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ISL: Chennaiyin FC co-owner Abhishek Bachchan lauds decision of fielding s
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Chennaiyin FC (CFC) co-owner and Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan welcomed the Indian Super League's (ISL) decision of fielding seven Indian players in the playing XI and believes it will encourage and provide a platform to more young Indian footballers to
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I can become better footballer than Sunil Chhetri: Shubho Paul after selec
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Shubho Paul, the Sudeva Delhi FC youngest Hero I-League captain who got selected for the FC Bayern World Under-19 Squad believes that he can be a better footballer than Indian Football team captain, Sunil Chhetri if he keeps playing like this.
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Very important for India to qualify for AFC Asian Cup: Tim Cahill
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Former Australian footballer Tim Cahill has highlighted the importance of the AFC Asian Cup for the Indian team. The Blue Tigers are already out of contention to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 and the focus has now shifted to qualification for the AFC Asian
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Thapa tested COVID positive but CT value good, retest to be done in couple
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das on Saturday confirmed that defender Anirudh Thapa has tested positive for Covid-19. He further said the CT score of the footballer is good and a retest will be done in another one or two days'
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Indian Football Association provides food, ration kits to clone-affected f
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): After Cyclone Yaas ravaged a number of areas in the Sunderbans last week, West Bengal's football governing body -- the Indian Football Association -- has extended a helping hand to the budding footballers of the region and their families by providing essentia
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COVID-19: Former footballer Renedy's crucial assist helps Manipur breathe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Former Indian mid-fielder Renedy Singh is doing everything he can to arrange oxygen cylinders in order to help his home state of Manipur win the deadly battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NCW asks Jharkhand Govt to extend support to Int'l football player workin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Saturday asked the Jharkhand government to extend help and support to an international footballer from the state who is working as a labourer in a brick kiln due to financial constraints.
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Ruben Dias says Football Writers' Player of the Year award reflects spirit
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], May 21 (ANI): Manchester City centre-half Ruben Dias has been named as the 2021 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. The first defender to win the award since Steve Nicol in 1989, Dias said he is privileged and thanked his teammates.
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Indian football team to leave for Qatar to prepare for June qualifiers
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): With the second COVID-19 wave rampant in India, the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to send the footballers to Qatar to prepare for the World Cup qualifiers in Qatar in June.
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Ronnie C all set to make his Bollywood debut
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI/PNN): Ronnie C is the newest kid in B-town! We hear that the former footballer and entrepreneur is all set to take the plunge into Bollywood and is on the verge of signing a contract with one of the biggest production houses in the country. His debut
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Goa CM condoles former Indian footballer Fortunato Franco's demise
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Goa (Panaji) [India], May 11 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant condoled the death of legendary footballer Fortunato Franco, the Goan footballer who was an integral part of India's Asian Games Gold Medal winning team in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where the country beat South Korea
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Former India footballer and Asian Games gold medallist Fortunato Franco pa
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Goa [India], May 10 (ANI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the demise of former India national team midfielder Fortunato Franco, who passed away on Monday in Goa.
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