“Welcome to Nepal. This is your captain speaking – O I am sorry – this is your vice-captain speaking,” the entire team bus burst out in laughter as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu took over the microphone, all in an effort to bring in some humour. “Don’t forget to wash your hands. …
Read More »Blue Tigers touch down in Nepal ahead of International Friendlies!
The Indian Men’s Senior National Team, scheduled to play back-to-back International Friendlies against Nepal on September 2 and 5, were greeted by cloudy skies as they landed safely at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu earlier today, August 30. The 25-member Indian contingent flew out from New Delhi where they had …
Read More »Igor Stimac names India squad for Friendlies against Nepal!
A day after Indian Men’s Senior National Team beat I-League team Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-0 in an exhibition match at the Saltlake Stadium on Thursday, August 26 evening, India head coach Igor Stimac maintained that “we need to be careful as we head to the next two matches.” He also …
Read More »India’s Igor Stimac: Conditions were heavy & we need to slow down to refresh the players!
A day after Indian Men’s Senior National Team beat I-League team Mohammedan Sporting Club in an exhibition match in the Saltlake Stadium on Thursday, August 26 evening, India head coach Igor Stimac maintained that “we need to be careful as we head to the next two matches.” “We can’t expect …
Read More »AIFF condoles the demise of former India international O. Chandrasekhar!
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoles the demise of former India international and Olympian O. Chandrasekhar, who passed away earlier today on August 24, 2021. A defender, he was part of the Indian football team that took part in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He was a member …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Footage of the Indian national team training!
XtraTime shows footage of the Indian national team training camp currently being held at the Saltlake Stadium sports complex in Kolkata.
Read More »AIFF condoles the death of former India international SS Hakeem!
The All India Football Federation condoles the death of Syed Shahid Hakeem who passed away earlier today on Sunday, August 22. He was 82. Popularly referred to as Hakim-Saab, he was part of the Indian squad in the 1960 Olympics. He was also a FIFA International Referee and supervised many …
Read More »Blue Tigers say in unison: Sandesh’s move makes us proud!
Wishes poured in from the Blue Tigers as India National Team defender Sandesh ‘Ironman’ Jhingan was officially announced as an HNK Sibenik player, making him the first Indian defender to sign a professional contract in Europe. National Team midfielder Pronay Halder, who has been an integral part of the Indian …
Read More »AIFF TV VIDEO: Interview with Chinglensana Singh!
Indian National Team central defender Chinglensana Singh joins AIFF TV for a Q&A session wherein he speaks about the dynamics in the National Team, Sandesh Jhingan’s move to Croatia, Igor Stimac as a coach, sporting culture in Manipur and much more.
Read More »Sandesh Jhingan after joining HNK Sibenik: Indian football steadily moving forward together!
Blue Tigers defender Sandesh Jhingan was officially announced as an HNK Sibenik player on Wednesday, August 18 becoming the first Indian player to sign for a top-division club in Croatia. In a virtual interaction, he spoke about how Indian football has moved forward together in recent years and stated that …
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