Former India defender Gouramangi Singh has backed India to rise to the occasion and deliver a world-class tournament, if they win the bid for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Gouramangi, who was a key part of the squad that participated in 2011 AFC Asian Cup, felt that the tournament of …
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The votes are in! Over the past week, fans from the length and breadth of the world have cast their votes to pick the best XI of the decade for both the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Teams, to decide the Fan’s Team of the Decade (2011 – 2020). In …
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Indian sports brand Six5Six have launched the online sales of the new Indian national football team home and away jersey’s! “A jersey is not just a design printed on fabric. It’s meant to capture a place, a time, and an emotion. Panthers Tigris. The new skin of our Blue Tigers,” …
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Did you know that India qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil? Indian football is experiencing a resurgence which has made Indian football fans very excited. The history of Indian football is longer than many people know. Mohun Bagan is the oldest club, having been established in the 1890s. Since …
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Parallel Sports caught-up with AIFF general secretary Kushal Das to find out where Team India could play their upcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup/2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2021. Kushal Das informed that he thinks given the ongoing pandemic that the remaining qualification matches would be played at …
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As the year 2020 draws to a close, Indian football fans have the opportunity to choose their ‘Blue Tigers Team of the Decade’ from a galaxy of stars who have represented the Senior National Team and won many laurels for the nation in the last 10 years. This will be …
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As XtraTime reports, former Indian Football Olympian Nikhil Nandy breathed his last breath in Kolkata on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Nikhil Nandy’s former team mate Tulsidas Balaram spoke about him to XtraTime!
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The All India Football Federation condoles the demise of former Blue Tigers’ Olympian Nikhil Nandy, who breathed his last breath on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. The half-back of yesteryears was most famously a part of the Indian squad that finished fourth in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He was also a …
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The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) held its Executive Committee meeting on Monday, December 28 virtually to plan for the year 2021 and take other decisions. SAFF president Kazi Salahuddin presided over the meeting with SAFF general secretary Anwarul Huq and members in attendance. Amongst the decisions taken was that …
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In a candid conversation on AIFF TV on Sunday, December 27, Indian women’s national team winger Dangmei Grace, who hails from Bishnupur in Manipur, spoke about the sporting culture in her home state and how sports is “in the blood” of all Manipuris. “Our inclination towards sports comes from our …
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