Former Afghanistan captain Haroon Amiri is back at the centre of the Afghanistan defence after an injury kept him out for a couple of years. A day prior to India’s last league match against Afghanistan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers in Doha, the sturdy defender, who …
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FC Bengaluru United gaffer Richard Hood and Ankush Sharma share what they make of national team coach Igor Stimac’s style of play and coaching philosophy. Can India pull off a win over Afghanistan in the joint qualifiers?
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As Captain, Leader, Legend Sunil Chhetri completes 16 years in International Football, AIFF TV take the opportunity to have a tête-à-tête with the Blue Tigers Captain, who discusses his admiration of Lionel Messi, his hunger for scoring goals, and also delves into his childhood memories, among other things.
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Long before the players snooze their morning alarms for that extra five minutes of luxury inside their cozy blankets, the day has already kicked off at the National camp. The team behind the team – the medical and the support staff, tireless, selfless, relentless – wait for the players to …
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Former Indian National Team captain and current Assistant Coach of the Indian Senior Men’s National team Shanmugam Venkatesh averred that Indian Football has changed its outlook. In a very detailed interview with AIFF Media Venkatesh tracked down the pathway for evolution highlighting the difference in squads, club football vs international …
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The I-League has often been dubbed as a factory, producing future stars, who then go on to achieve much greater things in the future. The 2020-21 season of the I-League seems to have thrown up another new talent – Shubho Paul. So impressive were his performances in the league for …
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XtraTime shows footage of an extended interview by Boria Majumdar with India football captain Sunil Chhetri. Amongst other things Sunil spoke about the comparisons being made with Lionel Messi, which he said that there is no comparisons to be made.
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It was another great week in Indian football as the Blue Tigers registered a win after over two years and the FSDL reduced the number of foreigners to match the AFC regulations in the Indian Super League!
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It was on this day 16 years ago, that a certain striker named Sunil Chhetri donned the India jersey for the first time, in the match against Pakistan. Since then, that talismanic striker has gone on to play 117 Internationals, and scored 74 goals – the second-most for an active …
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FC Bengaluru United Coach Richard Hood and Superpower Football’s Ankush Sharma explore the idea of Captain Sunil Chhetri assuming the no. 10 position in the National Team. What do you make of this?
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