As the dawn of 2020 has settled down, iconic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri isn’t much willing to rush and set long term targets for himself. “I understand that I don’t have many games left to play for my country,” he smiles. “There’s no point in jumping the gun. Hence, …
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India U-16 head coach Bibiano Fernandes pens down his views in the following article titled, ‘Playing the Beautiful Game with a smile!’ The most common conception of hindsight is mainly dual, either happy or painful. But in the innumerable grey shades of life, the white and the black get blurred …
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From witnessing Lionel Messi play in Kolkata to India’s first FIFA World Cup goal, these are Ankush Sharma’s top 5 Indian Football moments of the decade!
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The year 2019 is set to end tonight and if one looks back at the year in Indian football, then a lot happened across the 12 months to look back at… The Road Map The most important decision for Indian club football in 2019 was the finalisation of the road …
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If we look back at the year 2019, it was a mixed year for the Indian national football team with only two wins, four draws and seven losses across 13 matches. And interestingly, the two win came against the same opponent in Thailand, the first a historic 4-1 win in …
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The U-17 Women’s Football Tournament, where India hosted Sweden and Thailand, received an overwhelming response, garnering reaching out to more than 1.3 million people on the live streams conducted on the Indian Football Team Facebook page by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Over the course of the four matches, …
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Sweden clinched victory in the final of the U17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019 with a 4-0 win against hosts India on Thursday, December 19 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The Swedes took the lead as early as the fourth minute through Rusul Kafaji, who struck a shot from outside the …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the December rankings, India stay in 108th position behind Kenya and Palestine, but ahead of Central African Republic; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. …
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Hosts India and Sweden will contest the final of the U-17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019 at the Mumbai Football Arena on Thursday, December 19. The pre-match press conference for the summit clash took place on Wednesday, where India head coach Thomas Dennerby made clear his intention that his side will …
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After the Blue Tigers’ Intercontinental Cup triumph last year the ‘Thunder Clap’ made a long-awaited reappearance at the Mumbai Football Arena on Tuesday. December 17 as the Indian U-17 Women’s team secured a place in the final of the U-17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019. Emotions ran high among the fans …
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