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Indian National Team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu feels the impact of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 will be “huge for Indian Football.” “21 out of the 23 players in the team were playing at such a stage for the first time. Now, we want to take it from here. It …

The Indian Women’s National Team completed back-to-back victories over hosts Hong Kong, with the second coming thanks to a tightly-fought 1-0 win on Wednesday, January 23. The only goal of the game was scored by forward Pyari Xaxa, as the Indian eves now set off for Indonesia for a couple …

India was dubbed as a sleeping giant by former FIFA President Joseph Blatter way back in 2007. Post India’s heart-warming performance in the AFC Asian Cup 2019, National Team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua believes the “sleeping giant is now awake and ever evolving.” “The sleeping giant is now awake,” commented Jeje. …

Ashique Kuruniyan who started in all of India’s three matches in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 as Sunil Chhetri’s striking partner upfront says it was a “huge lesson” for all the players as far as decision making on the field is concerned. In an interview, Kuruniyan looked back at India’s …

After the Indian women’s team defeated Hong Kong 5-2 yesterday, January 21 courtesy of a brace from Dangmei Grace and a goal apiece by Sanju, Sumithra and Ratanbala Devi, head coach Maymol Rocky dubbed India’s performance as clinical despite not dwelling on the result. Speaking after the match, Maymol said, …

The Indian women’s national team got their tour of Hong Kong off to a great start with a 5-2 win over the hosts on Monday, January 21. Dangmei Grace was the star of the show for India as she netted twice to give the away side the early lead while …

Ahead of the Indian Women’s Senior National Team’s first match against Hong Kong on Monday, January 21, a confident head coach Maymol Rocky touted the match as a “safe space to test permutations and combinations in the team.” The Indian women’s team are playing four away Friendlies – two against …

As part of their preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, which is slated to be held in April, the Indian Women’s Senior National team will be leaving for back to back matches against Hong Kong and Indonesia early morning tomorrow, January 19. The women, coached by Maymol …

Breaking into the senior national team at the age of 30 and gathering 19 caps in his four-year career for the Blue Tigers did not stop Anas Edathodika from touching the hearts of his fellow teammates in the camp. The defender announced his retirement on Tuesday and has left behind …

In preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2, the Indian Senior Women’s National Team will be playing two matches each against the senior national teams of Hong Kong and Indonesia. The 25-member squad will leave Indian shores on January 19, 2019, to travel to Hong Kong to play …