Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the ISL encounter featuring Punjab FC and NorthEast United FC (1-1). We also discussed the announced fixtures of the I-League and Indian Women’s League. Akshata Shukla and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri and myself are joined by YouTubers Sayan Sarkar and …
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The All India Football Federation on Friday, October 6, 2023, announced the fixtures of the I-League 2023-24 season till the month of December 2023. The league will start on Saturday, October 28, 2023. In the opening match of the I-League 2023-24, to be played in Srinagar, Real Kashmir Football Club …
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The All India Football Federation’s League Committee met over video conferencing on Thursday, September 28. The meeting was chaired by Lalnghinglova Hmar, and attended by Committee Members Arif Ali, Caitanno Jose Fernandes, Dr Reginold Varghese, Anirban Dutta, Amit Chaudhuri and Dr Kiran Chougule. AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran and …
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The India Senior Women’s Team’s dream of crossing the group stage hurdle in the Asian Games 2023 evaporated on the pitch of Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Wenzhou, on Sunday, September 24, when they went down to mighty Thailand 0-1. Thongrong Parichat scored the all-important goal in the 51st minute. …
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Striker Sulanjana Raul is still in her teens but has set an exacting standard for herself when it comes to her footballing dreams. And she is not ready to lower her banner, even after scoring her first international hattrick against Iran in the AFC U17 Asian Cup qualifiers Round 2. …
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Risk and reward are the two guiding principles for the Indian Women’s Team, as they look to progress to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games. While their strong challenge to the Chinese Taipei capitulated in the second half, the Blue Tigresses had fought admirably against a side that is placed …
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Powered by a Sulanjana Raul hattrick, the Young Tigresses wrapped up their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with a resounding 3-0 win over the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Buriram City Stadium on Saturday, September 23. India’s campaign so far has been defined by two heavy losses …
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The uncomfortable silence that prevailed in the team bus while the India U-17 Women’s team were returning from the Buriram City Stadium on Thursday night could easily be noted. A 0-4 defeat against Thailand less than an hour ago put paid to India’s hopes of making any further advance in …
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India succumbed to their second defeat in as many matches in Group A of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2, losing 0-4 to hosts Thailand at the Buriram City Stadium, on Thursday, September 21. The Young Tigresses had earlier suffered a similar fate at the hands of …
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The Blue Tigresses suffered a heart-breaking 1-2 loss to Chinese Taipei in their opening game in Group B at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Thursday, September 21. Anju Tamang’s opener was cancelled out by two late Chinese Taipei goals to leave India empty-handed, yet with the belief that …
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