New Delhi: It was only around two months ago that 20-year-old goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem was called up for the Senior National Team camp. The momentous occasion that it was, by his own admission, the National team call-up went on to motivate him to put up a stellar performance for his club FC Goa in […]
New Delhi: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is super excited, and it’s all for Allison Becker. And the lanky Indian custodian doesn’t mind doing a Becker sometime soon. Allison Becker, the Liverpool FC goalkeeper came off his line to head home the match-winner against West Bromwich Albion, the 2-1 victory keeping Liverpool’s chances of making it to the […]
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Mizoram: Just a few weeks back the banks of the Tuichang River in Mizoram were abuzz with activities of locals constantly keeping a vigilant eye on the river. Among those keeping watch were Blue Tigers and SC East Bengal striker Jeje Lalpekhlua. Jeje, along with a number of others from his village – Model Veng […]
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New Delhi: The rectangular patch of green grass means the world to most football players. While they weave their way around opponents in search of a goal, Blue Tigers midfielder Amarjit Singh Kiyam has found another patch of green that he is quite drawn to during the off-seasons – the paddy fields. For the former […]
New Delhi: Nirmal Chhetri was once hailed by Gerd Muller as “brilliant,” during Bayern Munich U23s visit to Kolkata in 2009 wherein he had made quite an impression in his duels against a promising but young Thomas Mueller. And then in 2012, Thomas, who represented Bayern Munich in Bhaichung Bhutia’s farewell match in Delhi, had […]
2022 will be a landmark year for women’s football with two major international events — the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 and the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 — set to be hosted in India. As we build up to the mega-events and move forward together, another first-of-its-kind milestone will be achieved as an […]
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New Delhi: Many footballers face rather difficult times when they need to go under the knife to correct injuries sustained on the pitch. It is not only the physical recovery that they have to deal with, but they are also constantly mindful of the uncertainty of the recovery process, and how long it could take. […]
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Fatorda: A depleted FC Goa side were beaten 0-2 by Al Wahda in their final AFC Champions League match tonight at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa. Owing to a concerning COVID-19 situation, FC Goa were without the services of all their foreign players as well as head coach Juan Ferrando. The result […]
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FC Goa play their final game of their AFC Champions League journey against Al Wahda on Thursday at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The Gaurs sit third in Group E with three points from five games, and will be keen on ending their campaign with a victory. But standing in front of them is an […]
FC Goa were defeated for the very first time in their maiden AFC Champions League campaign as Iranian powerhouse Persepolis FC inflicted a 2-1 defeat on the Gaurs at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa. Goa took an early lead thanks to a well-placed Edu Bedia header from a free-kick. The joy for […]