National Team

India lose lead and match India 2 (Clifford Miranda – 17th; Syed Rahim Nabi – 39th) lost to Palestine 4 (Ashraf Alfawaghra – 30th and penalty in 48th; 65th) Husam Abusalah – 46th) By Nilanjan Datta, AIFF Media Team KOCHI: Bands, bugles, banners. Flags, festoons and...

The football fans around the globe have offered nicknames to their favourite teams. Denmark soccer national team is called Danish Dynamite whereas the South Korean national team is called The Taeguk Warriors and the Australians are called the Socceroos. Indian national...

SINGAPORE: “It’s pretty obvious,” Singapore’s Serbian Coach Coach Radojko Avramovic stated. “It’s obvious Indian Football is marching ahead and I feel at a rapid pace,” he commented. “India played in the Asian Cup in Doha and had some good matches. There are...

KHUJAND: National Coach Wim Koevermans said the loss to Tajikistan “would help India in the SAFF Championship.” “We did our best but Tajikistan were a much superior side. We have learnt a lot from this match. Tajikistan had a much higher...

Indian football team is currently in Khujand, Tajikistan for a FIFA international friendly on 14th August, 2013. Indian players are preparing for the upcoming SAFF Championship and would want to make the most out of this friendly. Indian Football...

AIFF executive committee meeting will be held in AIFF Football House in Delhi today. There are multiple important issues regarding the national team that is going to be discussed. At the end of the meeting, Indian football fans might have some good news to cheer for

“All of you need to make me a promise. Promise me, all of you will come back to me within a month with a kid who you believe has the potential to play for India in the future. You...

Derrick Pereira earlier this month was named as the Head Coach of India U-23 team for the upcoming AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers in Uzbekistan. His appointment is refreshing considering the fact that AIFF always preferred having foreign...

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation turned 75 on Saturday (June 23). It was on this day in Shimla that All India Football Federation was launched way back in 1937.  Former India Captain and legendary footballer Chuni Goswami unfurled the flag...

The Caribbean tour, which was on the verge of being cancelled has been given new lease of life, thanks to the AIFF president Mr. Praful Patel. The ongoing London riots were threatening the tour as the flight was via...