Goals win you matches. But what’s more important than goals, are strikers who are able to convert half chances, both inside and outside the box. That needs the ability to believe in yourself and a certain kind of guts to achieve the less achievable. Hence, when Vikram Pratap Singh ran …
Read More »India’s Sunil Chhetri: I am the India U-16 teams biggest fan!
The Indian U-16 boys are getting set to begin their campaign at the AFC U-16 Championships, with their first game slated to take place on Friday against Vietnam. They will also face Iran and Indonesia in the group stage and will be aiming to reach the last four of the …
Read More »India U-16 Girls drub Pakistan 4-0 to stay top in AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers!
The Indian U-16 girls dished out another stellar performance in the ongoing AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifier to churn out a spectacular 4-0 win against archrivals Pakistan at the MFF Stadium in Ulaanbaatar today, September 19. While Avika Singh (22′) opened the scoring for India, the Pakistani goalie Ayesha (43′) …
Read More »India U-16s Ravi Bahadur Rana: Want to score goals in every match!
Football in India is on the upward surge and with regions everywhere being engaged in the grassroots project, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has presented the Indian U-16 National Team with a prolific midfielder – Ravi Bahadur Rana. The teenager, who scored a hattrick on his first international cap, …
Read More »India U-16 Girls battle ‘challenging weather’ as they gear up to face Pakistan!
Six days after India’s comprehensive victory over Pakistan in the SAFF Cup semifinal, it’s India vs Pakistan again! This time it’s in Mongolia – in the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers. The Indian Girls started their campaign on a winning note, breezing past Hong Kong 6-1 in their opening fixture …
Read More »Following Dheeraj’s footsteps, India U-16s Santosh Singh aims to create history!
It isn’t common for one teenager to idolise another and rarely does one teenager gets inspired by the other but the beauty of football is such that it transcends all creeds and egos. Hailing from Moirang in Manipur like his idol, goalkeeper Santosh Singh wastes little time to announce Dheeraj …
Read More »‘Dark Horses’ India U-16 aim to upset the odds at AFC U-16 Championship!
When India U-16 National Team defeated defending AFC U-16 Championship winners Iraq 1-0 in the WAFF Cup in early August, little did anyone believe that India was capable of upsetting one of the best youth teams in Asia. The AFC U-16 Championship reeks of a similar tale. The Indian U-16 …
Read More »India U-19 lose second friendly 1-3 to Serbia!
The India U-19 team suffered another defeat at the hands of hosts Serbia at the Technical and Training Centre during their exposure tour. After a 2-0 win in the first match, the hosts came up with a 3-1 victory against the Blue Colts on Monday. Coach Floyd Pinto’s boys started …
Read More »Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: Current India U-16s much better than what we are at their age!
There has been a lot of attention on the Indian U-16 national team, especially with the exposure tours they have had. The colts being coached by Bibiano Fernandes have played 20 international friendlies against U-16 national teams since January 2018 and are presently gearing up for the AFC U-16 Championship …
Read More »India U-16s Samir Kerketta looks to make Odisha proud at AFC U-16 Championship!
With the AFC U-16 Championships just a few days away, the Indian team has already set sail for the Malaysian shores. As the preparations for the Colts’ biggest tournament of the year goes on in full flow, defender Samir Kerketta is one player who will be looking to shoulder the …
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