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Stimac announces 23-member squad for FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qata
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Indian football team will travel to Doha from Kolkata on Saturday evening. They will take on the two-time Asian champions Qatar in their last Group A match on Tuesday at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan
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Sunil Chhetri felicitated by Eastern Command of Indian Army
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Football legend Sunil Chhetri, who played his last international game against Kuwait in a FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC qualifier second-round Group A match here at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, was felicitated post-match by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army
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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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FIFA WC Qualifier: India set to battle Kuwait at its happy hunting ground,
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A spot in the third round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as well as direct qualification for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 is on the line. After four matchdays, back-to-back Asian champions Qatar have already sealed their place as table toppers with four wi
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Been caught in a bit of dilemma": India skipper Chhetri ahead of his final
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Ahead of his final match with Team India, Blue Tigers skipper Sunil Chhetri said he has been caught in a bit of a dilemma since only a few days left with the National Team.
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UAE Football Association congratulates UAE President on Al Ain's win of AF
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAEFA President, attributed the victory to President Sheikh Mohamed's support for sports in the UAE in general, and his backing of Al Ain Club in particular.
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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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Chennaiyin FC hand contract extension to talented midfielder Jiteshwor Sin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The 22-year-old midfielder from Manipur, who has made his ISL debut with Chennaiyin FC in 2022, has been a crucial cog in the club's remarkable show in the recent season of the league. He has not only made 25 successful tackles, the most for Chennaiyin in the season but also registered 14 in
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South United Football Club Celebrates AFC Grassroots Football Day
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
SUFC celebrated AFC Grassroots Football Day with great enthusiasm at all their training centres in Bengaluru through its Summer Camps, underlining the spirit and importance of football to be inculcated from a very young age. The event aimed to ignite the spirit of grassroots football develop
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