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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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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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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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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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 women’s national team custodian Aditi Chauhan talks about her experience with the national team, the growth of women’s football in India and a host of many more interesting topics!
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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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“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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July 29, 2000 was a Saturday and on that afternoon at the old Filbert Street ground of Leicester City, India took on Bangladesh in the first-ever South Asian derby on British soil. Over 3,000 fans turned up for the game and there were more Bangladeshi at the ground than Indians, …
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A solitary figure makes his way back home through the paddy fields on the outskirts of Imphal, Manipur as the day nears the end in the eastern reaches of the Himalayas. The young man dons a jacket and a pair of shorts, which despite being mud-stained, are clearly swankier than …
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