to a long stint in India’s national football team. He was looking forward to the start of a new season, a lucrative new contract with Hyderabad FC and …

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Igor Stimac names 22-member India U-23 squad for Asian Games Men’s football competition!

India Senior Men’s team Head Coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, announced a 22-member squad for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, to be held from September 19 to October 7, 2023. The India Men’s team are placed alongside hosts China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar in Group A. …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #18 No Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu & Sandesh Jhingan at Asian Games?

Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri discussing if Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan will represent the India U-23s at the Asian Games football tournament. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.

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India Women’s Thomas Dennerby: With stronger defence & creative offence, we can beat better teams!

For Thomas Dennerby, Round 1 of the 2024 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in April in the Kyrgyz Republic was like accomplishing a mission for the Indian Senior Women’s National Team. The veteran Swedish coach did it in style and with an impeccable record, winning both matches with consummate ease. …

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