Manchester United have announced that goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel has signed her first professional contract with the club. The 18-year-old shot-stopper of Indian origin has been with United since the age of 15 and was part of the clubs Under-21 WSL Academy League and cup-winning side last season, before stepping up …
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In the first episode of the The Indian Football Podcast by SportsKhabri, Arunava Chaudhuri is their guest! Arunava answered the most frequently asked question on our Twitter Space – Can Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)/ or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) play for the Indian national football team?
Read More »Former Wales international defender of Indian origin Neil Taylor on Monday, November 7 announced his retirement from professional football. 33 year old Neil John Taylor, who was born in St. Asaph in Wales to a Welsh father and a Bengali mother from Kolkata, played locally before joining the Manchester City …
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TECHTRO – IFTWC has put together a feature video with the top 5 unknown Indian Origin Players across Europe and North America. Amongst the five players are Luther Singh (SC Braga – Portugal/SOUTH AFRICA), Dilan Markanday (Tottenham Hotspur U-23/ENGLAND), Joshua Pynadath (Ajax Amsterdam/USA), Shaan Hundel (Toronto FC II/CANADA), and Harpreet …
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Michael Chopra is among the most recognised and accomplished footballers of Indian origin. Renedy Singh has captained India and played for the country for over a decade. On this episode of 420 grams, Arjun Pandit and Siddhanth Aney get their perspectives, both historical as well as what they think lies …
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The discussion on the inclusion of footballers of Indian origin is a more than two decades long one and it has been always a controversial one. I have always supported the cause of OCIs/PIOs in Team India and within Indian football, and I recall starting the topic 21 years ago …
Read More »Carlos Cordeiro has announced his resignation as U.S. Soccer President, effective immediately. Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer’s current Vice President, will serve as President of U.S. Soccer until the next Annual General Meeting. Parlow Cone, 41, becomes the first female President of U.S. Soccer and second former U.S. National Team …
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In a round with Goan journalists, India head coach Igor Stimac mentioned that he would welcome Players of Indian origin (PIO) to the Indian national team. Stimac believes that India could be a Top 8 nation in Asian football with the inclusion of PIOs!
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Bundesliga 2 side VfL Bochum have sacked their head coach Robin Dutt with immediate effect. The club took the decision after a poor start to 2019/20 Bundesliga 2 campaign with two points from four matches. The 54-year-old Indian origin gaffer took over the reigns at the iconic club from the …
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Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac has praised Sarpreet Singh as the pre-season training comes to an end and FC Bayern prepare to take on rivals Borussia Dortmund in the German Supercup tomorrow. Talking at the Supercup pre-match press conference, Kovac said: “I think we have made a scoop. His …
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