Igor Stimac is no stranger to cliffhangers. In his long and distinguished career, the classy centre-back of the nineties had experienced many such nights on the pitch, when football wasn’t a matter of life and death, but much more important than that. Yet, the ever-smiling and affable Croat, with 40 …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Indian football team training session!
Watch XtraTime footag of the Indian national football team’s training session at the AIFF Centre of Excellence.
Read More »Striker Rafa Mujica joins Al-Sadd SC!
Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd Club have announced the signing of Spanish striker Rafa Mujica on a four-year deal starting from the 2024-25 season from Portuguese side FC Arouca. Mujica joined English side Leeds United in 2019 on a three-year contract, signing from FC Barcelona B team but after …
Read More »Battleline Kuwait: Know your opponents for India’s June 6 encounter!
India’s all-important FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Kuwait is inching closer with every day. The West Asians are a familiar side for the Blue Tigers and this is set to be their fourth meeting in less than a year, and without a shadow of a doubt, the most significant one …
Read More »AFC Football Emergency Medicine and Anti-Doping Regional Course concludes in Riyadh!
Nine Member Associations (MAs) gained valuable insights during the recent Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Football Emergency and Anti-Doping Regional Course (West), which took place from May 27 to 30. Held in collaboration with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) in the capital city of Riyadh, the event focused on empowering …
Read More »arunfoot: Candid Football Conversations #270 Uzbekistan 3-0 India Women, Indian Football Men’s latest!
Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the latest from the Indian national team probables camp, the India Women’s match against Uzbekistan (0-3) and other Indian football news. #India Women suffer a 0-3 loss to #Uzbekistan in a friendly. A poor performance…#IndianFootball — Arunava Chaudhuri | arunfoot …
Read More »India’s Blue Tigresses go down 0-3 to Uzbekistan in Tashkent friendly!
The Indian women’s team suffered a 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan in the first friendly at the Bunyodkor Stadium in Tashkent on Friday, May 31, 2024. The Indian team, coached by Langam Chaoba Devi, are currently in Uzbekistan to play two friendly matches. After a goalless first half, striker Khabibulaeva Deora …
Read More »India’s Blue Tigresses brimming with confidence on eve of Uzbekistan test!
The Indian Senior Women’s National Team, who touched down in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, in the early hours of Thursday, are already gearing up for their upcoming first friendly match against Uzbekistan tomorrow, on Friday, May 31, 2024. The match will kick off at 6 p.m. IST at …
Read More »Jorn Andersen steps down from Hong Kong!
Jorn Andersen announced on Wednesday that he is standing down as head coach of the Hong Kong, China representative team with immediate effect. The Norwegian, who was appointed in December 2021 and led the territory to the finals of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years, …
Read More »On the threshold of history, Anirudh Thapa vows to take India to Round 3!
Not many players can boast a half-century of caps for the national team before turning 26. Anirudh Thapa can. At 57, the central midfielder has the third-highest appearances for India among the current players in the Blue Tigers camp behind Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Thapa’s international career stretches …
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