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FIFA World Rankings: India move up to 99th, Argentina stay No. 1!

Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the July rankings, India gained one spot to become 99th behind Belarus, but ahead of Lebanon; while Argentina remain No. 1. India have 1.209 points, four more than the last …

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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 were joined by Nilanjan Datta to speak about Indian football with a focus on the Asian Games and if India would be …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Igor Stimac calls on PM Modi for Indian Football at Asian Games!

As XtraTime reports, India head coach Igor Stimac has send a letter to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to request him for the India Under-23 football team to participate at the upcoming Asian Games. The letter has also gone out to the sports minister Anurag Thakur. I hope …

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The Mahesh Gawli way: From player extraordinaire to a meticulous coach!

On the night of July 4, 2023, when everyone at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium was revelling in India’s ninth SAFF Championship triumph, standing almost unnoticed in a corner of the pitch was a man wearing a proud yet shy smile on his face. It was hard to believe that he …

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Srinagar to host India U-16 Men’s camp from third week of July!

Come the third week of July, a new chapter will be added to the history of Indian football when the National Camp for the under-16 men’s team starts in Srinagar. Never before has a National Camp been held in the valley, though the City of Houseboats has a reputation for …

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AIFF condoles the death of former India international Prabhakar Mishra!

Former Senior India international Prabhakar Mishra passed away in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Friday, July 14, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 75. A reputed footballer in the 1970s, Mishra was a part of the Indian team for the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka in 1976 and had the …

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arunfoot/SportsKhabri: Candid Football Conversations #13 SAFF Cup final!

Candid Football Conversations returns with a live featuring Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of @sportskhabri discussing the Kuwait vs India SAFF Championship final on Tuesday, July 4. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.

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