Stephen Constantine-coached ‘Young’ Indian Turks decimated 114-ranked Puerto Rico by an unassailable margin of 4-1 at the Mumbai Football Arena at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai tonight. After conceding an early goal, India smacked four goals from Narayan Das, Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Jackichand Singh to write a …
Read More »India U-16 Girls edge past Northern Mariana Islands 4-1!
The Indian U-16 Women’s National Team thumped Northern Mariana Islands 4-1 in the AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers at the Luneng Football Stadium in Wei Fang, China today, September 3. A brace by Soumya and strikes from Renu and Karishma aided the Indian girls to grab their second win of the …
Read More »Confident India U-16 Girls gear up to face Northern Mariana Islands!
After scripting their first win of the AFC Under-16 Girls Championship qualifiers, the Indian U-16 Women’s National Team, riding high on confidence, will face whipping ‘girls’ of Group B Northern Mariana Islands tomorrow, September 3. The kick-off for which is at IST 8:30AM. A dominant second half performance by the …
Read More »Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to captain India against Puerto Rico in Mumbai tomorrow!
A day prior to the match against Puerto Rico in the Official pre-match Media interaction, National Coach Constantine mentions about the aim of building the “pool of Players.” “We are trying to build a pool of Players who would represent India for the next 6-7 years. In fact, we already …
Read More »‘Five’ star India U-16 Girls ride on Renu’s hattrick in 5-1 win over Malaysia!
The Indian Under-16 Women’s National Team grabbed their first win of the AFC U-16 Girls Championship qualifiers as they decimated Malaysia 5-1 in Wei Fang, China today, September 1. A splendid hattrick by substitute Renu and a goal each by Soumya Guguloth and Thailand Devi led the Indian eves to …
Read More »India GK Gurpreet: Constantine has made an impact on character building!
The first Indian Player ever to play in the UEFA Europa League, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu feels India coach Stephen Constantine has been successfully able to make an impact on “character building of Indian Players.” “His leadership skills are exceptional. He stresses on character building which is beneficial for Indian Players. …
Read More »India U-16 Girls face a stern Malaysia test!
After losing 0-2 against Philippines in their opening encounter, the India Under-16 Women’s National Team will rally morale and clash swords against Malaysia in their second match of the AFC U-16 Qualifiers tomorrow looking for a win. The kick-off for which is at 1:30pm IST. Despite dominating much of the …
Read More »In friendly, AIFF U-19 Academy held to 1-1 draw by AIFF U-16 B Academy!
In an internal AIFF Academies match, the All India Football Federation U-19 Academy Team and AIFF U-16 B Team played out a one-all draw between them in a Friendly match at the Artificial turf next to the Fatorda Stadium in Goa. After a barren first half, the AIFF U-16 B …
Read More »Arjuna Awardee Subrata Pal: This is a transition period for Indian Football!
A day after receiving the Arjuna Award Subrata Pal was back to business. He sweated it out in two sessions at the Indian National Team practiced ahead of the International Friendly against Puerto Rico slated for September 3. There were drizzles in between but the ‘Spiderman’, undaunted as ever did …
Read More »Mizo Girls high on Footballing passion!
When it comes to Women’s Football in India, Mizoram might not be as successful as their neighbours Manipur in producing top quality Players who have gone on to make India proud on the International stage, but the North Eastern State is no far behind than their neighbours when it comes …
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