YANGON: Has Indian Football changed in the last four years? How much? Five stays the magic number! The present Indian squad in Yangon has just five players who were here last time when India went down to Myanmar by a solitary goal in the 2013 AFC Challenge Cup (Qualifiers) decider …
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As HCN reports from Goa, FIFA Head of Events Jaime Yarza has expressed concerns about the number of spectators that would witness the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Goa after the low attendances during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.
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A couple of days prior to India taking on Myanmar in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, Indian National Team Coach Stephen Constantine states that “Myanmar are the favourites” going into the match. In an interview, Constantine speaks about Myanmar’s strength, the niggles of the boys, Myanmar being a ‘bogey …
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A FIFA delegation accompanied by members of the LOC visited the D.Y. Patil Stadium to assess the progress of preparations at the Navi Mumbai venue for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. FIFA Head of Events Jaime Yarza expressed his satisfaction with the progression of preparation at the …
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Following Minerva Punjab FC colts successful tour to Goa where the were invited to play two friendly matches against the India U-17 World Cup squad (whom they defeated 1-0) and India U-15 Team (whom they defeated 2-0) six more players from the Minerva U-16 team have been selected to join …
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Three days after winning their first away International Friendly match since June 2005 against Cambodia in Phnom Penh, the Indian Senior National Team landed in Yangon on Saturday, March 25, 2017, afternoon for what National Coach Stephen Constantine described as a “bigger challenge.” Constantine took the boys to a pool …
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Minerva Punjab FC colts continued their good run of form as they previously beat India’s U-17 World Cup bound team 1-0 and now beat India U-15 team with a 2-0 win at the Artificial Turf Ground, Utorda in Goa. Minerva Punjab FC rested 5 of its 2000 born players and gave …
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NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation Scouting Director Abhishek Yadav, also the COO of the U-17 National Team said that the process of recruiting players for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India is presently “still on” under U-17 Coach Luis Norton de Matos in Goa. “The Coach wants to …
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A team of 21 members of FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) inspected Kochi, one of the six venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, to ascertain its readiness. Describing the preparations at one of the southernmost venues in the country, FIFA Head of Tournaments, Jaime …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the first rankings of 2017, India dropped two spots to be in 56th position behind Northern Ireland and ahead of Slovenia. India have 1404 points, eight points less than last …
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