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Indias current Fifa ranking of 107 is a far improvement from a few years ago when it was in the 170s, yet reflects how badly it had slipped from the heady years in the 1950s and 60s.

Cup show highlights India's lateral sporting growth

The agonising truth is that Indian football became moribund despite a terrific beginning post Independence.

8 Oct 2017 2:30 AM IST

Freestyle footballer to visit city

Tokura will also be conducting freestyle workshops in Mumbai to engage and encourage young freestyle football...

8 Nov 2017 12:52 AM IST

Barefoot to Boots, The Many Lives of Indian Football by Novy Kapadia Penguin, Rs 399.

The glorious legacy of Indian football

The book celebrates the high tides that swept the game in our country. Indian football has largely been a story of...

24 Sept 2017 7:18 AM IST

The 51-year-old Head Coach Igor Stimac has been working on these youngsters to build a team for future.

Eyes on the future

Infact Amarjit, who became the first player born in the 21st century to represent the Blue Tigers wasn't the only one...

29 Jun 2019 7:49 AM IST

The young footballers will train in Warsaw from September 15-30 under former Polish international and current UEFA Pro Licence holder Dariusz Kubicki. (Photo : Polonia Warsaw Facebook)

12 young footballers to train in Warsaw under Indo-Polish exchange...

Polonia Warsaw is a third division side in the Polish domestic league.

8 Sept 2019 9:00 PM IST

Legendary footballer P K Banerjee admitted to hospital in Kolkata

Legendary footballer P K Banerjee admitted to hospital in Kolkata

He had been discharged from the hospital less than a month ago

9 Feb 2020 1:29 AM IST

Indian football team led by their skipper Sunil Chhetri. DC File Photo

Indian football team's last line of defence comes to the rescue of...

Pritam Kotal, Pronay Halder and Prabir Das have pooled in around Rs 4 lakh to help the needy in West Bengal

30 March 2020 6:14 PM IST

Minerva Punjab FC won the I-League in only their second season in the top division.

Indian football: Rising from the grassroots

In just five years, the Hero Indian Super League has inspired millions of youngsters across the country to take up the...

17 March 2018 12:40 AM IST

The diminutive forward attributes his sharpness on the football field to a strict diet and workout regimen. (Photo: PTI)

The older you get, the better you get: Sunil Chhetri in exclusive...

The Indian football team captain single-handedly shoulders the responsibility of the entire nation.

15 Jun 2018 8:35 PM IST

The boys wanted to win the tournament and we did it. It is a very important win for us and Indian Footballâ€

Mumbai's humidity can't stop Sunil Chhetri

The weather conditions were extremely humid to see out the 90 minutes but the skipper stayed on even when the rest were...

12 Jun 2018 12:27 AM IST

Indian team celebrate with the winning trophy

From a handful to plenty

The tournament started with just 2,569 seats occupied and ended with the final match that was attended by thunderous...

12 Jun 2018 12:21 AM IST

Indian football coaches come of age

Till the end of the 20th century, the Asian Games football tournament had no age restrictions and senior teams...

11 Aug 2018 12:39 AM IST