Tuesday , March 19 2024

My travels

I look forward to a special India game at the Kanteerava tonight!

I’ve made the journey across from my German home town of Remscheid to Bengaluru to catch Team India in action at the SAFF Championship 2023. I flew from Düsseldorf via Dubai and Mumbai into Bengaluru with the original plans being to spend Saturday evening with the family but after India …

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January 10, 2012 – The Day India hosted Bayern Munich in a friendly!

I will never forget January 10, 2012; then it was the day that the Indian national football team faced FC Bayern Munich for a mid-season friendly in the first-ever Audi Football Summit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Bayern Munich in the end won 4-0, but that day …

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The 2020s first Kolkata derby & it’s aftermath!

Sunday, January 19 witnessed the first Kolkata derby of the decade and what a match it turned out to be. In the end, I-League leaders Mohun Bagan emerged victories with a 2-1 win over struggling archrivals East Bengal at the Saltlake Stadium. And for me personally it was a great …

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ISL-6 opens in Kochi on Sunday night as a hit!

The sixth edition of the Indian Super League kicked off on Sunday, October 20 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Old rivals Kerala Blasters and two-time champions ATK faced each other in front of a packed Kochi house. Getting to the stadium on the Sunday night was difficult due …

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As India start their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers!

I have finally reached Guwahati and am looking forward to seeing Team India in action against Oman tomorrow evening at the Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium in their opening match in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup. The kickoff is at 7.30pm. It brings back numerous happy memories …

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A visit to CEQUIN, Women’s Empowerment through football in Delhi!

While in Delhi earlier today, June 21, I got to visit the NGO CEQUIN to see their work in Women’s Empowerment through football. German coaching instructor Wiltrud ‘Willy’ Melbaum, who works for the regional Fussballverband Niederrhein (FVN), had been send to India by the DFB (German FA) to do workshops …

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January 6, 2019: The night on which India created AFC Asian Cup history!

January 6, 2019; the date will from now always be remembered as a historic day for Indian football and the Indian national team! Why? Simply because the Blue Tigers deservingly trashed Thailand 4-1 in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A opener at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu …

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