The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) will be holding their annual Indian Football Awards on Sunday, July 21, 2019 in the Sikkim capital Gangtok. In good news for the football fans in Sikkim, the FPAI – Indian Football Awards 2019 will see the presence of Indian football captain Sunil …
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Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the only Indian player to play in the UEFA Europa League, stands out as one of the senior members of the Indian Team. The shot-stopper who last wore the captain’s armband when the Blue Tigers recorded a memorable 4-1 win over Thailand in their opening match …
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The changing face of International Football suggests that footballers are reaching their peak post 30. AIFF Men’s Player of the Year 2018-19 Sunil Chhetri smiles. “I think the knowledge and discipline is the highest in my life right now – right from taking rest, eating the right food, and doing …
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With 107 international caps and 42 goals, Baichung Bhutia is one of the most accomplished footballers to emerge from India. He led club and country to many famous victories in a two-decade long pro career. Bhutia was in the Newsclick studios to talk about the current mess engulfing club football …
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All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel announced iconic national team striker Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2018-19 at the AIFF Executive Committee Meeting in the Capital today. This is the sixth time Chhetri bagged the prestigious Award having earlier won it in 2007, …
Read More »Two players took their senior national team bows when the Blue Tigers took to the field in their Intercontinental Cup 2019 opener against Tajikistan, one of them being the vastly-experienced Mandar Rao Dessai. He talked about how he aspired to play for the national team ever since he started his …
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The Indian football team began its title defence at the Intercontinental Cup with a 2-4 loss to Tajikistan in Ahmedabad. The loss, which came after India squandered a two-goal lead going into half-time, highlighted a few shortcomings in Igor Stimac’s set-up. In the new coach’s defence, he is still trying …
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Tajikistan completed a comeback to beat India 4-2 despite a good effort in the first half by the Blue Tigers, in the first match of the Intercontinental Cup at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, July 7. Sunil Chhetri scored a first-half brace, but Tajikistan struck back in the …
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After six players made their debut at the King’s Cup in Buriram, Thailand last month, there were three more – Narender Gahlot, Mandar Rao Desai, and Jobby Justin – who made their Senior National team debut during India’s opener against Tajikistan in the Intercontinental Cup. “The aim for any footballer …
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Tajikistan completed a comeback to beat India 4-2 despite a good effort in the first half by the Blue Tigers, in the first match of the Intercontinental Cup at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, July 7. Sunil Chhetri scored a first-half brace, but Tajikistan struck back in the …
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