On the sidelines of the friendly game between Sportfreunde Siegen Under-17 vs India Under-16 on Saturday, July 30, I caught-up with former India striker Abhishek Yadav, who is current the COO of the India junior team for the 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup and Head Scout of the AIFF. I …
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It was disturbing to read on Friday, July 29 that former India captains Bhaskar Ganguly and Manoranjan Bhattacharya have jointly filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the AIFF in the Supreme Court of India about the national federations so-called neglect of football in India. The case is set to …
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Indian Football captain Sunil Chhetri at a media event recently spoke to parents to motivate and support their children to be sportspersons in their own interest and the interest of the country. Really impressive by Sunil!!!
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At the World Football Forum on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball) and myself (arunfoot) caught-up with striker Iain Hume of Atletico de Kolkata at the forum to speak with him about the current scenario …
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At the World Football Forum on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball) and myself (arunfoot) caught-up with Baljit Rihal of Inventive Sports at the forum to speak with him about the current scenario in Indian …
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At the World Football Forum on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, I caught-up with the I-League CEO to speak about the current state of affairs, how the I-League has developed over the years, the opposition to the new roadmap …
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The World Football Forum was held on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball) and myself (arunfoot) were there to report about the event. The World Football Forum 2016 in Paris welcomed leading stakeholders from the …
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Former and current Indian footballers besides the government of West Bengal paid tribute to the ‘Diamond’ system creator, Amal Dutta in his last ride. Former football stars of Bengal joining the tributary party echoed that he did not get due respect from the AIFF. This morning at 7am the body …
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Five former India International Players including two India captains are presently undergoing the AFC B-Licence Course in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Course which kicked-off on July 6 is being conducted by former India coach Savio Medeira, presently the AIFF Development Officer. Sameer Naik, Steven Dias, Renedy Singh, Clifford Miranda and Arata …
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At the World Football Forum on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball) and myself (arunfoot) caught-up with Seema Jaswal, who is the lead anchor of the Indian Super League. We spoke about Seema’s first experiences …
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