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Tag Archives: Indian Football

ISL – I-League merger off for now, confusion regards to future structure of Indian club football!

After the meeting of the AIFF president Praful Patel and the Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, the imminent merger of the Indian Super League and the I-League seems to be off the agenda for the next few years with a proposal on the table to run both ISL …

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‘Sleeping Giant – An Indian football story’ to premiere on Discovery Channel on May 6!

The Discovery Channel is set to excite the audience in India by bringing the amazing story of ‘Sleeping Giant – An Indian football story’ as part of their recently launched ‘Movie Nights’ series on Saturday, May 6, 2017. An Indian Football story follows two Mumbai children on their two and …

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VIDEO: Discussion on the state of Indian football at SporTale 2017!

What are the key problem areas in Indian football. Stakeholders of the game discuss at India’s first ever sport themed literary festival – SporTale 2017 in Pune. Moderated by Nikhil Naz the session features Shirish Kulkarni (owner DSK Shivajians FC), Shaji Prabhakaran (former AIFF & FIFA administrator), and Hrishikesh Shinde …

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Podcast – 420Grams Ep5: Ashley Westwood (former Bengaluru FC coach)!

This is a podcast on Indian football under the curious name of 420grams featuring the host Arjun Pandit and this time former Bengaluru FC head coach Ashley Westwood. …Bring your vodka and your Charlie.” That was the song Bengaluru FC fans sang with alarming repitition, over the three years the …

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VIDEO – Superpower Chat: Talking everything Football with me, guru Arunava Chaudhuri!

Superpower Football last month during my India trip caught-up with me in Mumbai to speak Indian football – I-League, Indian Super League, India at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and Fan culture. According to them, “It was an afternoon well-spent talking to football guru Arunava Chaudhuri. We spoke about …

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Podcast – 420Grams Ep4: Scott O’Donell (former India Technical Director)!

A new podcast on Indian football has been launched under the curious name of 420grams featuring the host Arjun Pandit, resident guest Siddhanth Aney and this time former India Technical Director Scott O’Donell. For those of us on the outside it is hard to comprehend how much has changed in …

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Tapping the Sports Ecosystem in India – Indian consulate in Frankfurt holds its first sports centric event!

The German-Indian relations in politics, business and culture look back on a long and successful history. The cooperation is now also to be further developed and intensified in the field of sport. The Indian consulate in Frankfurt am Main organised a business networking event on Thursday, March 23, 2017 under …

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AIFF ExCo meets in New Delhi – Discusses India U17s, Fed Cup & more…

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting which was held at Football House, the AIFF Headquarters, New Delhi on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Besides, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das; Vice Presidents Subrata Dutta, Larsing Ming, Subhash Chopra, Treasurer Z.A. Thakur, all other members …

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VIDEO – NNIS: FIFA CCO thinks U-17 World Cup will inspire Indian Kids to play Football!

With the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup a little over six months away, India is gearing up to host what will be the highest ever international football event on the Indian soil. NNIS spoke with FIFA’s chief commercial officer Philippe Le Floc’h about the tournament and its aim to inspire …

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