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Igor Stimac’s appointment has been met with huge optimism and positivity from players of the Indian Men’s Senior National Team. Almost immediately after Stimac’s appointment as the Head Coach of the Blue Tigers, lot many players expressed their “happiness,” and welcomed the Coach from Croatia saying, Indian Football “will benefit from his immense experience.” Sandesh Jhingan, Central Defender Blue Tigers mentioned “Stimac’s experience will be great for Indian Football, especially after what he has achieved with Croatia in 2014.” “At the moment, Croatia are ranked 5 in the FIFA ladder, besides being the FIFA World Cup finalists, and him being one of the pioneers of that process shows his positive vision,” he said. “Personally, it’s a big bonus for me. He was a central defender during his playing days, and had such a great World Cup in 1998. So it’s an opportunity for me to learn a lot.” Jhingan’s comments came after talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri had tweeted

The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation has appointed Mr. Igor Stimac as the Head Coach of the Men’s Senior National Team on a two-year contract. Mr. Stimac comes with an experience of over 18 years in coaching, structuring, and developing Football and players in Croatia, and internationally. As a Coach, Mr. Stimac’s major achievement was guiding Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. During his tenure as the National Coach of Croatia, he handed National Team debuts to the likes of Mateo Kovacic, Ante Rebic, Alen Halilovic, and Ivan Perisic, amongst others. He also played a pivotal role in developing likes of Dario Srna, Daniel Subasic, Ivan Strinic, Kovacic, Perisic, and other players. His last assignment was with Al-Shahania Club in Qatar. As a player, he was part the of the Croatia National squad which finished third in the FIFA World Cup France 1998, and a member of the Croatia National squad which qualifie

The final round of the Hero Super Cup will kick-off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on March 29 when Chennaiyin FC take on Mumbai City FC on  the opening  day at 8.30pm. All the matches will be telecast live on Star Sports Network, Hotstar and Jio TV. The Hero Super Cup is an annual tournament which is played among the top 10 teams of the Hero I-League and the Hero Indian Super League. All the matches of the final round will be played on a knock-out format. The penalty shoot-out will be enforced to decide the winner in case of both teams staying tied, despite 30 minutes of extra time. The first edition of the Hero Super Cup was won by JSW Bengaluru FC which was played at the same venue. Iconic striker Sunil Chhetri had bagged the top scorer’s award with six goals, while fellow striker Miku was adjudged as the best player of the tournament.

Hosting two FIFA World Cups in under four years, and top-notch performances by National Teams in International competitions have defined Indian Football in the last 5 years. Speaking on the sidelines of FICCI’s GOAL Summit 2019, AIFF’s Senior Vice President, Mr Subrata Datta said: “Indian Football his growing exponentially. It has grown by leaps and bounds. The holistic development of Indian football over the last few years has been a major achievement, and all associated with it should be proud.” “Indian football is being talked about in the nook and corner of the world, be it in terms of our National Teams, or the FIFA World Cups that we have hosted, and will host,” he added. India hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 in 2017 and is slated to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020. The performances of the Indian National Teams have been noteworthy as well, especially the senior team’s 4-1 win against Thailand in the AFC Asian Cup, the women’s te

The 31-year-old  Indian   defender took to social media to announce his decision. It comes with a very heavy heart today to announce my retirement from Indian national football team. It’s been a very hard decision to take and accept. I love to play more years at my best, but I think it’s the time to step down and give opportunities to youngsters who can perform better. It took 11 years to break into the national team and playing for the national team is the top achievement in my career; although the journey was short. Each and every time I tried to give more than 100 percent for the team. I was so disappointed to pick up an injury in the opening minutes and it will hurt me forever. I just want to say a huge thanks to the coach @stephenconstantine for believing in me and giving me the opportunity and I wish you good luck for the future. Also thanks to all the coaching staffs, teammates, the fans and who all have supported me throughout my journey for the national team

India captain Sunil Chhetri was left to rue poor finishing in Thursday night’s 2-0 Asian Cup defeat to hosts UAE, but says his side will “fight until the last second” for a place in the knockout stages. India were right to feel aggrieved by the loss at Zayed Sports City Stadium when, despite creating a number of early chances, they fell behind to Khalfan Mubarak’s strike three minutes before half time. India then struck the woodwork twice in the second half, with UAE striker Ali Mabkhout scoring in the last minute to make secure the three points. However, Stephen Constantine's team still sit second in Group A thanks to their opening 4-1 victory against Thailand. The standings mean, should they defeat Bahrain on Monday, they will be guaranteed progression to the last 16. Asked following the reverse if India deserved to lose to the UAE, Chhetri said: “It’s easy for me to say no, but we didn’t convert chances and they did. So we can’t say they didn’t deserve t

The morning after the Blue Tigers went down to hosts United Arab Emirates in their second Group league match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, Head Coach Stephen Constantine expressed that the team now “needs to get ready for the next game” against Bahrain. “We have to pick ourselves up and get ready for the next game. We need to aim for a win and get something from that game. Hopefully, we can get the result to qualify,” Constantine stated. India next plays Bahrain on January 14 and a victory will ensure the Blue Tigers a spot in the Round of 16. Talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri also echoed Constantine’s words. “We are still in the running. We are ready to face Bahrain. As a team, we are united. We are ready to fight. That's our game plan against Bahrain,” Chhetri maintained. Against UAE, the Indians muffed some gifted opportunities, hit the bar twice and eventually went down 0-2. Referring back to the match, Constantine explained: “