According to the Asian Football Confederation statistics, Indian fans turned out in larger numbers than those in other countries.
The Services team shocked fancied Sporting Clube de Goa 5-4 via the tie-breaker in the final.
Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag offered to bear the educational expenses of children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
A last-minute goal by Valeriano Rebello helped Dempo win 2-1 and also lead the points table in the National Football League.
Bengaluru FC were crowned as I-League football champions for the second time in three years as they blanked Salgaocar 2-0 in their penultimate league match, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
'The BJP and RSS were working on the ground to define who is an illegal immigrant.'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the National Football League with a call to make India a major soccer power in the world.
Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate 'Made in India' show in Beijing on October 16.\n\n\n\n
The chargesheet had been filed under sections 120b, 409 and 420 of IPC (criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and cheating) and also under sections four and six of Prize, Chit and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act 1978.
Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia is negotiating with Malaysian clubs following shabby treatment from East Bengal
Seven Mohun Bagan and three East Bengal players have been directed to personally explain their conduct during the derby clash between the two teams on September 4.
A 3-0 victory placed them level with East Bengal in the Super Six stage of the Kolkata senior football League.
Coach Stephen Constantine said the players who are in the Afro-Asian Games squad will not be released for the Vietnam tournament.
Cornell Glen struck twice as defending champions Mohun Bagan continued their winning run by notching up a convincing 3-1 win over Salgaocar FC to remain at the top of the table after the 9th round of the Hero I-League played at Tilak Stadium, in Vasco, on Saturday.
The All India Football Federation said that there would be a shake-up in the sport in the country and the roadmap ahead is to have just one league in near future.
The teams drew 1-1 in the league stage and, hence, a close contest is expected in Sunday's IFA Shield football tournament final.
India are placed alongside Singapore, Oman and Japan for the Azian zone round.
Sporting Clube De Goa beat JCT Mills Phagwara 1-0 to remain second in the NFL table.
The Indian Football Association slapped a two-year ban on the East Bengal coach for his repeated derogatory comments against the parent body.
Abhishek Yadav's injury-time goal gave the Mumbai champions a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
He scored a fine brace in a 3-1 victory over Churchill Brothers in the under-19 NFL.
P R Dasmunshi said there is no question of giving Vasco the NFL title following the controversy about East Bengal's Douglas D'Silva's overstaying in the country.
Amaechi Tochukwu's late strike guided Vasco Sports Club to their first win in the eighth National Football League.
The fixtures for the first phase of the tournament, which gets underway on November 28.
Baldip Singh's solitary strike helped the Punjab side register a 1-0 victory over the promoted Goa team in the ninth National Football League.
The Mumbai champions beat Tollygunge Agragami in their concluding match in the National Football League.
The draw kept Mahindra in third position, with 37 points from 20 matches, in the National Football League, two points behind Dempo.
A brace Roberto Mendes Silva helped Bagan to a 4-1 win over JCT Phagwara to enter the semi-finals of the Federation Cup.
It may not have been football, but it was certainly 'match of the day'.
Mohun Bagan thrashed Assam Rifles 5-0 in the Durand Cup football tournament.
A 2-1 victory gave the India Under-18 team their first win in the in the Milk Cup qualifiers in Northern Ireland.
The star striker termed the punishment handed out by the Indian Football Association as "too harsh".
Apart from being the CM twice earlier, he has won a series of Lok Sabha and assembly elections from the state and headed the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee four times.
The 113-year-old club plans to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering.
Among them are 12 from NFL champions East Bengal.
Champions Kolkata Knight Riders paid tribute to deceased cricketer Ankit Keshri by naming him as the 16th member of their side for their rain-hit Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
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