July 29, 2000 was a Saturday and on that afternoon at the old Filbert Street ground of Leicester City, India took on Bangladesh in the first-ever South Asian derby on British soil. Over 3,000 fans turned up for the game and there were more Bangladeshi at the ground than Indians, …
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The Bangladesh Football Federation has announced the preliminary squad list ahead of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The players will convene for the camp, which will initially focus on individual training, on August 7 with head coach Jamie Day scheduled to …
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In these days, 20 years ago the Indian national football team was in England for a historic tour after 52 long years following their game against France at the 1948 Olympics. India was in England from July 18 to 30 with matches against Fulham FC on July 22 at Craven …
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The Indian national football team in the last decade has been called the Blue Tigers, but there was a time two decades back when Team India was nicknamed Bhangra Boys during the historic tours of England in July 2000 and then in the following years 2001 and 2002. But do …
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The South Asian Football Federation held a video conference with their seven member associations – BFF (Bangladesh Football Federation), BFF (Bhutan Football Federation), AIFF (All India Football Federation), FAM (Football Association of Maldives), ANFA (All Nepal Football Association), PFF (Pakistan Football Federation), and FFSL (Football Federation of Sri Lanka) – …
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The Asian Football Confederation has intimated the All India Football Federation about the new match schedules for the Round 2 of the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. In a letter, the AFC mentioned, “After several months of anxious waiting and now with the improved …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), through its AFC Dream Asia Foundation, has partnered with the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) to identify and deliver direct assistance to communities whose lives have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. IFRC will focus on Asian countries who require priority assistance – …
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Blue Tigers centre-back Sandesh Jhingan quoted Lord Buddha in a message, urging fans to “appreciate” what they have, as he joined a consortium of South Asian football players in a Facebook Live session conducted by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Thursday, May 7. The 26-year-old was joined by …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification round 2 matches which were scheduled to be played in March and June 2020 have been postponed till further confirmation. In a letter the AFC wrote, “FIFA and AFC will discuss further details of the postponed matches and communicate to the …
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The India Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky exuded confidence as her team set its course for Nepal, where they will embark on a campaign to defend their South Asian Games gold medal. Women’s football has been included in two previous editions of the South Asian Games (2010 and …
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