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India coach Constantine thanks AIFF for securing ‘home advantage away from home’!

It’s a generic trend for National Teams worldwide to drop early at the venue prior to any major Championship. This time ahead of the kick-off of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the Indian National Team have been the first team among the 24 participating ones to land in Abu Dhabi, …

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India’s Narayan Das: Bonding within our squad is exceptional!

Narayan Das has always been an unsung hero for the National Team. A consistent performer who prefers to stay “quiet” as part of build-up to a match, Narayan informs the “bonding within the National Team is exceptional.” In an exclusive interview, he opens up about his match preparation, the strength …

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VIDEO – 420 Grams S01E03: A new look jersey for Indian football team!

Ahead of the biggest football tournament in the history of Indian football, Sunil Chhetri and Co. get a new kit sponsor. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to ditch global sportswear giants Nike in favour of Indian startup Six5Six. Is this a case of promoting “Made in India” products …

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Prasanta Banerjee: A lot has changed in Indian Football!

During his playing days, Prasanta Banerjee could wreak havoc with his magical left foot. The superstar of Indian Football in the 1980s feels the exposure tours the Indian National Teams are having across all age groups is sure to help Indian Football in the right manner. In a freewheeling interview, …

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Gouramangi Singh: Hosts UAE will be our toughest challenge!

Ahead of India’s participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE, former Indian captain Gouramangi Singh and scorer of India’s first goal in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup against Bahrain, dubbed the AFC Asian Cup as the biggest challenge in football in Asia. In an exclusive interview, Gouramangi talks …

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VIDEO – NNIS: Shaji Prabhakaran – Oman friendly will be good practice for India!

The Indian football team will take on Oman in a friendly on December 27 before getting into tournament mode in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Football Delhi chief Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran believes the friendly against Oman will help as a practice match before Sunil Chhetri and his boys take on …

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VIDEO – DW: Can Sandesh Jhingan & India conquer Asia?

The India’s football team has made the FIFA’s top 100, the ‘Blue Tigers’ have passed the Faroe Islands to become the world’s 97th strongest football nation. Really? Should a country of 1.3 billion be competing with a nation the size of an Indian village? The AFC Asian Cup 2019 can …

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Former Asian All-Star Atanu Bhattacharya: We can expect miracles from the Blue Tigers!

Former Asian All-Star Goalkeeper Atanu Bhattacharya who was a part of India’s squad in the AFC Asian Cup in 1984 feels the current Indian team squad “looks confident” and can “pull off some miracles” in the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup. “What I really like about the current setup is …

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VIDEO – NNIS: AIFF’s Praful Patel – Asian Dream needs to become a reality!

Ahead of the Indian National Team’s participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the AIFF president Praful Patel termed India’s fourth participation in the AFC Asian Cup as a “precursor to India’s goal to achieve a berth in the FIFA World Cup by 2026.”

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