The Blue Tigers are eager to utilise the unique opportunity of playing in an 87,000-seater arena as an away team, as they gear up for their match against Malaysia in the Pestabola Merdeka 2023. India, who are placed 102 in the FIFA Rankings, will take on hosts Malaysia, ranked 134, …
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The All India Football Federation, on Thursday, October 5, 2023, after consultation with the AIFF Executive Committee, announced the extension of Men’s Senior National Team head coach Igor Stimac’s contract by two years, till June 2026. In addition, the Federation also extended the contract of assistant coach Mahesh Gawali and …
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The moment that Indian coach Igor Stimac had been hoping for and also cunningly plotting for has finally arrived. The All India Football Federation, his employers have handed the Croatian a 2-year extension. Stimac and the AIFF are likely to meet in the coming week and put pen to paper …
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India Senior Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac, on Friday, September 29,2023, named a list of 26 probables for the Merdeka Cup 2023, to be played in Malaysia from October 13-17. The Merdeka Cup 2023 will be a four-team affair with hosts Malaysia, Palestine and Tajikistan are the other …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the ISL encounter featuring Odisha FC vs Mumbai City FC (2-2), a review of the India vs Saudi Arabia match at the Asian Games men’s football tournament, which the Saudis won 2-0. Akshata Shukla of SportsKhabri and myself are joined …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the ISL encounter featuring Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Bengaluru FC (1-0), a preview of the India vs Saudi Arabia match at the Asian Games men’s football tournament, and the potential Igor Stimac contract extension. Akshata Shukla of SportsKhabri and …
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It was 13 years ago in Guangzhou, China, when India made the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Games 2010 for the last time before bowing to the continental powerhouse, Japan. The feat was repeated on Sunday, September 24, 2023, again and in China only, though the venue this time was the …
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India Men’s National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stressed that the Asian Games will present an opportunity for younger players in his squad to prove their mettle, ahead of the team’s departure for Hangzhou, China for the Asian Games. The Blue Tigers are set to leave for the Asian Games …
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I once more gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. Host Sayan Sarkar and I speak about the chaos of Indian football.
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Chiang Mai is the second-largest city in Thailand, located in the middle of the lush green Thai highlands, almost 700 kilometres north of the bustling capital of Bangkok, making it a rather outlying town. However, there was no shortage of support for the Indian senior men’s team when they landed …
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