The Durand Cup – Asia’s oldest football tournament is back! And on its return it goes where it has never gone before… to Kolkata. Former Indian football team captain Renedy Singh and the 420 Grams crew sit and discuss the importance of the Durand Cup in today’s footballing landscape. 420grams …
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Richard Hood has worked extensively in developing and implementing programs to take football to children across India. Richard joins the 420 Grams crew to talk about how football is being taught and played by boys and girls of different ages. Among the issues we talk about are the dangers of …
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Indian football team will begin qualification campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup against Oman on September 5. The eight groups for the Asia region qualification round, which also act as the selection round for the AFC Asian Cup, have been announced. India have …
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After nearly a decade of its commercial agreement, the All India Football Federation has led club football in India to the brink of an abyss. On the one hand there is the prospect of a private league, divorced from fans and constitutional oversight, owning and operating the entire top flight …
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With 107 international caps and 42 goals, Baichung Bhutia is one of the most accomplished footballers to emerge from India. He led club and country to many famous victories in a two-decade long pro career. Bhutia was in the Newsclick studios to talk about the current mess engulfing club football …
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The Indian football team began its title defence at the Intercontinental Cup with a 2-4 loss to Tajikistan in Ahmedabad. The loss, which came after India squandered a two-goal lead going into half-time, highlighted a few shortcomings in Igor Stimac’s set-up. In the new coach’s defence, he is still trying …
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After months of fighting, including a boycott of the Super Cup 2019, six clubs of the I-League, India’s top tier football league, finally managed to get a meeting with the president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), Praful Patel. The clubs, including the likes of East Bengal and Mohun …
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When India’s men’s national football team coach Igor Stimac announced the list of 35 probables for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup, there was one big surprise. Central defender Anas Edathodika, who retired from international football after India’s game against Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup in January 2019, was named in …
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With a 1-0 victory over Thailand, Indian football team finished third at the 47th edition of the King’s Cup. The victory over the hosts gave coach Igor Stimac his first taste of success with the team. Over the course of the two games, Stimac looked to make full use of …
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India went down 1-3 to Curacao in the opening game of the King’s Cup in Thailand with new coach Igor Stimac taking charge of his first competitive fixture. As many as five Indian players won their first caps. Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes and Raynier Fernandes were those that stood …
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