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Michael Soosairaj: I’ll never forget Sunil Chhetri’s advice!

Meeting your childhood hero is a memorable moment for any football player across the world, and sharing the dressing room with him or her is the added icing on the cake. Chennai-based midfielder Soosairaj Michael had a similar jaw-dropping moment recently when he stepped into his first-ever National Team camp …

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India U-19 to face Russia, Moldova & Bulgaria in Granatkin Memorial Cup!

The India U-19 National Team will travel to Russia in the first week of June to take part in the forthcoming Granatkin Memorial International Football Tournament in St. Petersberg. All the matches would be hosted at the iconic Petrovsky Stadium, which was earlier the home stadium of both the Russian …

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Jobby Justin: Stimac’s training has made us stronger physically & mentally!

The latest scoring sensation of Indian Football, Jobby Justin mentioned that coach Igor Stimac has been working on how the entire bunch can be “physically, mentally, and tactically stronger”. Speaking during a media interaction on the sidelines of the Indian National Team’s preparatory camp in Delhi, Justin stated: “He (Igor …

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Coach Igor Stimac releases six players from India camp!

With “phase 1 of the working programme” having been “accomplished”, National Coach Igor Stimac released six players from the list of 37 which has assembled for the preparatory camp in the Capital which had kicked-off on May 21. The list of released players includes Vishal Kaith, Germanpreet Singh, Nandha Kumar, …

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Superpower Football – Half Volley: No Chhetri for Stimac? Kerala Blasters get Schattorie!

India coach Igor Stimac says Sunil Chhetri isn’t guaranteed a spot in Indian Football team, Isac Doru says AIFF need to modernise! First press conference was fire! Also, Eelco Schattorie joins Kerala Blasters! Good times incoming for Manjappada?

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Blue Pilgrims’ day out with the Blue Tigers & Igor Stimac!

They say, a team is as vociferous as its fans. Be it the Barmy Army for the Three Lions or the fanatic supporters of the Die Mannschaft, they always stay behind their team through thick and thin, with just two words connecting them – ‘love’ and ‘passion’. The undying love …

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NNIS VIDEO: Igor Stimac – Happy With The Quality Of Indian Players!

New India head coach Igor Stimac, is happy with the quality of the elite Indian football players and hopes to do great things together. Stimac during his first media interaction along with AIFF Technical Director Isac Doru, Igor Stimac declared he has followed Indian football closely in the last year, …

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XtraTime VIDEO: New AIFF TD Isac Doru & India NT coach Igor Stimac press conference!

As XtraTime reports from Delhi, the new All India Football Federation technical director Isac Doru and new Indian national football team head coach Igor Stimac held their first press conference in New Delhi on Friday, May 24.

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NNIS VIDEO: Igor Stimac – Difference between I-League & ISL is tradition!

Newly appointed Indian coach Igor Stimac addressing the media in the national capital said the difference between I-League and the Indian Super League was tradition. The Croatian was commenting on the two top-tier leagues that run parallely in India.

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NNIS VIDEO: Igor Stimac – Our Objective is to dream about the FIFA World Cup!

The All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das in an interview with NNIS had said that the main focus for the new coach Igor Stimac would be the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Stimac, who attended the first press briefing in New Delhi on Friday reiterated AIFF’s stance saying …

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