The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today published the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Bid Books of the four Member Associations that remain in contention to host the AFC’s flagship competition – the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), the Qatar Football …
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Prolific India Women’s Senior National Team forward Dangmei Grace feels everyone in the team is a “star” in their own capacity and playing with these stars has made her really “proud.” “After joining the National team as a professional player and especially after playing with the stars of the national …
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This is a short video analysis and explanation on how Sahal Abdul Samad, the wonder boy from Kerala, has fared till date in his career with Kerala Blasters FC and Team India. The video includes my assessment of the current situation of Sahal Abdul Samad!
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The VAR Show of Nepali radio station BFM 91.2 MHz carried out an interview with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, about Indian football and my journey in the sport. Arunava Chaudhuri was born on October 30, 1976 in Remscheid and brought-up in Germany; spending five years of his schooling in Kolkata in-between. …
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With the 2020-21 I-League season set to kick off on January 9, Indian Arrows head coach Venkatesh Shanmugam outlined the team’s intent to build a cohesive unit in order to prepare the new batch of Arrows boys for international football. The Indian Arrows, which is AIFF’s developmental side participating in …
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The Indian Women’s Team’s prolific striker Bala Devi feels that the forthcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 will bring in a fresh change in Indian parents’ mind-set about motivating their daughters to embrace the beautiful game. “Earlier, we didn’t see many girls play football. Now, the numbers have …
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It was a special moment in Indian Football as All India Football Federation launched its bid for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. AIFF president Praful Patel and Indian Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju launched the bid book along with the bid logo. Special guests along with them …
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Exactly 50 years ago today, on December 19, 1970, India beat Japan 1-0 to win a bronze at the Asian Games. It was the country’s last podium performance at the continental level. 420 Grams’ Arjun Pandit, Jaydeep Basu, Leslie Xavier and Siddhanth Aney look back at the tournament and where …
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Facing the dazzling Japanese side who came to Bangkok at the back of winning the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City – the first-ever Asian country to win an Olympic medal in football – was a herculean task. But the 20-men Blue Tigers contingent had something …
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Earlier today the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the fourth rankings of 2020, India gain two spots in 53rd position alongside South Africa behind Croatia, but ahead of Venezuela. India have 1432 points, the same as in the last quarter …
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