On a hot and humid evening at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar last year, an Indian Women’s League match came to an abrupt halt for a few minutes when a young footballer screamed loudly as she lay wreathing in pain on the pitch. While everyone around watched in horrified silence, …
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In a first for women football in India, young fans got a chance to interact with the stars from the Indian National Women Team in a virtual meet and greet. Prior to their historic tour to Brazil, players Sanju Yadav and Indumathi Kathiresan took the time out for ten excited …
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Indian National Team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and Sanju are the winners of the 2019-20 AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year Award, and the 2019-20 AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year Award respectively. This is the first time Gurpreet has received this prestigious award, and in the process he became …
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“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. But if you haven’t learnt friendship, you haven’t learnt anything,” were immortal words from ‘The Greatest’ – Muhammed Ali. Anirudh Thapa and Germanpreet Singh, both Blue Tigers, football has been the bonding factor. The best of buddies, quite inseparable – …
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Sanju, the ‘AIFF Emerging Women’s Player of 2016,’ draws inspiration from none but the ‘Dangal’ duo of Babita Phogat and Geeta Phogat to script a newer chapter of Haryana sports, let alone Women’s Football. “Yes, they have set a benchmark for every Haryana girl. But the struggle they have endured …
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