Despite India reaching 100 in the FIFA Rankings, National Coach Stephen Constantine stresses that “we have not achieved anything as yet”. With the National Team practicing in Mumbai at the Preparatory Camp ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Kyrgyz Republic, Constantine spoke at length about the recipe …
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On the sidelines of the World Football Forum 2017 in Changsha, China; the AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta spoke with global news agency AFP and amongst other things told them that the FIFA U-17 World Cup would be a success unlike the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Subrata Dutta said, “It (FIFA U-17 …
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India’s new hero of the Under-17 national football team, Abhijit Sarkar’s journey to become a footballer has been such a story which would bring tears in anyone’s eyes. XtraTime features a real and not reel script which can throw challenges to any motivational film on the silver screen. But when …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its marketing partners, Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), have shared the national football team’s yearly fixtures beginning March 2017 wherein the India National Team will play 15 competitive games including eight matches in India (March 2017 – March 2018). All the international fixtures …
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The Indian National Team camp in preparation for the forthcoming 2019AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match against Kyrgyz Republic has kicked-off in Mumbai with players for stage 1 having reported on Saturday, May 20. Players from Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC, will, however, be reporting to the Camp in stage 2 …
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On Friday, May 19 afternoon, the Indian Under-17 national team played a friendly against an Italian Under-17 national team in Arizo, Italy, but after the hype of the Indian win over the Azzurri, news trickled out that the team India faced was not the full Italy U-17 national team but …
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Congratulatory messages are pouring in from every nook and cranny of the country for the Indian U-17 team who wrote a brand new chapter in the Indian Football History by overpowering the Italy U17 National Team yesterday. Be it the flamboyant cricketer Virender Sehwag or an ardent football fan Abhishek …
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In a historic moment for Indian Football, for the first time, the Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated the U-17 Youth Team of Italy who have won the FIFA World Cup four times 2-0, in Arizo, Italy today (May 19, 2017). The win epitomizes the grit and determination of the Indian Colts …
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The Indian National Team will be playing Nepal in an International Friendly at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai on June 6, 2017. Nepal comes in as a replacement for Lebanon, who had pulled out of the International Friendly citing visa issues despite confirming their availability early March 2017. Indian …
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The India U-17 World Cup squad played out a 1-1 draw against Second Division Club side of the Paris League Saint Leu in Paris, France yesterday, May 16 as part of the exposure trip of Europe. In a drab first half that ended with both the teams going back to …
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