The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel congratulated talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri for being named for the prestigious Padma Shri Award. In his statement, Mr. Patel said, “Congratulations! None deserve it more than Sunil. He has been a role model for Indian Football and won so many laurels for …
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As talismanic Indian striker Sunil Chhetri joined the elite list of Indian Footballers to be named a Padma Shri, the man with highest number of International goals for India, admitted being in that elite list makes him “a bit nervous.” In an interview, an emotional Chhetri spoke at length whether …
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A legend of Indian football and an Arjuna awardee (2011), Sunil Chhetri is all set to become the sixth Indian Footballer to be awarded with the Padma Shri – India’s fourth highest civilian award. The Award was announced for his contribution to the field of sports on Friday, January 25, …
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Do Indians hate football? In episode 2 of the documentary series Voices of Asia, in the spirit of Bringing Asia Together at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the organisers head to Dubai and then the subcontinent from with AFC Asian Cup intern Pranav Vishwamitra to find out. Watch the full …
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The Barca Academy’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) Soccer Cup, 2019 will be hosted by Barca Academy India at The Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurugram from January 24 to 27, 2019. The premier intra-Barca Academy competition will have 48 international teams vying for the honours in the mega tournament. Barca Academy teams representing …
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has condoled the death of former FIFA referee and FIFA referee’s instructor Alex Vaz, who passed away after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Vaz is survived by his two sons and two daughters. Condoling his death, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said, “Mr. …
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‘Sports’ is a State subject and promotion of sports in the country, including promotion of Sports among rural youth is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the NSFs. Government is already …
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The revamped Khelo India Scheme was launched during the financial year 2017-18 with a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports. The vision of the revamped Khelo India is to infuse sports culture and achieve sporting excellence in the country. The mission …
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Manchester United has unveiled a new series of India-oriented videos specifically aimed at the 35 million fans of the club across the subcontinent. Starting this week, United will unveil one video every week until January 2019 featuring documentary-style stories from its fan community in India. The club, which has 659 …
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Fresh off securing two commendable nominations in the three awards categories in the inaugural AFC Special Grassroots Awards last month for ‘Best Grassroots Club’ and ‘Best Grassroots Leader’, the AIFF has now set its eyes on a multiplying their efforts in this field with the launch of the new and …
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