Yesterday, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the June rankings, India stay in 108th position behind Kenya, but ahead of Central African Republic; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have 1187 points, the …
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Indian Football Team captain Sunil Chhetri took a stand on the completion of his 15th year in International football stating that mankind owes it to its own evolution, to eradicate racism. With the recent turn of events in recent times which has got the entire world speaking about the heinous …
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I cannot forget the day when we played our debut match for the senior National Team. It was about one and a half-decade ago on June 12, 2005, but to me, it’s like something which happened only yesterday. The Indian team had gone for a three-match tour of Pakistan under …
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India international youngsters Lallianzuala Chhangte, Vinit Rai, Sahal Abdul Samad and Farukh Chaudhary marvel at Sunil Chhetri’s ability to inspire his team mates as we celebrate #15YearsOfSC11.
Read More »German sportswear major PUMA have announced the signing of India international midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad as a global brand ambassador. Sahal Abdul Samad is one of the most exciting talents within Indian football and the Kerala Blasters playmaker joins India captain Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu at PUMA …
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I don’t exactly remember the date. We were camping in Bengaluru and the next evening we were to play our home-match against Macau, where a victory was supposed to earn India a ticket to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. We finished practice early and rushed back to our rooms to …
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We have seen some absolute stunners in the #15YearsOfSC11. Let’s relive some of the jaw-dropping goals from Sunil Chhetri for Team India!
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India’s senior men’s football team will, theoretically, play Qatar on October 8 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers are to be played in Bangladesh on November 12 and at home against Afghanistan on November 17. India are pretty much out of the running …
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As the Indian Team landed in Pakistan in June 2005 for a Friendly series, all the stakes were heavily loaded against Sunil Chhetri. He was 20 and yet to make his International debut. It was an away series, that too against Pakistan. Moreover, he had an injury concern – all …
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It was a fateful morning some 17 years ago when I walked into the Mohun Bagan ground where a bunch of young players had gathered for club trials. It was a common feature as the club always wanted to Catch ’em young. And from a distance when I looked at …
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