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Find a playing style that suits your players: Dennerby advises Indian coaches at International Virtual Conference!

On Tuesday, September 29, Indian U-17 Women’s National Team head coach Thomas Dennerby spoke to coaches across India at the ongoing International Virtual Coaching Conference organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Speaking on the topic ‘Current playing style of the U-17 World Cup team’, the highly-experienced Swedish tactician …

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30 candidates, including Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, to attend first-ever online Goalkeeping Introductory Certificate course!

Arjuna awardee Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will take part in the first-ever online goalkeeping introductory course in the next month. The three-day course will kick-off on October 2, 2020. Thirty selected candidates from 200-odd applicants will take part in the course. “I am looking forward to attending the online goalkeeping coaching …

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India Women’s Maymol Rocky: Our journey has just started!

Indian Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky addressed participants on the second day of the ongoing International Virtual Coaching Conference organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), speaking on the topic ‘Women’s Football In India’ – where she talked about the progress made by the Indian Senior National …

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Gurpreet & Sanju declared winners of AIFF Player of the Year Awards!

Indian National Team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and Sanju are the winners of the 2019-20 AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year Award, and the 2019-20 AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year Award respectively. This is the first time Gurpreet has received this prestigious award, and in the process he became …

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Sahal Abdul Samad: Chhetri-bhai is the best & he wants to be the best every single day!

‘Special talent’ Sahal Abdul Samad’s baptism to the National camp happened with words of wisdom from team captain Sunil Chhetri, Sahal mentioned in a live chat with AIFF TV on Wednesday, September 23. “When I got to the National camp for the first time we were walking to the ground …

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420 Grams S02E57: What Next For Jeje Lalpekhlua?

On this episode 420grams talk to the “Mizo Sniper”, Jeje Lalpekhlua about all things Indian football. The India striker gives us the lowdown on an injury that has kept him away from football, his relationship with strike partner Sunil Chhetri, national team coach Igor Stimac and the sports culture in …

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Anirudh Thapa: Playing against senior players helped me mature faster!

Looking back on his journey through the ranks at the AIFF Elite Academy, Blue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa feels playing friendly matches against senior players helped him mature faster as a player. During a live chat on AIFF TV, the 22-year-old said that it was because of the number of …

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420 Grams S02E56: The Big Sunil Chhetri interview ft. Renedy Singh!

What do 420 Grams do when they get India men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri to themselves on a Sunday afternoon? They talk for hours, is what. This emotional and unscripted conversation covers everything from money to man buns; social dilemma to Igor Stimac. Along the way Chhetri and Renedy …

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