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A couple of days prior to the kick-off of India’s campaign against Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship in the Maldives, Indian National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac stated that the Blue Tigers won’t be approaching any specific set plan for the SAFF Championship. “We will be playing a style which …

Apart from Sunil Chhetri, there’s someone else in the current Blue Tigers contingent who has won the SAFF Championship twice as a player. In fact, he has also been on the triumphant side as an Assistant Coach in 2015, besides making it to the final (also as an Assistant coach) …

It’s been 13 years since Sunil Chhetri first appeared for India in a SAFF Championship match. Since then, he has been part of the Blue Tigers in four editions, with the forthcoming Championship (set to kick-off tomorrow October 1 – India begin their campaign on October 4) being his fifth …

Push the team bus to the background, and board the speed boat – the sole mode of transportation from the mainland to the team hotel. Welcome to the Maldives, the venue for the SAFF Championship which kicks off in the island nation from October 1 onwards. The ride through the …

The Indian Men’s Senior National Team landed safely in Maldives today, September 28 for the forthcoming SAFF Championship which kicks-off from October 1 onwards. The 23-member squad along with the support staff travelled from Bengaluru where all had assembled the previous day. Head Coach Igor Stimac has joined the squad …

The Indian senior national team has been forced to make a change amongst its goalkeepers with young Dheeraj Singh replacing experienced Amrinder Singh in the SAFF Championship squad. Amrinder Singh will miss the trip to the Maldives capital Male due to a positive COVID-19 test in Chandigarh. This give young …

Indian Men’s Senior National Team head coach Igor Stimac has named a list of 23 players for the forthcoming SAFF Championship which kicks off in the Maldives from October 1 onwards. The final of the championship is slated for October 16. The players and the support staff will assemble in …

Blue Tigers forward Farukh Choudhary, who recently scored his first goal in international football, explained that a striker needs to be calm and confident in front of goal, in order to succeed in his or her position. Speaking to AIFF TV Farukh explained that any striker has a different set …

Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the September rankings, India are down in 107th behind Namibia, but ahead of Sierra Leone; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have 1181 points, one …

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles the demise of former India international Bhabani Roy who passed away earlier today. Roy who made his International debut in the Merdeka Cup in 1969. He represented India in three matches. At the domestic level, he was part of West Bengal’s Santosh Trophy …