In July 1941, India was a vastly different country. The horror of partition was still six years away, an undivided India was reeling under the British rule, Mahatma Gandhi’s call for “Quit India” movement would come a year later, and the nation was yet to realise the impact of Netaji …
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On July 29, 1911, Mohun Bagan AC beat the East Yorkshire Regiment to lift the IFA Shield – the first time an Indian team beat the British. It was the match that gave India’s freedom movement a much needed boost, and also helped usher in the golden age of football …
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During a visit to Meghalaya, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about football. The PM gave a lot of football references and used analogy well to describe situations in the country. He was also optimistic about India hosting the FIFA World Cup in the future! This speech coincided with the …
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Many stories have been told about the glory years of the Indian national football team. But none of them are as famous, or as untrue, as the 1950 FIFA World Cup story. Why didn’t the Indian team play at the 1950 FIFA World Cup? Was it because they played barefoot …
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AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey sheds light on the way forward for Indian Football, be it I-League, Santosh Trophy and much more.
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The AIFF League Committee meeting was chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar on Friday on December 16, 2022. Present in the meeting along with the Chairperson were AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar, Deputy Chairperson Santanu Puzari, and Committee Members M. Satyanarayan, Amit Chaudhuri, K.I. Nizamuddin, …
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XtraTime founder Anilava Chatterjee sat down with AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey on the sidelines of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to speak about different topics.
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AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey chaired it’s Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, which was, for the first time, held in Gangtok, Sikkim. The meeting was attended by Vice President NA Haris, Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, and Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar. Also in attendance …
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AIFF Development Committee Chairman and Executive Committee Member Avijit Paul stressed on the importance of developing the grassroots programme and the youth leagues in efforts to take Indian Football to new heights in the future. The Development Committee, in its meeting at the Football House on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, …
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The All India Football Federation’s Development Committee meeting was chaired by Avijit Paul at the Football House in New Delhi on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran and Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar were present at the meeting, along with Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee …
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