While modern football allows for a greater chance of relatively unknown, unheralded youngsters lighting up the professional game, the value of a youth tournament at the continental level remains undiminished. Great performances at a youth tournament can speed up a player’s footballing development. Great performances by the team can go …
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The year was 1974, the venue was Bangkok, Thailand. A robust junior Indian team sprung a surprise on the rest of Asia when they emerged joint champions of the AFC Youth Championship after a 2-2 draw with Iran in the summit clash. Almost half a century on, yet another junior …
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The Indian men’s U-17 team are currently in the news for all the right reasons. After securing qualification for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, the boys, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, recently toured Spain and Germany as part of preparations and came up with decent results against quality age group sides …
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The India U-17 landed in Thailand two weeks ahead of their tournament opener against Vietnam (June 17) in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, to acclimatise and best prepare for success after a long tour in Europe. Back home, there is a keen sense of expectation from the Blue Colts and …
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It was just less than a year ago when dark clouds of doubt hovered over the India U-17 Men’s National Team that was, at that time, participating in the SAFF U-17 Championship in Sri Lanka. A 1-3 loss in the last match of Group B against Nepal left Indian fans …
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India U-17 Men’s National Team head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, announced a 23-member squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Thailand. The India U-17s have been training in Spain and Germany for the last month and a half, and have played preparatory matches against …
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The India U-17 Men’s National Team beat TSV Schwaben Augsburg 4-0 in a practice game at the Paul Renz Akademie in Augsburg on Monday, May 29. Lemmet Tangvah scored a brace in the first half, while Rohen Singh and Thanglalsoun Gangte added two more, to make it a comprehensive 4-0 …
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The India U-17 Men’s Team are set to play their last training game in Germany against a mix of U-17 and U-18 boys from TSV Schwaben Augsburg at the Paul Renz Akademie, in Augsburg, on Monday, May 29, which kicks-off at 2.30pm IST. The India U-17s are on an exposure …
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India U-17 Men’s Team bagged another training game victory in Germany, beating FC Augsburg U-17 3-1 at Paul Renz Akademie in Augsburg on Friday, May 26. It was India U-17s’ third training game and second win in Germany. The Blue Colts had gone down 1-3 to a U-16/19 mixed side …
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The India U-17 Men’s National Team is set to face FC Augsburg U-17s in a training game in Augsburg, Germany, on Friday, May 26. The game, set to kick off at 8.30 pm IST, will be the third training match that the Blue Colts will play during their preparatory camp …
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