India defeated Maldives 2-0 to book a semifinal clash with archrivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The semifinal which will be the first official meeting of the two teams after a gap of 5 years will be played at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Stadium on Wednesday, September 12. The last time the …
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With less than 120 days to go to Asia’s biggest and most prestigious football tournament, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is giving football fans the opportunity to celebrate and showcase their passion for their teams with the launch of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Team Bus Slogan contest. From …
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Despite defending champions India staring their defence of their SAFF Cup 2018 campaign in style against Sri Lanka, a day prior to India’s last group league match against Maldives, National Coach Stephen Constantine declared that his team “is not going to start as favourites in any of the matches” in …
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After winning the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship in Bhutan, the Indian U-16 Girls National Team look to secure qualification in the 2018 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers which kicks-off on September 15 in Mongolia. India have been drawn in Group B of the qualifiers alongside the hosts Mongolia, Pakistan, Hong …
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At an era when most Football players prefer to look west towards Europe to ply their trade in Club Football abroad, there are quite a handful of players from the SAFF region who have opted to migrate to play Club Football in their neighbouring Country, India. Chencho Parop Gyeltshen, nicknamed …
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With Sri Lanka conquered, the new look India now look forward to their next challenge – the match against Maldives. The 2-0 result against Lanka did please National Coach Stephen Constantine but he “isn’t happy with the performance”. “We need to rectify the mistakes before the next match. We started …
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High-profile club coaches from across Asia including several from the AFC Champions League quarterfinalists gathered in Shanghai on Wednesday, September 5 for the AFC’s Third Elite Club Coaches Forum. Two-time UEFA Champions League winner Paulo Sousa, now coach of Chinese Super League club Tianjin Quanjian, who face Japan’s Kashima Antlers …
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Support for your home country in any foreign country is always a bonus. The Indian Football Team has been lucky as they had quite a handful of Indians who turned up at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka when Stephen Constantine’s boys played Sri Lanka in their opening fixture of the …
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A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5.
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A dominant India began their campaign for the SAFF Cup in style when they made short of Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday, September 5. A goal each from Ashique Kuruniyan (35th) and Lalianzuala Chhangte (47th) in each half settled the …
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