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A dream never dies: Bibiano Fernandes bids adieu to Blue Colts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While Indian Football is at a stage where qualification for the continental stage is celebrated as a success, there is one team that put that aside, dreamt of bigger things, and came tantalisingly close to achieving them. The man behind such 'success' and the subsequent audacious dream that
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"Witnessed a spirited, bold India": AIFF chief Chaubey lauds India U-17 te
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Warriors are not the ones who always win, but the ones who always fight. These set of words could probably never have been any truer than in the 4-8 loss that the Blue Colts suffered at the hands of Japan in their last Group D match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup at the Rajamangala National Stadi
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"Funny things have happened in football...": India U-17 coach Bibiano ahea
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It is down to the last game in Group D of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup for India, and it is the biggest one of them all so far. Japan await the Blue Colts in a match that will be played at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, one that will decide the fate of the boys from the subcontinent
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"It was a red card...but it was too harsh": India's assistant coach Mahesh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
India-Pakistan encounters have always had a certain amount of flair and action in it irrespective of the sport both nations compete in. In their Wednesday's encounter in the SAFF Championship, the Blue Colts head coach Igor Stimac became the centre of attention after he got himself involv
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India U-17 coach Bibiano hails team for fighting with "huge hearts" agains
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It was not the best of times, but it certainly was not the worst. India's 0-1 defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan in their second Group D match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup was heartbreaking, to say the least. The Blue Colts fought tooth and nail, perhaps better in
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Trust your training and discard pressure, Amarjit Singh Kiyam's advice to
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amarjit Singh Kiyam knows more than most what it takes to represent India at the age-group level in big tournaments. The East Bengal midfielder was captain when India debuted and hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
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Communication, preparation, acclimatisation key for Bibiano's boys ahead o
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The AFC U-17 Asian Cup will start from June 15 and will go on till July 2.
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India U-17s beat FC Augsburg U-17 for second straight win in Germany
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
It was India U-17s' third training game and second win in Germany. The Blue Colts had gone down 1-3 to a U-16/19 mixed side of VfB Stuttgart before winning 6-1 over SSV Reutlingen U-16. The team, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, arrived in Germany earlier this month after having played a series
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India U-17 register emphatic win over SSV Reutlingen U-16
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
It was India U-17s second friendly fixture in Germany. The Blue Colts had earlier gone down 1-3 to a U-16/19 mixed side of VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday. The team, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, arrived in Germany after having played a series of preparatory matches in Spain, as per a press relea
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India U-17 team prepares to play second training game against SSV Reutling
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Blue Colts have already played training matches against the youth teams of La Liga sides like Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid, Levante, Getafe, etc. They began their Germany tour with a 1-3 loss against a mixture of U-19 and U-16 boys of VFB Stuttgart.
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India U-17 Men's team goes down 1-3 to VFB Stuttgart juniors
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After playing a series of preparatory matches in Spain, the India U-17 squad, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, are currently in Germany to play a few practice games. The Blue Colts are preparing for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup final rounds to be played in Thailand next month. Placed in Group D they
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Impressive results, but India U-17s' focus remains squarely on AFC Asian C
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India have played four practice matches since shifting camp to Spain, winning two, while losing and drawing one each. The Blue Colts have faced Atletico de Madrid U-17s (4-1), Leganes U-18s (0-2), Atletico de Madrid U-16s (2-1), and Real Madrid U-18s (3-3) so far. Two more matches against
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