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Team India

AFC General Secretary applauds India’s progress at Football Delhi eSummit!

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John was among the ensemble of renowned luminaries to headline the Football Delhi eSummit on Monday, August 3 which coincided with the birthday of Indian football icon and Delhi native Sunil Chhetri. Focused on the theme “Making Delhi a Vibrant Football City”, …

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AIFF president Praful Patel lauds Odisha government for their ‘commendable support’!

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel lauded the Government of Odisha for “setting an example of how a state government can help sports thrive in a particular region.” Speaking at the E-Delhi summit organised by Football Delhi to celebrate the occasion of Indian National Team captain Sunil Chhetri’s …

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Manipuri cousin trio hopes ‘family tradition’ continues at FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup!

Time stood still as Jeakson Singh Thounaojam leapt higher than all in the sultry Delhi air to head the ball into the back of the Colombian net – becoming India’s first-ever goal-scorer at a FIFA World Cup in 2017. As he ran to celebrate much to the joy of the …

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Baichung Bhutia: Unless you develop your sixth sense you won’t be a successful striker!

Former Indian National Team striker Baichung Bhutia feels “all strikers need to develop their sixth sense if they are to score regularly.” In a chat with AIFF TV, Baichung, the first Indian footballer to have played 100 International matches expressed, “It’s all about that sixth sense. You need to smell …

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AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with India Women’s head coach Maymol Rocky!

In a freewheeling chat, women’s national team head coach Maymol Rocky talks about her early days, the rapid growth of women’s football in our country and the impact of upcoming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India, along with many more interesting topics!

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“Determined” Prabhsukhan Gill puts together “homemade gym” in lockdown to stay in shape!

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a sea change in the way we go about our daily lives. Professional athletes across the world have been forced to innovate and find solutions to keep themselves in top shape. For goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill, who was part of the Indian team at the …

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India’s Class of 2011 joins in as AIFF-SAI joint Special Reconversion Course draws to close!

A four-day long Special Reconversion Course conducted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in association with Sports Authority of India (SAI), came to a close today, July 30. The course saw 48 coaches take part in two daily sessions across four days to take Indian Football forward together as …

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India Team’s: Celebrating special bonding on & off the pitch!

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. But if you haven’t learnt friendship, you haven’t learnt anything,” were immortal words from ‘The Greatest’ – Muhammed Ali. Anirudh Thapa and Germanpreet Singh, both Blue Tigers, football has been the bonding factor. The best of buddies, quite inseparable – …

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