It wasn’t the best of times for Indian Football when the Senior Men’s National Team travelled to Bangkok in the last week of October 1977, to play the King’s Cup for the first time. Legendary former footballer Tulsidas Balaram, who was the chairman of the selection committee, had resigned prior …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the AIFF deciding to set-up a task force to look into PIO/OCI’s representing India in the future. Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri and myself are joined by Parus Nischal, Zohaib Rashid (DesiBallers) and Mohammed Shahnawaz. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration …
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The Indian senior men’s team have been drawn against Iraq in the semifinal of the 49th King’s Cup 2023 after the draw ceremony was conducted by the Football Association of Thailand on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The match will take place at the 700th Anniversary Stadium in Chiang Mai, Thailand …
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The All India Football Federation condoles the demise of former India forward Mohammed Habib, who passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, in his residence in Hyderabad after a long illness. The ‘Bade Miya’ of Kolkata football, as he was popularly known during his playing days, is survived by his …
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All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey, on Monday, August 14, 2023, constituted a Task Force for a feasibility study and evaluation of the footballers, who come under the status of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). The Task Force will also evaluate the players …
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All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey, on Monday, August 14, 2023, constituted a Task Force for a feasibility study and evaluation of the footballers, who come under the status of Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). The Task Force will also evaluate the players …
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It has been a decade since the Merdeka Tournament, Malaysia’s prestigious international football competition that began all the way back in 1957, has been held. It has been even longer since India were a part of it. Twenty-two years, to be precise. All of that is about to change, on …
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September 2023 is set to be one of the busiest months in Indian Football history, with the national teams competing in as many as seven different tournaments in four nations across Asia. The men’s senior, U-23, U-19 and U-16, while the women’s senior and U-17 teams will be in action. …
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The Indian senior men’s team have been drawn against hosts Malaysia in the semifinal of the Merdeka Tournament 2023 after the draw ceremony was held by FA Malaysia on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The match will take place at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on October 13. …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri discussing the dream of India qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
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