Sunil Chhetri may be playing his last season: Indian football team coach Stimac

Sunil Chhetri may be playing his last season: Indian football team coach Stimac

Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri “may be playing the last season” of his illustrious career, feels Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac, who is hoping that his star player would be saving his best for the last in the coming months. India’s next big assignment is the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar from January 12 […]

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AIFF withdraws bid to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia left as lone bidder

AIFF withdraws bid to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup, Saudi Arabia left as lone bidder

AIFF logo. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu photo library India on Monday withdrew its bid to stage the 2027 AFC Asian Cup with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) declaring that hosting big-ticket events is not among its “strategic priorities” at this juncture. India and Saudi Arabia were the only two countries left as […]

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AFC extends deadline for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights bids

AFC extends deadline for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights bids

Interested parties must confirm their bid by July 15, the AFC said in a statement after China’s strict COVID-19 policy resulted in the event being moved out of the country Interested parties must confirm their bid by July 15, the AFC said in a statement after China’s strict COVID-19 policy resulted in the event being […]

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Indian football | AIFF spent ₹16 lakh on astrology agency for men’s team: Insider

Indian football | AIFF spent ₹16 lakh on astrology agency for men’s team: Insider

AIFF splurged ₹16 lakh for an astrologer to “motivate” the national men’s team, which confirmed its berth in the 24-team AFC Asian Cup Final AIFF splurged ₹16 lakh for an astrologer to “motivate” the national men’s team, which confirmed its berth in the 24-team AFC Asian Cup Final Did astrology play a role in national […]

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AFC Asian Cup: We are at home, and will be backing ourselves against Hong Kong: Sunil Chhetri

AFC Asian Cup: We are at home, and will be backing ourselves against Hong Kong: Sunil Chhetri

India prevailed over Afghanistan 2-1 in a thrilling match that saw three quick goals being scored at the fag end of the game at the Salt Lake Stadium on June 11 India prevailed over Afghanistan 2-1 in a thrilling match that saw three quick goals being scored at the fag end of the game at […]

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FIFA ban on India will be catastrophic as I’m playing my last games: Chhetri

FIFA ban on India will be catastrophic as I’m playing my last games: Chhetri

Sunil Chhetri’s retirement has been a matter of speculation for some time now, and the player said that hearing about a possible FIFA ban on Indian national team scared him ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers final round Sunil Chhetri’s retirement has been a matter of speculation for some time now, and the player said […]

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India lose friendly against Jordan ahead of AFC Asian Cup qualifier

India lose friendly against Jordan ahead of AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Despite the returning Sunil Chhetri, India goes down 2-0 against Jordan in the Qatar Sport Club Stadium, 10 days ahead of their third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Cambodia scheduled for June 8 Despite the returning Sunil Chhetri, India goes down 2-0 against Jordan in the Qatar Sport Club Stadium, 10 days ahead […]

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