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Islands Cup Open VIDEO: One on One with India’s Bhaichung Bhutia!

Indian football legends Bhaichung Bhutia was the first player from the country to play professionally in Europe and he tells Shaun Fuentes about his anticipation in the Islands Cup Open in 2021. Read the article: AS Guyana Oilers to have Roque Junior as head coach!

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enJogo: Virtual Learning enters Sports Industry with India’s first sports-based Fitness & Training App!

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that has never been truer than it is in the current scenario, where the global coronavirus pandemic has helped breed innovation in almost everything we do – right from our regular interactions to daily modalities, such as the way we …

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Kiren Rijiju: Would like to see lot more Indian coaches in the system in 4-5 years!

Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju laid special emphasis on the importance of growing home-grown coaches to broad-base football and other sports in the country, in an online discussion on Friday, September 4. “Coaching is an integral part of football. A lot of foreign coaches are brought in …

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Shanmugam Venkatesh; Will play Sunil as No. 10 with IM Vijayan & Bhaichung Bhutia upfront!

It’s a perennial debate and it will stay like that for quite some time, or maybe, forever. But even as most dribble past that million-dollar question on the majestic trio of Indian Football – IM VIjayan, Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri – former Indian National Team Captain Shanmugam Venkatesh, one …

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Congratulations pour in for new Dhyan Chand Awardee Sukhwinder Singh!

Congratulations poured in from all quarters for former Indian Football Team Head Coach Sukhwinder Singh after he was named as the winner of the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games. Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia was the first to congratulate his ex-coach, stating that Sukhwinder “fully …

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Stadium named after Bhaichung Bhutia to be inaugurated after Covid-19 subsides!

India’s love for the ‘beautiful game’ is not unheard of. But a football stadium in India named after a footballer is not something we have been familiar with. Sooner than later – a stadium named after Padma Shri Bhaichung Bhutia, “one of the best Indian footballers”, is going to be …

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Bhaichung Bhutia: More matches & exposure has helped Blue Tigers improve!

Legendary Indian striker Bhaichung Bhutia, the first Indian to have 100 international caps to his name, spoke about the changes he has seen in Indian football since he hung up his boots in 2011. In a chat with AIFF TV, Bhaichung talked about the increased number of matches as well …

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Baichung Bhutia: Young players need to make sacrifices to play abroad!

Legendary National Team icon and former National Team captain Baichung Bhutia has stressed on Indian players needing to ply their trade abroad suggesting to young professionals that playing overseas is a “gamble” which they should take. In a live chat with AIFF TV, Baichung, the first Indian player to play …

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