The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel was elected to the FIFA Council on Saturday, April 6 in Kuala Lumpur at the AFC Congress. By being elected, Praful Patel became the first-ever Indian to become a part of the top body FIFA Council and I’d like to congratulate Prafulji …
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As India have come a long distance in the last few years climbing over 70 spots on the FIFA World Rankings, India Senior Men’s Team assistant coach Venkatesh Shanmugam has seen the team go through the shift over the last three years. “Our team has improved a lot. But all …
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After the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) latest Technical Committee meeting on April 15, 2019, 420 grams caught up with key members of the body. Former internationals Shyam Thapa, Henry Menezes, Abhishek Yadav and Ishfaq Ahmed went into some detail about what lies ahead in terms of not just the …
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The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee meeting was Chaired over by Shyam Thapa, Chairman, AIFF Technical Committee at Football Headquarters, the Football House in Dwarka today, April 15. Besides AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das, and National Team Director Abhishek Yadav, Henry Menezes, Ishfaq Ahmed, Pradip Banerjee, and G.P. Palguna …
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The final of the second edition of the Super Cup was played last night at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar with FC Goa beating Chennaiyin FC 2-1 to lift their first piece of silverware. And I have to be honest. Last year when the Super Cup was announced as the …
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XtraTime in an exclusive interview with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das found out that India’s oldest tournament in the Durand Cup from next season onwards would come under the AIFF calendar as a pre-season tournament in August/September.
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Subrata Dutta, Senior Vice President, All India Football Federation and Chairman, League Committee chaired AIFF League Committee Meeting in Bhubaneswar today, April 13. B.K. Roka, Chirag Tanna, Rochak Langer along with Sunando Dhar, CEO, I-League were present besides Rahul Mascarenhas, Chairman, Legal Advisory Committee and Dr. Vece Paes, Chairman, Sports …
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In an exclusive XtraTime interview the All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das spoke about the future of Indian club football. In his statement, Kushal Das said that there would be in future a top tier Indian football league which would have promotion and relegation, but he didn’t sa …
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India’s tropical paradise and famous holiday destination, Goa is known the world over for its beautiful landscapes, incredible food and relaxed pace of life. One thing they are not relaxed about, however, is football. Goans have lived and breathed the game for generations, and this slice of paradise is undoubtedly …
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The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel became the first Indian to be elected on the all-powerful FIFA Council and the 62-years old Asian Football Confederation Vice-President also had the honour of addressing the continental federation congress in the absence of President Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who …
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