Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac revealed that he cried watching the footage of his India’s defeat to Oman despite leading till the 82nd minute of their opening 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 2019. India was leading 1-0 through a 24th minute strike from Sunil Chhetri in the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomes the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s dismissal of the appeal lodged by Persepolis FC against the AFC Appeal Committee’s decision of November 5, 2020. On October 3, 2020, the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee found that the Persepolis player, Mr Isa Alkasir, had …
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Head Coach Igor Stimac feels “there is a continuous competition for positions in the team.” A day prior to India’s International Friendly against Oman at the Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium, in Dubai, UAE tomorrow (at 7.15pm IST) Stimac stated: “When I became the National Team coach, I even mentioned to …
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There’s always a first to many things. Against the backdrop of the pandemic where footballing activities in many a country haven’t kicked off as yet, the Indian Men’s National Team have been at a desert, or rather at an oasis, for over a week now (since March 15) – all …
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FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in Greece for the media rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar, FIFA’s flagship men’s competition. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the competition and a unique event, as the first FIFA World Cup …
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As Indian football continues to move forward together, four FIFA/Elite AFC Referees and Assistant Referees from India have been invited by the Japan Football Association (JFA) to officiate in two of their International Friendly matches to be held on March 25 and March 29 respectively. These matches will take place …
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Iconic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri rues the fact that he won’t be able to be a part of the forthcoming International Friendlies owing to medical reasons. But, he can’t hide his excitement at the Blue Tigers getting a chance to play against exceptionally strong opponents like Oman and UAE …
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The Indian football team is set for their return to international football after the pandemic but they will be without their skipper and talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri, who has himself tested positive for COVID-19. Stimac heaped praises on Chhetri, stating that his presence motivates youngsters because not many players of …
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Mumbai City FC hear from their friends across the world from the City Football Group family as they wish The Islanders on their historic Indian Super League double!
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The Indian Women’s Senior National Team is set to travel to Uzbekistan to play two friendly matches against the host team Uzbekistan and Belarus on April 5 and 8, 2021 respectively. The team has been in camp in Goa since December, and are preparing for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, …
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