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The AIFF to suggest IM Vijayan’s name for Padma Shri Award!

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to send the name of legendary footballer I.M. Vijayan for the 2020 Padma Shri Award to the Indian sports ministry. And I can only congratulate the AIFF on making this decision! 51 year old Thrissur-born Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, better known as I.M. …

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IM Vijayan: End of an are as Kerala Police trio bid adieu!

Indian football legend IM Vijayan termed it as “end of an era” as three maestros of Kerala Police – Sharaf Ali, KT Chacko and Babu Raj – retired from their Kerala Police job on Saturday, May 30. The trio were key members in the majestic Kerala Police outfit which had …

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IM Vijayan advice, play football with your feet & don’t let it go to your head!

Legendary Indian strikers IM Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri got together for a free-wheeling live chat on Instagram on Sunday, May 10, where the former spoke at length about a number of topics – which included an invaluable piece of advice for budding footballers. “It is a simple thing. Life is …

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VIDEO – DW: Can Sandesh Jhingan & India conquer Asia?

The India’s football team has made the FIFA’s top 100, the ‘Blue Tigers’ have passed the Faroe Islands to become the world’s 97th strongest football nation. Really? Should a country of 1.3 billion be competing with a nation the size of an Indian village? The AFC Asian Cup 2019 can …

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Mumbai DFA’s successfully holds MDFA Awards Night 2018!

The Mumbai District Football Association organised their second annual MDFA Awards Night 2018 which was held on Monday, April 30 at the Cooperage in Mumbai. The MDFA Awards Night 2018 saw former India internationals Shabbir Ali and I.M. Vijayan as chief guests with especially Shabbir Ali recollecting his ties to …

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Indian legend I.M. Vijayan: ‘Underdog’ I-League title race exciting than before!

When Aizawl FC won the yester-edition of the I-League, scripting a scintillating story, there was a certain shift of power in the national domestic league from the usual contenders to the underdogs. And little did anyone expect that the underdog story might be re-written again when the 2017-18 I-League kicked-off …

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I.M. Vijayan impressed by India coach Constantine’s work, compares him with Germany’s Joachim Löw!

The ‘Black Buck’ of Indian Football, I.M. Vijayan, currently a Government observer of the Indian National Team believes that Stephen Constantine is walking on the same path as Germany’s FIFA World Cup winning coach Joachim Löw. In an interview, I.M. Vijayan speaks at length about Constantine’s speciality as a coach, …

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