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India went down 1-3 to Curacao in the opening game of the King’s Cup in Thailand with new coach Igor Stimac taking charge of his first competitive fixture. As many as five Indian players won their first caps. Sahal Abdul Samad, Brandon Fernandes and Raynier Fernandes were those that stood …

Indian football team coach Igor Stimac has announced his 23-man squad for the King’s Cup in Thailand. As the final announcement was made, the 420 Grams crew trimmed the squad down to its bones, debating the best midfield formation for the side, while picking our starting XI for the opener …

The 2019 Indian Women’s League (IWL 2019) was held in Ludhiana recently. In its third edition, the League generated more media interest than ever before. Very few football fans showed up to watch the games at the Guru Nanak Stadium, in the city centre, but thousands logged in to the …

Who is Igor Stimac? Why did the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) technical committee recommend him as its unanimous choice for next head coach of the senior men’s national team? What plans did he present that won him the race? How big of a deal is it that a person …

If you feel stuck between farzi politics and nakli cricket, 420 grams is your safe space. In this episode Arjun Pandit, Vaibhav Raghunandan and Siddhanth Aney succumb to the heat and lose all sense of reality. Here’s what they hope would happen if India could choose anyone in the world …

India has bagged the rights to host the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. This will be the first time a women’s team will represent India at one of FIFA’s World Cups. The move is a positive one from the perspective of providing an impetus to young women looking to …

Having marched into 2019 with a new sense of purpose, the Indian women’s football team is currently enjoying a purple patch. Having won their 5th South Asian championships in Nepal earlier, the women backed it up by a best-ever performance in the qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Veteran Aditi …

On April 6, 2019, at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Kuala Lumpur, All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel was elected to the FIFA Council. This Council is, in theory at least, world football’s most powerful decision and policy making body. Patel will be representing the interests …

​I-League champion club Chennai City FC gave fans of underdog stories something to cheer about on April 4 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Coach Akbar Nawas created a complex tactical game plan that his young squad executed with impressive confidence in a game where Bengaluru​ FC​, the ​Indian Super …

In this episode of 420 Grams, the team discusses the candidates for the next Indian football team coach. All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) search is on and the names doing the round include Sven Goran Eriksson (who has coached big sides such as England), former Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca, …