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Luka Modric wishes Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on his farew
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India Senior Football Team coach Igor Stimac took to social media and shared Real Madrid's midfielder Luka Modric's message for team skipper Sunil Chhetri who is set to play his farewell match on Thursday.
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A legend's final bow: Chhetri wants to walk out on a high
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
At the end of Sunil Chhetri's penultimate training session of his 19-year international career for India, he quietly picked up a ball, delicately placed it on the penalty spot and signalled Vishal Kaith to take his place between the sticks. As he's done at the end of every training session,
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History beckons Blue Tigers: Sunil Chhetri and his men eager to script the
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The road has been rugged and bumpy so far but India still stand on the cusp of history. A victory on the night of June 6 at the Salt Lake Stadium for India against Kuwait in their penultimate Group A fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Ro
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Night of June 6 at Salt Lake could be an epoch-making encounter: Igor Stim
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Igor Stimac is no stranger to cliffhangers. In his long and distinguished career, the classy centre-back of the nineties had experienced many such nights on the pitch, when football wasn't a matter of life and death, but much more important than that
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Edmund Lalrindika: New greenhorn in National Camp with sinuous poise
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Edmund Lalrindika burst forward on the left, shook off a stern challenge from Anirudh Thapa and laced a fierce left-footed shot past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's near post as if it's no big deal and he does that every evening
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Former players, coaches, administrators praise Sunil Chhetri on his long a
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Nineteen years, or in footballing terms a lifetime, is how long Sunil Chhetri graced the national colours. The India number 11, who has played 150 international matches and scored 93 times for the Blue Tigers, is now ready to hang up his prized pair of boots after his last hurrah against Kuw
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Indian football team camp begins in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The first batch of players have begun their training with a gym session on the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2024, which will be followed by an on-pitch training session in the evening
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Igor Stimac announces first list of 26 probables for Bhubaneswar camp
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Indian senior men's team head coach Igor Stimac, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, announced his first list of 26 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 matches against Kuwait and Qatar.
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AIFF president constitutes five-member committee to hold discussions with
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The AIFF president and its members also took note of certain comments made by India head coach Igor Stimac in the press about his future with the team after the completion of the Round 2 qualifiers. The meeting was attended by 14 senior members of the Federation
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"India a great team, we deserved that win...": Afghanistan footballer Rahm
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
India's quest for a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers suffered a serious jolt when they went down to Afghanistan 1-2 on Tuesday. The winners trailed 0-1 at halftime.
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India suffer shock defeat against Afghanistan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Skipper Sunil Chhetri, playing his 150th International, kept his date with history by giving the Blue Tigers the lead off a penalty kick in the 38th minute in front of jam-packed stands at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. The joy, however, was turned into complete misery wh
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AIFF president congratulates Sunil Chhetri on reaching 150th international
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The AIFF president, Kalyan Chaubey, in a simple ceremony, also formally presented Chhetri with a team jersey that was signed by all players and staff members of the current squad
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