Imphal, Manipur: Spectators at the Khuman Lumpak Stadium, Imphal – hosts to the 55th game of the Hero I-League 2019 – witnessed a high-scoring game as hosts Neroca FC remained unbeaten at home, defeating a young Shillong Lajong FC 3-2. Neroca drew first blood through a penalty from Katsumi Yusa on the eighth minute followed […]
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Even as it’s prediction time for pundits all over the world on the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri expressed that “It won’t be easy for other teams to face India.” “All of us are super excited and thrilled right now. Apart from me and Gurpreet, […]
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A National Team call-up comes with its own set of responsibilities. For winger Halicharan Narzary, these responsibilities are doubly amplified purely due to his sheer struggle that the Assam-born player has had to face during his childhood days. In an exclusive interview, he opens up at length about his struggle […]
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Defending comes naturally to central defender Anas Edathodika. The no-nonsense defender who “debuted pretty late” for the Blue Tigers believes in just one mantra – “hard work.” “I debuted pretty late for the National Team. It was my dream to play for my Country. I was not getting younger but […]
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Bhubaneswar, Odisha: After two losses on the trot, Churchill Brothers picked up a win in their clash against the Indian Arrows in the first match of the 12th Hero I-League at the Kalinga Stadium complex in Bhubaneswar on Sunday (December 30, 2018). A goal from Willis Plaza was enough to hand the Goan side the […]
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: Chennai City FC restored their lead at the top of the 12th Hero I-League table, outplaying Shillong Lajong 6-1 at the Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore on Saturday evening, courtesy a Pedro Manzi hattrick, his second of the season. In a free-flowing and entertaining encounter, it was yet again an all-Spanish scorers list […]
Aizawl, Mizoram: Aizawl FC huffed and puffed, but they finally got over the line with all three points in the 12th Hero I-League match against Gokulam Kerala FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in the Mizoram Capital, on Saturday, 29 December 2018. Ansumana Kormah opened the scoring on the 51st minute, before Mapuia and Rochhar […]
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Anirudh Thapa was dubbed as the next big thing in Indian Football since his first day of selection at the AIFF Academy. Not even 21, the shy guy from Uttarakhand has displayed his maturity on the field, thus earning him a stable place in the midfield. “I like to attack […]
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Kolkata, West Bengal: Jobby Justin’s sixth goal of the 12th Hero I-League campaign was not enough to stop debutants Real Kashmir FC from taking a point at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on Friday. QEB players scored both the goals of the match with defender Lalramchullova accounting for an unfortunate own-goal. With this result, […]
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: National Coach Stephen Constantine who has always been vocal in “building the team for future,” stressed that he believes in the “ability of his players, and not their age”. For the record, India are fielding the second youngest side in the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 with an average […]
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