With the release of the latest FIFA Ranking last Thursday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the seedings for all the Member Associations (MAs) that will be involved in the official draw ceremonies of the Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 and Round 2 of the Asian Qualifiers for the …
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Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the July rankings, India gained one spot to become 99th behind Belarus, but ahead of Lebanon; while Argentina remain No. 1. India have 1.209 points, four more than the last …
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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 were joined by Nilanjan Datta to speak about Indian football with a focus on the Asian Games and if India would be …
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On the night of July 4, 2023, when everyone at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium was revelling in India’s ninth SAFF Championship triumph, standing almost unnoticed in a corner of the pitch was a man wearing a proud yet shy smile on his face. It was hard to believe that he …
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Former Senior India international Prabhakar Mishra passed away in Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Friday, July 14, 2023, after a brief illness. He was 75. A reputed footballer in the 1970s, Mishra was a part of the Indian team for the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka in 1976 and had the …
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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. We spoke yesterday about Indian football, Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC and much much more…
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Candid Football Conversations returns with a live featuring Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of @sportskhabri discussing the Kuwait vs India SAFF Championship final on Tuesday, July 4. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
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India were crowned champions of the SAFF Championships after Gurpreet Singh saved a penalty in sudden death to help India beat Kuwait 5-4 in penalties. India winning their 9th SAFF title in the process, capping off the last 2 months with 2 titles for coach Igor Stimac.
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Candid Football Conversations returns with Arunava Chaudhuri and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri discussing their experiences of the India vs Lebanon semifinal and their expectations of the SAFF Championship final against Kuwait on Tuesday, July 4. Candid Football Conversations is a collaboration between arunfoot and SportsKhabri.
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The SAFF Championship has been contested 13 times, with India winning the title on eight occasions. The Blue Tigers further stretched their streak of SAFF Championship final appearances to nine, and will aim to defend their title from two years ago when they take on Kuwait for the trophy at …
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