Churchill Brothers' hopes of making it to the next round of the AFC Cup suffered a jolt when they lost 0-1 to Warriors FC in an away match in Singapore, on Wednesday.
The Indian football team's World Cup dream took a devastating turn in their crucial Round 2 qualifier against Qatar.
India qualified as one of the six best second-placed teams from the group matches of qualifying round. All the matches of each of the 10 groups were played in a single venue.
Pointing out the "several acts of contract breach" by the AIFF side in the past, Stimac charged AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey with "changing my public statement given to AIFF media".
Chhetri, who has scored 94 goals from 150 international appearances and the other 26 around him will now continue their training camp in Kolkata, where they will have their first on-field training session on Thursday, May 30.
I-League champions Churchill Brothers was on Thursday included among seven Asian clubs who will feature in play-off matches for a berth in the prestigious AFC Champions League 2010.
Ranty Martins scored once in each half to guide Dempo to a convincing 3-1 victory over Al Faisaly and a berth in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup, at the Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, on Tuesday. Dempo finished their league engagements in second place with ten points and became second team to enter the quarter-finals from the Group E. Al Maged, who lead the table with 10 points, were the first team to qualify for the knock-out stage.
The AFC team, who were on a two days visit to Goa, were satisfied with the infrastructure and administrative set up of all the three Goan I-League clubs, as part of the assessment criteria for classification as professional clubs.
Priority will be improvement in quality of football: AIFF's new secretary general
Mohun Bagan notched up their second consecutive victory with a 4-0 thrashing of a 10-man South China of Hong Kong in an away match of the AFC Cup football tournament in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
India's hopes of winning the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament went up in smoke after they suffered a 0-2 defeat to Philippines Kathmandu.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half.
India crashed out of AFC U-22 football championship after suffering a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of hosts Oman, on Tuesday, in a must-win final league round match at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
National football team striker Jeje Lalpekhlua has been advised eight-weeks rest and stays doubtful for India's campaign in the forthcoming AFC Challenge Cup to be held in Nepal.
Injury will keep India's key players out of the match against Afghanistan in the AFC Challenge Cup in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Mohamed Bin Hammam has failed in his bid to be reinstated as head of Asian soccer by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday.
Dempo's dream of qualifying for the AFC Champions League went up in smoke after the Goan side went down 0-3 to Al Sharjah in the one-off qualifier at the Sharjah Stadium on Wednesday.
Al-Ittihad's Asian Champions League match with Iran's Sepahan was called off on Monday after the Saudi team refused to leave their dressing-room due to a statue of an assassinated Iranian general being placed at the entrance to the pitch.
Dempo Sports Club was handed a humiliating 0-9 thrashing by Uzbekistan's Nasaf FC in their AFC Cup encounter in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The result of the match is Dempo's worst ever in all competitions, and the heaviest in AFC Cup history.
India struck two late goals as they beat Pakistan 3-1 in their second league match of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers to book a place in the final round of the tournament, in Kuala Lumpur.
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan kicked off their AFC Cup football campaign with a commanding 5-2 victory over Maziya Sports and Recreation Club of the Maldives in Guwahati on Wednesday.
North Korea overcame Japan 5-3 via the tie-breaker to lift the AFC Youth Championship for the second time after a breathtaking final.
The Indian National Football League champions beat Bangladesh's Brothers Union to keep alive their chances of making it to the quarter-finals.
The 41-year-old British national guided India to the silver medal at the Afro-Asian Games.
National football coach Wim Koevermans today named 30 probables for the preparatory camp for the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers scheduled to be held in Myanmar capital of Yangon from March 2-6 with no major surprises in the list.
Bagan adopted a completely different approach from the first leg. They had 16 shots in the first half but just three on target. It took them just three minutes to sound a warning.
AFC secretary general Peter Veelappan said it is time the AIFF becomes professional and behaves like one.
A late surge by Selangor FA, after East Bengal were reduced to 10 men, earned the hosts a 2-2 draw in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Tuesday, but the result was enough for the Kolkata side to advance to the AFC Cup knock-outs after nine years.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
Nepal have been kicked out of the Asian Football Confederation's under-16 championships in India next year after being found guilty of fielding an over-age player in the qualifying tournament.
Churchill Brothers put up a spirited fight before crashing out of the AFC Cup after losing 1-2 to Kuwaiti powerhouse Al Qadsia in the single-leg pre-quarterfinal match in Kuwait City.
If approved, yoga could debut as a demonstration sport in the 2026 Games in Nagoya, Japan, marking a significant milestone in its journey from a spiritual practice to a recognised competitive discipline.
Their three-goal lead did not seem enough but Dempo survived an Al Faisaly onslaught for an impressive 4-3 victory in the AFC Cup football tournament at the Amman International Stadium.
Alwyn George scored the lone goal as India went down fighting 1-2 against Iraq in their second match of the U-22 AFC Championship at the Royal Oman Police Stadium, in Muscat.
Asian Football Confederation president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa inaugurated the refurbished Cooperage stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday and said hosting the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 will boost development of the game in the country. The refurbishing of Cooperage was done under FIFA's 'Win in India, With India' project.
India salvaged some pride by drubbing Kuwait 3-0 in their last Group C match, their second consecutive win, in the AFC Under-19 Championships qualifiers at Arbil, Iraq.
Winger Steven Dias got the axe as India, on Wednesday announced 30 probables for the preparatory camp for next month's AFC Challenge Cup football tournament in Kathmandu.
