The sooner Kalyan Chaubey leaves, the better it is for Indian football: Igor StimacStimac was on Monday sacked as head coach following the team's failure to reach the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. A day lat...
22 Jun, 2024, 01.06 AM IST
AIFF to respond to ousted coach Stimac's remarks in next 48 hoursThe All India Football Federation said on Friday that it will respond to ousted national coach Igor Stimac's scathing attack against some o...
21 Jun, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Make MMWPG great as a footballing sideIn the 2018 World Cup, it reached the group stage, drawing with Argentina in their opening match. India, with its great aspirations, is cra...
14 Apr, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
No fault in the stars but in football adminAstrologers in India are not only consulted for personal matters but also for sports. Bhupesh Sharma, an astrologer, provided his services ...
13 Sep, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
We have seen what non-footballers have done. Now, give a chance to footballers: Bhaichung Bhutia"The first and foremost thing is to establish a structure. Provide monetary assistance to the states and districts to make sure our young t...
29 Aug, 2022, 10.43 PM IST
What ails Indian football? Amid underwhelming results, time to shun top-down approachThe solitary-goal win over Nepal in the ongoing SAFF Championship on Sunday is an aberration in an otherwise hopeless run marked by the tea...
11 Oct, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
The end of an era: PK Banerjee, Indian football's greatest striker, passes away after prolonged illnessDuring his career, he scored 65 international goals in 84 appearances for the national team.
20 Mar, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Overspending is an economic problem: La Liga president Javier TebasWe want to reach out to our global fan base across the world. We don’t want to restrict it to just Spanish audience, La Liga president said.
26 Nov, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
FIFA Under-17 World Cup: World football coming soon to a town near youThe FIFA under-17 world cup will be held in India from August 19 to September 10, 2017. How ready are we -as both hosts and team -to showca...
13 Nov, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
FIFA under-17 World Cup football coming soon to a town near youA set of 15- and 14-year-old players can wake up the great Kumbhakarna of world football that is Football India.
11 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Country with 1.2 billion people can't be ranked 178: Marco MaterazziThe big tattooed defender is now the manager of ISL side FC Chennaiyin. And Indians are discovering that Materazzi is a straight shooter wh...
26 Sep, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
India will bid for U-20 World Cup in future: Top AIFF officialIndia will bid to organise the under-20 World Cup in future to go with its hosting of the U-17 World Cup in two years' time, All India Foot...
08 Sep, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
India had less time for preparation for WC qualifying: Bhaichung BhutiaBhutia also pointed out that state associations needed to play a bigger role in spotting and scouting for talents from grassroot levels.
17 Jun, 2015, 11.32 PM IST
Indian Super League: Will we football?The first argument that is advanced when we talk about the problems plaguing Indian football is we don’t have the necessary infrastructure.
11 Oct, 2014, 05.51 AM IST
Money not very good but Indian Super League won't harm Indian football: Bhaichung BhutiaThe 'Sikkimese sniper' said he would have preferred an auction for the players as he wasn't satisfied with the financial package
22 Jul, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
Forever doomed to be passive spectators of Football World Cup, are we?The first argument given when we talk about the problems plaguing Indian football is that we don’t have the necessary infrastructure.
23 Jun, 2014, 02.44 AM IST
'Indian football players are unable to think on their feet'Indian players come from a poor background. Most of them don’t eat well until they get into a youth development programme or a club.
26 Feb, 2014, 04.46 AM IST