Team India

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, …

Inspired by the history and heritage of the Blue Tigers, India’s latest Nike national team kit features a new shade of blue and an orange stripe that runs the length of the jersey and shorts. That stripe expands when a player is in motion to maximize ventilation, complementing Nike’s proprietary …

Sometimes life is defined by choosing the less traveled road, for Jitendra Singh the crossroads between cricket and football led the defender to chose the less traveled road – football. “There is not a single day that I regret choosing football. I am happy that I chose football and look …

For a defender whose stamina seems never-ending and whose agility often leaves opposition bewildered, Boris Singh often runs out of words when he describes his journey. “I used to play football with a tennis ball when I was in school. It is what we had at that time and we …

The Overseas Scouting project which was launched as a joint venture between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) has been a huge hit for scouting Indian talents outside of the Nation as it has beefed up the ranks of the Indian U-17 World Cup …

On a day when Indian National Team accomplished their Mission Macau with a 2-0 victory over the hosts, coach Stephen Constantine was satisfied and happy with the win. “Congratulations on the victory. It was very difficult to break down their defence. It is a very valuable win for us. And …

India took a big step towards qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE by scoring a 2-0 away win against Macau at the Macau Olympic Stadium on Tuesday evening. India now have the maximum nine points from three matches in Group A. The Men in Blue are …

There are tall skyscrapers, the sea and skyscrapers again. From a distance you spot the flyovers or rather the bridges over one section of the sea, acting as the connector between two lands (islands) separated by the sea. There’s a belief in Macau that man can connect everything which hasn’t …

The India U-16 boys start their preparatory exposure trip to Qatar on a winning note as they overpowered their Qatari counterpart by 1-0 in their first friendly match played at the Aspire Academy ground in Doha on Sunday, September 3 evening. Lalrokima, who was introduced in the second half by …

Even as an entire crop of a new generation has taken the Indian National Team by storm, veteran Subrata Pal, with the experience of playing in an AFC Asian Cup stresses on the “rhythm” of the present squad. In his words, coach “Constantine is leading a revolution”. In an exclusive …