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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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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