Team India

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the September rankings, India dropped 10 places to be in 107th position behind Niger, but ahead of Mozambique. India have 341 points, the same number of points like …

Hope is a dangerous thing, but only for those who can’t work hard and turn those hopes into reality. Amarjit Singh Kiyam is one who has turned those hopes into a reality. His passion coupled with his hard work has brought him to a place which his friends are envious …

Suresh Singh never did realize the moment his favourite recreational hobby became his sole purpose of life. It was bewildering for a kid who could not understand how the transition happened. There was amazement in the process, but still a bit of fear, after all it were just baby steps …

For Ajin Tom, football is freedom and ever since the lanky midfielder found love in a ball in the fifth standard, life has never been the same. “I started playing football when I was young and it was as if I had found freedom”, Ajin says. But freedom from what …

Not many football players score their first goal from the half-line, in fact, it is rather a rarity when a goal is scored from the half-line in football. But when Sanjeev Stalin struck the ball from the half-way line little did he know that he was articulating one of the …

Al Sadd U-16s scored from the penalty spot to clinch a last-gasp 2-2 stalemate against the valiant Indian U-16 side who went ahead twice, thanks to Thoiba (36′) and Harpreet (91′) but the hosts showed true character to come back from behind to steal a draw from the Indians’ grasp …

The format for the upcoming SAFF U-18 Championship had to be changed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) due to Sri Lanka’s decision not to send a team. The SAFF U-18 Championship would be played as per the original dates from September 18 to 27 in Thimphu, Bhutan with …

Nongdamba Naorem possibly could not imagine that he would go on score to a landmark goal in the Indian U-17s history when he first started playing football as a goalkeeper. Afterall, many succumb to the transition and many fail to make it. Born in Imphal, the midfielder scored in India …

When the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India kicks-off on October 6, 2017 with India facing the USA in a Group A match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Anwar Ali will perhaps have a chance to fulfil his lifelong dream. “The moment I started playing football, I dreamt …

A son fulfilling his father’s wishes is what Mohammad Rakip’s life has all been about. Afterall, it was his father’s passion that led Rakip to take up football and seldom does a day go by without the lanky defender crediting his father. “My father wanted to be a professional football, …