Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Coach Stimac releases 6 more players from National Camp
Indian Senior National Team Head Coach Igor Stimac has released another batch of 6 players from the ongoing preparatory camp in New Delhi. The second batch of the six released…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Igor Stimac releases 6 players from preparatory camp
With “phase 1 of the working programme” having been “accomplished,” National Coach Igor Stimac released 6 players from the list of 37 which has assembled for the preparatory camp in…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Jobby, Nishu dropped as 23 men final Squad for Kings Cup announced
AIFF announced 23 men final squad for Kings Cup with two surprise exclusion in the form of fan favorite Jobby Justin and young Nishu Kumar ATK striker Jobby Justin and…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Kings Cup: Debutants recall their ‘Unforgettable and emotional’ moment
Six players made debuts during India’s opener in the Kings Cup against Curacao in what was also Head Coach Igor Stimac’s first game in-charge. There are some moments in life…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
The real challenge for me begins now: Brandon Fernandes
The weather in Delhi has changed a bit as the Indian National Team practiced hard under Head Coach Igor Stimac’s on the second day of the National Team camp at the Jawaharlal…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Senior players laud road-map for the World Cup Qualifiers
As the Indian Senior Men’s National Team gear up to kick-off their campaign in the King’s Cup, senior members expressed satisfaction at the pathway laid down for the Blue Tigers…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
New look India sans Chhetri, Gurpreet beat Thailand to finish 3rd at Kings Cup
With regular first team players like Chhetri, Gurpreet, Udanta rested, a young new look India rose to the occasion to beat Thailand 1-0 in the third-place play-off of the King’s Cup. The…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
I am the fittest in my life at the moment: Chhetri on the cusp on becoming India’s most capped players
The man with 67 International goals, the highest-ever by an Indian footballer ever, currently stays a match away from being the most-capped Indian Footballer in International football. Does 108 ring…
Indian Football Team / Interviews / Kings Cup
Coach Igor Stimac has a tactical plan for everyone: Jobby Justin
The latest scoring sensation of Indian Football Jobby Justin mentioned that coach Igor Stimac has been working on how the entire bunch can be “physically, mentally, and tactically stronger.” Speaking…
Indian Football Team / Interviews / Kings Cup
Sunil bhai told me not to burden myself with any pressure: Michael Soosairaj
Chennai-based midfielder Soosairaj Michael had a similar jaw-dropping moment recently when he stepped into his first-ever National Team camp alongside his hero Sunil Chhetri. Meeting your childhood hero is a…
I-league / Recommended / Trials
AIFF puts U Mumba FC’s I League dream on hold, Trials postponed indefinitely
Reports suggest that senior officials from the federations have asked the Mumbai based clubs to hold on to their upcoming trials for the time being. A week ago, U Mumba…
I-league / Recommended / Transfer News
I league could return to Mumbai as U Mumba show Interest
After a successful maiden campaign in Mumbai Elite Division, U Mumba FC are now gearing up for Hero I league debut in the upcoming football season The city has been…
Feature / Recommended / U-13 Youth League / U-15 I-League
The odd journey on a road less taken – A Football story
Amidst big names with bigger resources and facilities, a local football club from Mumbai with local boys in their lineup, have smashed all doubts to reach the final rounds of…
Limited game time hurting the growth of Indian footballers
The total number of games that an average Indian footballer plays in a regular season is less than half of total number of games, footballers in top European leagues play….
Interviews / Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: It’s more about having that sporting culture in our country
On the sidelines of recently held Red Bull Neymar Jr’s 5 India qualifiers, India national team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu talked about the push for sporting culture in India and…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Mumbai boys ‘outplay them all’, to represent India at Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five World Finals in Brazil
A Footballing carnival hosted by the city of Kolkata often regarded as Mecca of Indian Football involved some exhilarating footballing action, live music, a familiar national footballer in presence and a…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five: India Qualifiers: Live commentary and score updates
We are here at Kolkata for Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five, India qualifiers, where 18 finalists from around the country qualifiers will compete for a trip to Brazil where the world…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Red Bull Neymar Jr.’s 5 National finals: Mumbai’s Kalina Rangers aim for Samba land ticket
Having won the Mumbai leg of RedBull Neymar Jr qualifiers beating last year finalists Joga Bonito, Kalina Rangers are now aiming for National title – a ticket to the world…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Anthony Machado: I want to win National Finals & represent India at World Finals again
After reaching round of 32 with Joga Bonito last year in Red bull Neymar Jr. 5 World finals at Brazil, Anthony Machado aims to replicate it again this year with…
Four things we have learned from european football this season
It’s a reality that the centre of global football is still in Europe. Sure, the next great player could be honing his skills on the streets of Sau Paulo or…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
New look India sans Chhetri, Gurpreet beat Thailand to finish 3rd at Kings Cup
With regular first team players like Chhetri, Gurpreet, Udanta rested, a young new look India rose to the occasion to beat Thailand 1-0 in the third-place play-off of the King’s Cup. The…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
So much competition for slot makes me helpless as a coach: Igor Stimac
Indian Head Coach Igor Stimac admitted that he is “helpless as a coach” as there is competition for every slot in the team. “I have competition in my team for…
Indian Football Team / Interviews / Kings Cup
Six players making International debuts is a major development: Isac Doru
According to AIFF Technical Director Isac Doru, six players making their International debuts is a ‘major development in Indian football’. Despite the Indian Men’s Senior National team kicking off their…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Stimac hopes to build on the positives ahead of the Thailand clash
It was in the first match of the year that the Blue Tigers opened their AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign with a stunning 4-1 win against Thailand Five months later,…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Kings Cup: Debutants recall their ‘Unforgettable and emotional’ moment
Six players made debuts during India’s opener in the Kings Cup against Curacao in what was also Head Coach Igor Stimac’s first game in-charge. There are some moments in life…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Former players congratulate Sunil Chhetri on becoming India’s most capped player
Legendary National Team striker Bhaichung Bhutia congratulated Sunil Chhetri on overtaking his record and becoming India’s most capped International player at 108 matches. Chhetri on Wednesday (June 5, 2019) overtook…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Kings Cup: India go down 1-3 to Curacao, to face Thailand for the 3rd place play-off
Facing a side ranked 19 places higher to them and with players playing in European leagues, India contrasting football either side of half to lose 1-3 It was new coach…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
India take on Curacao in KIngs Cup Opener
The King’s Cup 2019 opener between India and Curacao is just a day away, and given the enormity of the occasion, the excitement and optimism in the Blue Tigers unit…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Senior players laud road-map for the World Cup Qualifiers
As the Indian Senior Men’s National Team gear up to kick-off their campaign in the King’s Cup, senior members expressed satisfaction at the pathway laid down for the Blue Tigers…
Indian Football Team / Kings Cup
Some work & Some play make Blue Tigers a Better Team under the ‘Professor’
The boys call him the ‘Professor’, even Head Coach Igor Stimac does. At the practice session of the Blue Tigers, you see him cracking jokes with the players from a…