Indian national team midfield dynamo Anirudh Thapa joins AIFF TV as he talks about the memorable 0-0 draw against Qatar, his love for FIFA and a number of interesting anecdotes!
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The Sports Ministry has come forward to extend financial support to Ramananda Ningthoujam, a young Indian footballer who has represented India at various international tournaments, and is suffering from kidney failure. The son of a rickshaw-puller, his family does not have the means to provide him necessary treatment. He is …
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Representing your country on the big stage against the top nations – it is the dream of every football player and making it come true requires tremendous sacrifice over the years. The ball becomes your best friend, the pitch becomes your temple and taking care of your body becomes the …
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The Mizoram Football Association has send an official letter to India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports inquiring about what they termed the disregard of Jeje Lalpekhlua for the Arjuna Award. The letter amongst other things said the following: Firstly, the Mizoram Football Association offers sincere congratulations to all the …
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Preparations to take on Asian giants Qatar in the second match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers were in full swing for the Blue Tigers and with two days to go for the game, an announcement by head coach Igor Stimac caught the players by surprise. “The coach told …
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On the sidelines of the opening of the new Parallel Sports office recently, they had the chance to speak with AIFF senior vice-president Subrata Dutta about a number of issues.
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One of the most decorated National Team defenders in recent times, former Blue Tigers captain Gouramangi Singh termed the qualification to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar as a “wake-up call” for Indian Football. In a live chat with AIFF TV, Gouramangi, talking about the significance of the qualification …
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Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the numero uno goalkeeper for the Blue Tigers, felt nostalgic while sharing the impact of Colm Toal and Tanumoy Bose on his career during a live chat on AIFF TV. “It literally gives me goosebumps recalling the time I worked with Colm-sir (Toal) and Tanumoy-sir (Bose). It …
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Journalists Jaydeep Basu and Siddharth Saxena of the Times of India sat with the 420 Grams crew to look back at Indian football team’s gold medal run at the 1962 Asian Games. The discussion, naturally, revolved around a time when Indian football took more steps forward, than back. The discussion, …
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I still feel goosebumps when I go back to that evening of 4th September 1962. The Senayan Main Stadium in Jakarta was jam-packed with a partisan 1,00,000-strong Indonesian crowd cheering for Korea Republic at the top of their voice. But we had our support too. Any guesses? Strange as it …
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