A goal each from the two Strikers Sumeet Passi and Captain Jeje Lalpekhlua plus another from Halicharan Narzary within the first 21 minutes of the game was enough for a new-look India to romp home 3-0 in the unofficial international friendly against Bhutan in Thimphu on Saturday, August 13 afternoon. …
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Despite it being quite cold the Indian National Team presently in Thimphu to play an unofficial international friendly against Bhutan isn’t much concerned by the weather. Speaking to AIFF Media from Thimphu, National Coach Stephen Constantine said the “Team has settled down quite well.” “We have settled down quite well. …
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Souvik Chakrabarti and Anas Edathodika have become the first football players from the Delhi Dynamos FC to participate in a mutually beneficial player development initiative with A-League side Central Coast Mariners FC. The two mainstays of Delhi Dynamos last season have been in Australia for a week now undergoing trial …
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Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in it India remain in 152nd position behind Cuba and ahead of South Sudan. India have 200 points, the same as last month and also stay in 27th position …
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The rags to riches stories of Footballers often us show a glimpse into their lives off the pitch and the hard work they have done to reach the zeniths. Any Footballer becomes even more special when he does his tad bit for the community, whilst spreading goodwill through the ‘Beautiful …
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The India Under-16 national boys team, who are currently on a training camp in Germany, on Saturday, July 30 faced the Under-17s boys of Regionalliga-West (fourth division) side Sportfreunde Siegen at their artificial turf ground next to the Leimbachstadion and scored a convincing 5-0 victory against the boys who play …
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Massimo Busacca, FIFA Head of Referees who visited Kochi last week maintains that it’s time to continue the good work if Indian Refereeing is to attain the next level. In an exclusive interview with AIFF Media, Busacca who was declared ‘Best Referee in the World’ in 2009 spoke at length …
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It was disturbing to read on Friday, July 29 that former India captains Bhaskar Ganguly and Manoranjan Bhattacharya have jointly filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the AIFF in the Supreme Court of India about the national federations so-called neglect of football in India. The case is set to …
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The India Under-16 national boys team, who are currently on a training camp in Germany, on Saturday, July 30 faced the Under-17s boys of Regionalliga-West side Sportfreunde Siegen at their artificial turf ground next to the Leimbachstadion and scored a convincing 5-0 victory against the boys who play in the …
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As XtraTime exclusively reports, the Durbar Sports Academy after their Dana Cup exit in Denmark played a friendly match against Atletico Victoria from Canada, which they won 2-1. Joy Bhattacharya and Yakub Ali were the goalscorers for Durbar Sports Academy in a close match.
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