In the 5th episode of FPL Escapades; Anand, Akshay and Sanket are joined by a very special guest and a stalwart of Indian Football; Arunava Chaudhuri. With an imminent return of German Bundesliga 2019/20 on the horizon, we discuss The nail biting 5-way title race involving Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, …
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Sadly two of the biggest legends of Indian football, P.K. Banerjee and Chuni Goswami, died just 41 days apart in the last few weeks. I go back two decades to my early days in Indian football to the month of July in the year 2000, when I first met both …
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Firstly, I wanted wish all of you a belated happy New Year 2020 & hopefully it will be a great year for Indian football! With the end of the decade of the 2010s, now comes the 20s with 2020 a decisive year for Indian football, then a lot will need …
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Former champions Mohun Bagan scored a 2-1 win over Gokulam Kerala FC in the 2019/20 I-League at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium on Monday. Watch the match highlights above featuring me as an expert! Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an Watched some great @ileagueofficial #football as @mohunbaganac beat @gokulam_kerala_fc 2-1 …
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The 2019 edition of the India Football Forum was successfully held on Thursday, December 5 at the Novotel Juhu Beach in Mumbai. The video above shows I-League CEO Sunando Dhar, Mumbai City FC CEO Indranil Das Blah and myself discussing the relationship, evolution and a unified future of the Indian …
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On December 5, 2019 I was in Mumbai and after spending the day at the India Football Forum in the evening I went to the Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters match at the Mumbai Football Arena. As many will know, I had worked for Mumbai City FC in the …
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November 28, 2019 has been a big big day for Indian club football as the City Football Group announced their investment into Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC! And I feel excited as it is a first of its kind deal within Indian football then the City Football Group …
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Swiss football magazine ZWÖLF has published an article written by me on the FC Basel 1893 – Chennai City FC partnership in its latest issue. In the article I focus on the opportunities, challenges and more of the partnership looking at the two partners on where they stand, what they …
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Finally the meeting between the All India Football Federation president Praful Patel and the I-League clubs happened on Wednesday, July 3 in New Delhi. But the outcome of that meeting will have come as a complete surprise to most! The clubs had wanted to first meet the AIFF president before …
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Children from the German Football Academy – India were at a five day training camp at the BVB Evonik Football Academy of Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, visited the last home match of the season at the Signal Iduna Park and then trained in Remscheid from May 11 to May 20, …
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