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India’s Manvir Singh: Balwant Singh is like my bade bhaiya!

The man of the moment, Indian National Team striker Manvir Singh who came up with two delectable strikes against Pakistan admitted that since making his National Team debut against Mauritius he has become a more “disciplined” player. “Discipline is something which cannot be ever compromised when you are playing for …

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India respect Maldives but fear no one ahead of SAFF Cup final!

A day prior to taking on Maldives in the final of the SAFF Cup, National Coach Stephen Constantine declared that though they “respect Maldives”, India fears “no one”. Constantine was speaking at the official pre-match press conference in Dhaka on Friday, September 14. The match is scheduled to kick-off at …

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India U-16s Lalrokima: We danced & ran around the hotel after we qualified!

While it was the FIFA U-17 World Cup that was top of the list for Indian football fans last year, it’s the AFC U-16 Championship, that will be in the sights for the Indian football fans in 2018. One young man on whom coach Bibiano Fernandes will bank on for …

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India U-16 Girls coach Firmin D’Souza: Ready to toil hard on the field of play!

Ahead of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers in Mongolia, Head Coach of the Indian U-16 Women’s National Team sounded “confident of the team’s ability to play tacky football”. The Indian Women come on the back of winning the SAFF U-15 Championship in Bhutan and have been drawn in Group …

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India’s Bose & Thapa: Captaincy has made us more responsible & confident!

They say that leaders are born not made. But a true leader is him who accepts the challenge to guide the team through the thick and thin. The Indian National Team playing in the ongoing SAFF Cup has had new Captains and the duo – Subhasish Bose and Anirudh Thapa …

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India U-19 go down 0-2 in first friendly to Serbia U-19!

The Indian U-19 football team suffered a 0-2 loss in their first out of two friendly matches against Serbia U-19, which took place at the Technical and Training Centre of the Football Association of Serbia at Stara Pazava on Thursday, September 13. The Indians created a flurry of chances, many …

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India coach Constantine: We’ve come with a strong intent to win the SAFF Cup!

With India having secured a summit clash with Maldives in the final of the SAFF Cup to be held at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday, September 15, Head Constantine reflected the “final will be a tough one”. “Maldives have shown their worth in the semifinal against Nepal. A …

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India U-16 keeper Lalbiakhlua Jongte idolises Manuel Neuer!

Hailing from the small town of Lunglei in Mizoram, Lalbiakhlua Jongte has been a consistent fixture as one of the goalkeepers in the India national team for the AFC U-16 Championships, which is set to be played in Malaysia, later this month. Although he has been playing the beautiful game …

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