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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, …

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 …