A young Indian national football team defeated archrivals Pakistan 3-1 in the second semifinal of the SAFF Cup 2018 at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka to set-up a final against the Maldives. After a goalless first-half, Manvir scored his first in the 49th minute only to double the score-line twenty …
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He is a former Indian Captain and is the currently the Assistant Coach of the Indian Senior National Team. Shanmugam Venkatesh who led India in the last bilateral series against Pakistan in Pakistan in 2005 feels all matches against Pakistan is primarily a “psychological battle”. “Be it a player or …
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Head Coach José Antonio Nogueira who has taken over the reins of Pakistan Football Team after their long absence from International Football has set his focus to catch up with India in next 2-3 years and “overtake them (India) to claim the pole position in the SAFF region”. “Undoubtedly, India …
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A day ahead of India’s clash against Pakistan in the SAFF Cup semi-final, India National Team’s assistant coach Venkatesh Shanmugam lauded Pakistan for their “character” and reaching the semifinals coming back from a three-year suspension. “They (Pakistan) have been thorough and sharp on the pitch. It’s not an easy job …
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Be it a Football match or any other sport, there are a handful of sports rivalries across the globe which can match up to the sheer frenzy created by a face-off between India and Pakistan. The wait isn’t long anymore as after a prolonged gap of 5 years; the two …
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Former India international striker and 1970 Asian Games bronze medal winner Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar passed away earlier today in Kolkata. Dastidar made his debut for India on December 10, 1970 when he came in place of Shyam Thapa at the Asian Games in Bangkok. He represented India in five matches …
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Even as the footballing fraternity all around look ahead to India’s semifinal clash with Pakistan in the ongoing SAFF Cup, National Coach Stephen Constantine described it as “just another match”. Courtesy India’s back to back victories against Sri Lanka and Maldives by an identical 2-0 margin, India booked a semifinal …
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India defeated Maldives 2-0 to book a semifinal clash with archrivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The semifinal which will be the first official meeting of the two teams after a gap of 5 years will be played at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Stadium on Wednesday, September 12. Watch the SAFF Cup …
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India defeated Maldives 2-0 to book a semifinal clash with archrivals Pakistan in the SAFF Cup. The semifinal which will be the first official meeting of the two teams after a gap of 5 years will be played at Dhaka’s Bangabandhu Stadium on Wednesday, September 12. The last time the …
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Despite defending champions India staring their defence of their SAFF Cup 2018 campaign in style against Sri Lanka, a day prior to India’s last group league match against Maldives, National Coach Stephen Constantine declared that his team “is not going to start as favourites in any of the matches” in …
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