The journey of any footballer is strewn with struggles aplenty. Many have to grind it out in the academies and lower leagues before they get their due opportunities at the professional level. Inter Kashi’s Gyamar Nikum, however, has had a meteoric rise through the ranks in the last three years. …
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Only a year back, goalkeeper Padam Chettri was guarding the citadel of a club, who failed to save themselves from relegation. His then club, Mumbai Kenkre FC, managed only three wins and conceded 40 goals from 22 matches in the 2022-23 I-League season, and lost the rights to play the …
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Approximately a decade ago, Muhammad Hammad, then a skinny teenager from Kashmir, was harbouring dreams of becoming a professional cricketer. However, providence had different plans for him. In the I-League 2023–24, which was essentially his comeback season, Hammad not only donned the captain’s armband for his hometown club, Real Kashmir …
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Yet another season of the I-League has come to an end, with Mohammedan Sporting winning their maiden national league title, and in the process, gaining promotion to the Indian Super League. While the Black and White Brigade had a great season in the overall aspect, a number of players and …
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Delhi FC were in no mood for all the hoo-ha. They were here to be party poopers. So, just seven minutes after providing a guard of honour to the champions, Delhi FC were in the lead as Alisher Kholmurodov headed in Pape Gassama’s corner with full authority to render the …
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Runners-up Sreenidi Deccan FC ended the I-League 2023–24 season with a win when they edged Shillong Lajong FC 3-2 at the Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Sreenidi led 2-0 at half time. While Sreenidi Deccan FC ended with 48 points, Shillong Lajong FC campaign concluded with 31 …
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Debutants Namdhari FC finished in the ninth position in the I-League 2023-24 when they inflicted a humiliating 4-1 defeat on Real Kashmir FC at the TRC Football Turf on Saturday, April 13, 2024. With these three points, Namdhari FC ended their campaign with 27 points from 24 matches. They won …
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XtraTime caught-up with the coach and players of Mohammedan Sporting while celebrating thir historic I-League triumph at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata.
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It was a City of Joy indeed, as 25,000-odd fans flocked to the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Stadium, to witness Mohammedan Sporting lift their first I-League title. For a 133-year-old club that has multiple domestic titles under their belt, lifting the trophy of a national league was indeed a long-awaited achievement. …
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Runners-up Sreenidi Deccan FC ended the I-League 2023–24 season with a win when they edged Shillong Lajong FC 3-2 at the Deccan Arena, Hyderabad, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Sreenidi led 2-0 at half time. While Sreenidi Deccan FC ended with 48 points, Shillong Lajong FC campaign concluded with 31 …
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