The Indian Senior National Team will be camping in Chennai prior to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE qualifiers fixture against Macau which is scheduled on September 5, 2017. After back-to-back wins against Myanmar and the Kyrgyz Republic in the first two fixtures, India will fly to Macau for …
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Stephen Constantine has been the craftsman behind India’s meteoric rise in the last couple of years and he prefers to stick to his philosophy of ‘giving the boys exposure’ as much as possible in the International arena. “The whole objective of mine before coming to Doha was to give as …
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The Indian National Team has undergone a massive fillip in recent times and ever since British Coach Stephen Constantine took over way back in February 2015, the National Team is on an upward surge in the FIFA Rankings, achieving its best ever FIFA Rank since February 1996 in July 2017 …
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XtraTime caught-up for an exclusive interview with India captain Sunil Chhetri on recent achievements, the ISL/I-League merger and much more…
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Picture a typical 23-year-old urban guy. Parties, discotheques, loud music, fast cars, you get the drift. But not Sandesh Jhingan! His on field exploits attracts a fair share of the limelight, but, off it he likes to stay away from the hustle and bustle. The soft spoken guy is actually …
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‘Bangkok mein sabse achcha Italian restaurant kaun sa hai? ……… You know Spaghetti Bolognese and a glass of red wine….’, quipped Shah Rukh Khan in his film Don 2. Replace Bangkok with Bærum, Norway and this would have been a perfect clarion call for Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. But no, he …
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When Eugeneson Lyngdoh had walked into the dressing room of the Indian National Team in March 2015, India were languishing at 173 in the FIFA Rankings, facing a stern test against Nepal in the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Qualifiers under newly appointed Head Coach Stephen Constantine who had taken over …
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XtraTime tries to explain in short how India achieved their best FIFA World Rankings in over two decades as 96th in the rankings.
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The Indian National Football Team achieved its best FIFA World Ranking since February 1996 as they were ranked 96 in the July 2017 according to latest FIFA Rankings. In the process, India are currently placed 12th in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). India’s best-ever FIFA Ranking till date stays 94 which …
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As India reached their second-best FIFA Ranking ever at 96 and as connoisseurs start to mention about Stephen Constantine having a ‘magic wand,’ the man himself feels that it’s all about teamwork. In an exclusive interview, he speaks at length about the life of a Coach, the difficulty in celebrating …
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