Tonight, India face Bahrain in their third 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A match at the Sharjah Stadium which will decided the outcome of the group. Before the match I had the opportunity to meet some of the Blue Pilgrims, the Indian national football teams fan group, and get …
Read More »AFC GS Dato Windsor John: Aware of the remarkable progress of football in India!
Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato Windsor John isn’t much surprised with India’s performance in the ongoing 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. In an exclusive interview, Dato Windsor speaks at length about AFC being “well aware of the of the remarkable progress of football in the country over …
Read More »VIDEO – 420 Grams S01E08: INDIA vs Bahrain preview!
On the eighth anniversary of India’s dramatic 2-5 loss to Bahrain at the 2011 Asian Cup, the two sides meet again. The stakes are much higher this time round, with both teams still in the running for a spot in the Round of 16. The 420 Grams crew is joined …
Read More »India out to avenge 2011 AFC Asian Cup defeat against Bahrain!
Eight years back on January 14, 2011 in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, India had gone down fighting 2-5 against Bahrain in Doha, Qatar. Eight years on, India gear up to take on Bahrain on the same day – where a victory will ensure Sunil Chhetri and the boys a …
Read More »AIFF condoles former India international Zulfiqaruddin death!
The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former India international Zulfiqaruddin. Zulfiqaruddin made his International debut for India in 1959 at the Merdeka Cup against Singapore. He represented India in three International matches, and scored one goal. Despite being a 17-year old, he was part of the Indian …
Read More »India’s medical team sees AFC Asian Cup as a new challenge!
Stephen Constantine has always mentioned about the significance of physical fitness to stay competitive. And for that to happen, a team always requires well-oiled machinery – a tireless medical team to operate from behind the scenes on a continuous basis. Be it at the midnight or the wee hours, Indian …
Read More »VIDEO – The Quint: India’s Sunil Chhetri – We didn’t deserve to lose!
India’s hopes of securing their maiden knockout berth at the AFC Asian Cup will have to wait after going down 0-2 to UAE at Abu Dhabi on Thursday, January 10. Speaking after the game, India captain Sunil Chhetri said that his side didn’t deserve to lose.
Read More »AIFF TD Savio Medeira: India are the most hard-working team in 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
With India presently on 3 points from 2 matches in the ongoing 2019 AFC Asian Cup, AIFF Technical Director and former Indian National Team player and Coach Savio Medeira feels the “Blue Tigers are the most hard-working team in the tournament.” “We may be a bit weaker than other teams …
Read More »India coach Constantine: We need to win against Bahrain!
The morning after the Blue Tigers went down to hosts United Arab Emirates in their second Group league match of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Head Coach Stephen Constantine expressed that the team now “needs to get ready for the next game” against Bahrain. “We have to pick ourselves up …
Read More »VIDEO – 2019 AFC Asian Cup: India 0-2 UAE post-match press conference!
Yesterday after the Group A match between India and United Arab Emirates which the UAE won 2-0, both the coaches spoke to the media at the press conference about the match. India coach Stephen Constantine was a bit down after India missed so many chances to score. Meanwhile United Arab …
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