The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms today that the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) has agreed to host the centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. The remaining seven matches in Group …
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Sandesh Jhingan’s return to the World Cup qualifiers is more than an assurance for everyone. The leader in Sandesh had missed the last three matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers owing to an unfortunate injury. In a candid interview, the Arjuna Awardee speaks at length about …
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FIFA has today announced the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With just over two years to go until the tournament kicks off, Dave Beeche has been appointed as the new CEO of the 2023 FIFA …
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Being in Qatar brings out a different feeling. It was here in 2011 that I first came over for the AFC Asian Cup. I was 18 then. Then I was here again in 2011 some months later when I toured with the Indian U-23 team for the Olympic Qualifiers. On …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today, May 31 decided to move the remaining centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup from China to a neutral venue, which will be decided and announced in the coming days. The …
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Former India captain Renedy Singh, Bengaluru United FC head coach Richard Hood and recently retired I-League and ISL midfielder Darren Caldeira talk tactics ahead on India vs Qatar on June 3.
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Nicknamed the ‘beast’, Suresh Singh believes that the role of a player is to execute to perfection the role assigned to him by the coach. In a freewheeling interview, Suresh speaks at length about being a coach’s player, his favourite ‘box-to-box role’, playing in different positions, the journey since the …
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The AIFF have extended national team gaffer Igor Stimac’s contract by just 3 months which possibly signals Stimac’s potential exit. The federation is expected to convene once again and take a decision on this, weighing the results of the Blue Tigers’ games in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers! Do you …
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On May 28, the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) extended the contract of Indian football team coach Igor Stimac (which ran out on May 15) by three months. The contract of AIFF’s technical director, Isac Doru, was not renewed. 420 Grams’ Jaydeep Basu and Arjun Pandit …
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As the Blue Tigers prepare in Doha for their forthcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers which are slated to take place from June 3 onwards, National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stressed on the health parameters which are defining international football during the course of the pandemic. “These …
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