Blue Tigers head coach Igor Stimac and his Iraq counterpart, Jesus Casas, have known each other for more than 30 years. Casas, six years Stimac’s junior, was a youth team player for Spanish side Cádiz CF, where Stimac played for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. On Thursday, September 7, …
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I once more gave answers to a plethora of questions on Indian football on a livestream of the Indian Food and Football channel. Host Sayan Sarkar and I speak about Team India at the King’s Cup and Indian football.
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In the latest Candid Football Conversations podcast, Arunava Chaudhuri speaks with Inter Kashi assistant coach Arata Izumi about his new role, his coaching philosophy and being the first PIO/OCI to represent the Indian national football team. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
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Chiang Mai is the second-largest city in Thailand, located in the middle of the lush green Thai highlands, almost 700 kilometres north of the bustling capital of Bangkok, making it a rather outlying town. However, there was no shortage of support for the Indian senior men’s team when they landed …
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The All India Football Federation, on Saturday, September 2, 2023, announced Bhubaneswar and Guwahati as the venues for the first two home matches of India in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2. India have been drawn in Group A of …
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India Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Igor Stimac announced a 23-member squad for the 49th King’s Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. India (ranked 99th) will face Iraq (ranked 70th) in the semi-final on September 7 at 16:00 IST at the 700th Anniversary Stadium. …
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India Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Igor Stimac announced a 23-member squad for the 49th King’s Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. India (ranked 99th) will face Iraq (ranked 70th) in the semi-final on September 7 at 16:00 IST at the 700th Anniversary Stadium. …
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When India last participated in the King’s Cup in Thailand in June 2019, it was, in a sense, the beginning of a new era. After an excruciating last-minute exit from the AFC Asian Cup group stage just five months before, Igor Stimac took charge, kicking off the next cycle for …
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Tajik attacker Komron Tursunov has become a well-known and well-loved name in Indian Football, especially in the I-League over the recent few seasons. The 27-year-old first landed in Kolkata, where he won the I-League title with Mohun Bagan on his first try, instantly becoming a crowd favourite. Since then, he …
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After three consecutive tournament wins, a 16-match unbeaten streak at home and a re-entry into the top 100 of the FIFA Rankings, the Indian senior men’s national team will head abroad for the first time this year in September for the King’s Cup in Thailand. Up against a heavyweight side …
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