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India National Coach Stephen Constantine maintained that his team has come to China “to give a good fight to the hosts” and that they’ll give a good account of themselves when the two teams meet in an International Friendly at the majestic Suzhou Olympic Stadium in Suzhou City on Saturday, …

The beautiful game is growing in the subcontinent, as the Indian national football team climbs the steps of the FIFA World Rankings ladder. One of the big advantages of the growing popularity is that the national team now has its own dedicated fan club – the Blue Pilgrims. The Blue …

India captain Sunil Chhetri has always been a player whom the youngsters look up to and the lynchpin has always delivered to the team’s cause. In a freewheeling chat session in Suzhou, Sunil discussed many a thing including his motivation to take on China after missing the last National Team …

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Dato’ Windsor John today, October 11 met with the Malaysian Minister for Youth and Sports, YB Tuan Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman in the country’s federal administrative centre in Putrajaya. The AFC General Secretary, who was also joined by Football Association of Malaysia …

India’s first ever match on Chinese soil against the Chinese Senior National Team on October 13, 2018 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, Jio TV and Hotstar from 5pm IST. The match kicks-off at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in the city of Suzhou, China from 5:05pm …

Indian U-19 Women’s head coach Alex Ambrose announced a 25-member list of probables for the preparatory camp in Cuttack, Odisha, ahead of their crucial AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1, later this month. A total of 25 countries (separated into six groups) are set to participate in the qualifiers, …

On Wednesday, October 10, German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart entered into a formal partnership with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F. The strategic partnership between R&F and VfB, initially set for five years, covers virtually all areas of activity and business in professional football. The partnership was officially launched with …

The Indian national team was greeted by pleasant temperature of 15 degrees Celsius on their arrival in Suzhou for the forthcoming international friendly against China. The match is slated to be held at the Suzhou City Centre Olympic Stadium in Suzhou City on Saturday, October 13 and the kick-off is …

The AFC referees department invited two of India’s FIFA elite referees – CR Srikrishna (Tamil Nadu) and Tejas Nagvenkar (Goa) for the elite panel selection. Both of them have already cleared the AFC practical evaluation in 2017/18. Both of them attended the course at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 6-9, …