In a candid conversation on AIFF TV on Sunday, December 27, Indian women’s national team winger Dangmei Grace, who hails from Bishnupur in Manipur, spoke about the sporting culture in her home state and how sports is “in the blood” of all Manipuris. “Our inclination towards sports comes from our …
Read More »AIFF TV: Live Q&A session with India Women’s Dangmei Grace!
Indian women’s national team rising star Dangmei Grace joins a live chat on AIFF TV as she talks about her journey over the years, the upcoming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India and some memorable anecdotes, among various other topics!
Read More »AFC publishes Bid Books for 2027 AFC Asian Cup!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today published the 2027 AFC Asian Cup Bid Books of the four Member Associations that remain in contention to host the AFC’s flagship competition – the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), the Qatar Football …
Read More »Dangmei Grace: Every one of India Women’s team is a star!
Prolific India Women’s Senior National Team forward Dangmei Grace feels everyone in the team is a “star” in their own capacity and playing with these stars has made her really “proud.” “After joining the National team as a professional player and especially after playing with the stars of the national …
Read More »IFTWC powered by Decode Football: What’s happening to Sahal Abdul Samad?
This is a short video analysis and explanation on how Sahal Abdul Samad, the wonder boy from Kerala, has fared till date in his career with Kerala Blasters FC and Team India. The video includes my assessment of the current situation of Sahal Abdul Samad!
Read More »The VAR Show: In conversation with Arunava Chaudhuri!
The VAR Show of Nepali radio station BFM 91.2 MHz carried out an interview with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, about Indian football and my journey in the sport. Arunava Chaudhuri was born on October 30, 1976 in Remscheid and brought-up in Germany; spending five years of his schooling in Kolkata in-between. …
Read More »Venkatesh Shanmugam: Vision of Indian Arrows to prepare boys for international level!
With the 2020-21 I-League season set to kick off on January 9, Indian Arrows head coach Venkatesh Shanmugam outlined the team’s intent to build a cohesive unit in order to prepare the new batch of Arrows boys for international football. The Indian Arrows, which is AIFF’s developmental side participating in …
Read More »Bala Devi: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will help change the overall mind-set about women’s football in India!
The Indian Women’s Team’s prolific striker Bala Devi feels that the forthcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 will bring in a fresh change in Indian parents’ mind-set about motivating their daughters to embrace the beautiful game. “Earlier, we didn’t see many girls play football. Now, the numbers have …
Read More »Ashalata Devi aims to inspire next generation of Indian Footballers!
It was a special moment in Indian Football as All India Football Federation launched its bid for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. AIFF president Praful Patel and Indian Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju launched the bid book along with the bid logo. Special guests along with them …
Read More »420 Grams S03E10: Remembering India’s 1970 Asian Games Football Medal!
Exactly 50 years ago today, on December 19, 1970, India beat Japan 1-0 to win a bronze at the Asian Games. It was the country’s last podium performance at the continental level. 420 Grams’ Arjun Pandit, Jaydeep Basu, Leslie Xavier and Siddhanth Aney look back at the tournament and where …
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