Moments after the Indian National Team defeated Nepal 2-0, registering their seventh consecutive victory; Head Coach Stephen Constantine urged not to read too much into the win as the job is still far from complete for him and his men. India will be clashing swords against the Kyrgyz Republic on …
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The Indian National Team continued their purple patch under Head Coach Stephen Constantine and registered their seventh consecutive win (including the unofficial match against Bhutan) after India defeated Nepal 2-0 in an International Friendly at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai today. Sandesh Jhingan ‘s 60th minute strike and Jeje …
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With a little over five months to go before India’s first FIFA tournament – the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – the AFC’s next Great Ground of Asia is the country’s biggest: Kolkata’s Saltlake Stadium. Set to be the host of the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Saltlake …
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A silent revolution was started in 2009, when a little known club called Shillong Lajong FC from Meghalaya gained promotion to India’s top tier I-League to become the first ever club from the Northeast of India to play top level professional club football and many more have followed since. Other …
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29,358 football enthusiasts between the age of 18 and 72 submitted their applications by the closing of the registration process for the Volunteer Programme of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India on May 15, 2017. The figure represents one of the highest ever for a volunteer initiative in …
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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 the June rankings, India retained their 100th position along with Nicaragua Kazakhstan behind Zambia, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau. India have 331 points, the same number of points as …
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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on a state visit to Germany yesterday held consultations with chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany besides signing 12 MoUs and agreements covering diverse sectors. At a joint press conference at the signing ceremony, Mr. Modi amongst other things highlighted the success of Germany …
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The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on a state visit to Germany held consultations with chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany besides signing 12 MoUs and agreements covering diverse sectors. At a joint press conference at the signing ceremony, Mr. Modi amongst other things highlighted the success of Germany in …
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The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) has come out with a recommendation for its members and players playing in India or interested to play in India in general. The recommendation stated, “We would request all the Indian players not to sign a contract with any club or franchise until …
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On the sidelines of the World Football Forum 2017 in Changsha, China; the AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta spoke with global news agency AFP and amongst other things told them that the FIFA U-17 World Cup would be a success unlike the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Subrata Dutta said, “It (FIFA U-17 …
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