'Dedicate my award to every football fan in India'

IMAGE: Former India footballer IM Vijayan. Photograph: SAI Media/X After being conferred with the Padma Shri award, former captain of the Indian football team Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, popularly......

Sports Ministry backs AIFF bid to host 2031 AFC Asian Cup

IMAGE: India will face tough competition for the bid from established football powerhouses such as Australia, South Korea and United Arab Emirates as well as Indonesia, Kuwait, while there is a......

Can naturalized players end India's striker paucity?

IMAGE: India do not recognise dual citizenship which means that a sportsperson must renounce their current citizenship and obtain Indian citizenship to be eligible for national team selection.......

Chaos in Kathmandu: Nepal's unfair play stun India

IMAGE: In the penalty shoot-out, India lost 2-4 to crash out of the tournament. Photograph: AIFF/X The AIFF has decided to write to the South Asian Football Federation regarding Nepal holding......

FIFA World Cup 2030 and 2034 hosts revealed!

IMAGE: Argentina's Lionel Messi lifting the trophy as he celebrates winning the World Cup in Qatar 2024. Photograph: Hannah McCay / Reuters. Saudi Arabia will host the men's soccer World Cup in......