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India central midfielder Anirudh Thapa was labelled as the next big thing in Indian Football since his U-16 days. An AIFF Academy cadet then, there was always the danger of him losing focus as he stayed in the spotlight from that age. But then, he has always been a bit …

Indian national team coach Stephen Constantine feels that the Intercontinental Cup is going to be “very important for our development” and the team will “learn more from playing” against these tougher opponents. Speaking on the sidelines of the Indian National team’s preparatory camp here in Mumbai, he said: “I think …

Midfielder Dhanpal Ganesh has been replaced by Vineet Rai, in the Indian National Team camp for the Intercontinental Cup that commenced from yesterday, May 16, 2018 in Mumbai due to the former suffering from Typhoid. The summoned players assembled for the Camp in Mumbai on May 16 while players from …

Indian national team head coach Stephen Constantine called up 30 players for the National Team’s preparatory camp for the Intercontinental Cup which is slated to be held in Mumbai from June 1, 2018. The summoned players are to assemble for the Camp in Mumbai on May 16 while players from …

Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia is “happy” about the group India have drawn in the AFC Asian Cup 2019. In an exclusive interview, Bhutia, the sole Indian Footballer till date to have played in over 100 International matches mentioned “India can finish among the top two in the group” and …

Kenya has been roped in as a replacement for South Africa in the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup after the South African Football Federation in a letter to All India Football Federation expressed their inability to participate in the four-nation tournament. Besides Kenya from the CAF region, the Intercontinental Cup which will …

On the sidelines of a sponsors event, India national football team captain Sunil Chhetri spoke about Team India, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and much more. “What I’m looking forward is winning games outside the country which is very important. Our home record is fairly good but outside home we …

The Final Draw for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on Friday, May 4 produced six interesting groups as the Continent’s top 24 teams get set for 28 days of high quality action in the United Arab Emirates on January 5-February 1, 2019. Iran legend Ali Daei was excited with …

The Indian national football team has been clubbed with hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Bahrain in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup – UAE 2019, the official draw for which was held at the Armani Hotel Ballroom at the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai on May 4, 2018. …