Kolkata: As his international retirement approaches, Indian football talisman Sunil Chhetri on Wednesday said he is grateful to his teammates and the game for helping him become one of the country's greatest players.The Indian team reaches the city on June 6 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup...
Initially, the Committee focused on the enhancements needed to raise the organizational standards of the AFC U23 Asian Cup, especially against the backdrop of non-Olympic qualifier editions. Going forward, the committee agreed to discontinue non-Olympic qualifier editions from 2030 and hold...
At the 74th FIFA Congress in Brasília [Brazil], Bangkok, Thailand, Brazil was announced as the host country of the tenth FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in 2027, becoming the first South American country to host the tournament. The announcement comes after the most extensive FIFA Women's World...
Bangkok [Thailand], All India Football Federation President Kalyan Choubey on Friday met Brazilian Football Association (CBF) President Edmundo Rodrigues and Bangkok to discuss the South American country's decision to allocate the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027. But hearty congratulations. The...
The AIFF President is currently in Thailand to attend the 74th FIFA Congress. On the sidelines of the Congress, Choubey held meetings with senior FIFA officials, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino.Brazil will host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027, the 10th edition of the championship...
Brazil's bid prevailed against submissions from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and became the first country to award the hosting rights with an open vote at the FIFA Congress.Brazil received 119 votes while the joint bid of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium received 78 votes.The...
New Delhi: Tributes have been paid from various quarters following the decision of charismatic Indian captain Suni Chhetri to retire from international football under the leadership of football's world governing body FIFA.Chhetri, the long-serving national team captain, announced his decision...
Among the voices calling for change were influential football nations such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, eager to establish their dominance on the continent's stage. Nevertheless, disagreements persisted as only Australia and Jordan remained steadfast in their opposition to comprehensive reforms...
The official handle of the FIFA World Cup posted a tribute to Chhetri that included the iconic photo of him standing with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the podium, symbolizing the top three active international goal scorers.The photo was captioned, "Retiring as a legend".The official...
New Delhi, Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his retirement from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait in Kolkata on June 6, bringing an end to his illustrious two-decade career.The long-serving national team captain announced...
New Delhi [India], Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday announced the second list of 15 probables for the Bhubaneswar camp ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 matches against Kuwait and Qatar. It is noteworthy that the first list of...
Head coach Langam Chaoba Devi on Monday announced the probable list of 30 players who will join the national team camp to be held in Hyderabad from May 16.The two-week training camp will be held at the Deccan Arena of Srinidhi Deccan FC in Hyderabad. The team will leave for Uzbekistan on 29...
New Delhi Four I-League players were included in the 26-man probable list announced by India coach Igor Stimac on Saturday for the two matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 preliminary joint qualification round against Kuwait and Qatar.Mizoram's 23-year-old forward David Lalhlansanga, who played...
At a packed media conference in the city, the AIFF chief presented mementoes to six members of the 1974 team, captain Shabbir Ali, CC Jacob, Dilip Palit, Shishir Guha Dastidar, Ranjit Das (Gobinda) and SP Kumar.The coach of the winning team, Arun Ghosh could not attend due to health reasons...
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], All India Football Federation President Kalya Choubey on Tuesday felicitated the players of the 1974 India Youth Nation team, which were joint champions of the AFC Youth Championship five years ago, in Kolkata. At a packed media conference in the city, the AIFF...
KOLKATA: All India Football Federation president Kalyan Choubey on Tuesday said the country's misplaced priority of focusing only on Olympic and Asian Games participation in the past has led to it "missing the bus" and reaching the lowest ebb in the current world game. Has gone.India are...
New Delhi: The Indian football team will conduct a four-week preparation camp in Bhubaneswar from May 10 ahead of the crucial matches of the second round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Kuwait and Qatar.The final squad will travel to Kolkata on June 2 before the Blue Tigers...
New York: FIFA said it would consider changing its policy that prevents league matches from being played in other countries as part of an agreement with a football promoter to protect the world governing body from a lawsuit challenging that policy. Can be rejected.Relevant Sports attorney...