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Watch the Pre-Match press conference of India vs Lebanon, the King’s Cup third place playoff match this afternoon.
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India & Bangladesh set for SAFF U-16 Championship summit clash in the Himalayas!
The picturesque Changlimithang Stadium, in Thimphu, Bhutan, is all set for the battle royale, as India and Bangladesh look to fight it out in the summit clash of the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023, on Sunday, September 10. While the players from both sides get ready for what would be the …
Read More »India suffer late defeat to China in AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers!
Football is a game of fine margins and the India U-23 team learned it the hard way in their Group G match against hosts China in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers at Dalian Suoyuwan Stadium on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The valiant effort put up by Clifford Miranda’s determined …
Read More »India’s Blue Tigers leave semifinal loss scars behind; ready to outfox Lebanon!
After an agonising defeat on penalties to Iraq, the Indian senior men’s team is set to face Lebanon in the 49th King’s Cup third-place play-off on Sunday, September 10. The contest, which will be the Blue Tigers’ fourth in three months against the West Asians, will kick off at 16:00 …
Read More »Tactical discipline key in AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifier against China!
The India U23 side has been hard at work ever since arriving at the Dalian Sports Centre four days ago for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, even though their scheduled opening match against the Maldives was cancelled at the last moment, leaving them to adjust themselves to the revised …
Read More »India trash Maldives to reach SAFF U-16 Championship final!
India romped home to an 8-0 victory against the Maldives in the semifinal of the SAFF U-16 Championship at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Friday, September 8. Complete control was the name of the game as the Blue Colts sealed their berth in the final in style, with …
Read More »India skipper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu promises to break the barriers after Iraq cliffhanger!
Some heads dropped, some knees sank to the ground, and some faces became numb in the Indian bunch inside the centre circle when Bashar Reshan slotted in the winning penalty for Iraq on Thursday evening. However, deep inside, each one of the Blue Tigers’ souls knew what a valiant effort …
Read More »India squad for SAFF U-19 Championship announced!
India U-19 Men’s Team head coach Shuvendu Panda named a 23-member squad for the SAFF U-19 Championship to be played in Kathmandu, Nepal, from September 21-30, 2023. The team, on Friday, September 8, 2023, left for an exposure-cum-training trip in Saudi Arabia. They will travel to Kathmandu on September 19. …
Read More »AIFF TV: India U-16s Ishfaq Ahmed ahead of SAFF U-16 Championship semifinal!
Watch India U-16 head coach Ishfaq Ahmed speaks ahead of the SAFF U-16 Championship semifinal against the Maldives today.
Read More »Indian Food & Football LIVE: Chat with Arunava Chaudhuri!
I once more gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. Host Sayan Sarkar and I speak about Team India at the King’s Cup and Indian football.
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