Stephen Constantine needs no introduction to Indian football fans. The Briton first managed India between 2002 and 2005, and since January 2015 he has been in charge for a second spell with the South Asian nation. Under him, India have made steady progress. Ahead of India’s fourth campaign in the …
Read More »Baichung Bhutia: India have a 50-50 chance of making it to the second round!
Former National Team captain Baichung Bhutia stands out as one of the most iconic names to have worn the Indian National Team jersey. In a freewheeling interview, the Sikkimese Sniper as he was fondly called, speaks his heart out about the present Indian squad, India’s chances in the forthcoming 2019 …
Read More »Star Sports to have six language feeds for 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
In good news for Indian football fans, the official broadcasters of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Star Sports, have announced that they would telecast all of India’s matches in English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam to ensure fans get an opportunity to cheer for their team in their preferred …
Read More »VIDEO – 2019 AFC Asian Cup: All you need to know about Group A!
Ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, here comes the video of the tournament organisers titled ‘All you need to know about…’ featuring the teams in Group A. Watch the videos featuring the Group A’s four teams in United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India and Bahrain …
Read More »The Football House: AFC Asian Cup connection makes Bhattacharya-Chhetri family ‘3 times prouder’!
It’s very rare in India for both the father-in-law, and his son-in-law to represent the country – that too at the AFC Asian Cup level. It was in December 2017 that two renowned footballing families tied the knot when talismanic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri got married to Sonam Bhattacharya, …
Read More »India’s Anas Edathodika: We plan to play to our strengths!
Defending comes naturally to central defender Anas Edathodika. The no-nonsense defender who “debuted pretty late” for the Blue Tigers believes in just one mantra – “hard work.” “I debuted pretty late for the National Team. It was my dream to play for my Country. I was not getting younger but …
Read More »India’s Halicharan Narzary: I aim to score a couple of goals in AFC Asian Cup!
A National Team call-up comes with its own set of responsibilities. For winger Halicharan Narzary, these responsibilities are doubly amplified purely due to his sheer struggle that the Assam-born player has had to face during his childhood days. In an exclusive interview, he opens up at length about his struggle …
Read More »Danny Deigan: Methods Team India use are very similar to Arsenal, Spurs & Leicester City!
Danny Deigan, the sports scientist from Australia, who has played a crucial role behind raising the fitness levels of the Blue Tigers in the recent past, informed that the methods followed in the National Team’s sessions are “very similar” to what is followed in some of the leading Clubs of …
Read More »VIDEO – 420 Grams S01E04: Assessing India’s final 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad!
India football coach Stephen Constantine has announced the final 23-man team that will represent India at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In this final episode of 2018 the pod squad (Arjun Pandit, Leslie Xavier and Siddhanth Aney) are joined by the truth-telling frog Kermit for a detailed assessment of the …
Read More »AIFF says future of India coach Constantine undecided!
With media speculation reaching a new climax of India head coach Stephen Constantine having no future with the Blue Tigers, the AIFF had to come out with a statement to deny the fact that a decision has been taken on the current coach. The AIFF in a media statement said: …
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