While the world observes the lockdown hoping to see out the COVID-19 pandemic threat, a quaint little courtyard in a suburban area of Imphal, Manipur is buzzing with repetitive thuds of a football. In the courtyard, the lean yet sturdy figure of Ninthoinganba Meetei is seen running constantly from one …
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Blue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed ‘Captain Cool’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that the former Indian cricket team captain takes every opportunity to boost the morale of him and his teammates whenever he’s around. Thapa took to the official Indian Football Team Instagram handle on Friday (May 9), to answer multiple questions …
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The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel joined all National Team coaches via a video conference to understand the sustainability of development of various age groups during the lockdown phase, and also their well-being. Igor Stimac, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Thomas Dennerby, Maymol Rocky, Bibiano Fernandes, Shuvendu Panda were in attendance …
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Thomas Dennerby, Head Coach of the India U-17 Women’s National Team, praised the efforts put in by his charges during the lockdown period. Dennerby, who is currently in Yresö (Tyresö) 25 km southeast of Stockholm city in Sweden, conducted an online video meeting with the players and support staff on …
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Blue Tigers centre-back Sandesh Jhingan quoted Lord Buddha in a message, urging fans to “appreciate” what they have, as he joined a consortium of South Asian football players in a Facebook Live session conducted by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Thursday, May 7. The 26-year-old was joined by …
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Former Afghanistan captain Zohib Islam Amiri, who played for Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League 2019-20, states that the Covid-19 pandemic came as a big setback to the Afghanistan National team as the entire squad was looking forward to soak in Kolkata’s “football atmosphere” when they were slated to play …
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Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri spoke with RJ Manasa as part of the 100 Hours, 100 Stars campaign to raise funds for the fight against Covid-19. Sunil Chhetri said why he became a footballer. He added that he never chose football over other sports but the game ‘just stuck with him’.
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Although the entire world has come to a halt owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian U-16 National Team coach Bibiano Fernandes been conducting three weekly webinars to understand where his wards stand physically and mentally, and how much they have been working on the regular workout routines provided to them. Apart …
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All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles the death of former India captain Subimal Goswami, who was fondly referred to as Chuni Goswami by his vast legion of fans. Goswami breathed his last in Kolkata on Thursday (April 30, 2020). He was 82. Goswami’s biggest achievement was captaining India to the …
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Time flies. The Asian Youth Championship 1974 still seems like yesterday to me. It was the AFC U-21 Championship, and we finished joint winners with pre-tournament favourites Iran, and it all happened on the same date as today – April 30, 1974 – exactly 46 years back. We camped in …
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