'Khalid will have to begin with consistency and with new players and good strikers from U-23 because he has to build for the future.'
Indian men's football team drops six places to 133rd in FIFA rankings, worst in nine years
2018-19 ISL champions Bengaluru FC said they had taken the decision "in view of the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Indian Super League season."
The injury to the 32-year-old stalwart is a big blow to India as they take on a strong Afghanistan side in their third and final Group B match on Thursday.
FC Goa players, including India captain Sandesh Jhingan, and support staff have accepted pay cut for the truncated ISL season starting on February 14.
The escalating conflict involving the U.S. and Israel with Iran has led to widespread disruption in the world of sports, with events postponed, travel plans thrown into chaos, and athletes seeking asylum.
SC-appointed Justice Rao recommends striking balance between AIFF autonomy and bidders' interests
13 clubs have confirmed for truncated ISL, AIFF hoping for Odisha FC to join: sources
They weren't up for a windfall even after the trophy but life was certain to get a lot better as some sponsors and state governments stepped up to lift them financially.
Tamil Nadu athlete Baranica Elangovan set a new national record in the women's pole vault at the National Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar, clearing 4.22m.
The MRA expires on 8th December 2025.
Three shortlisted for Indian football team's coach role; Constantine, Jamil in the mix
ISL Imbroglio: AIFF calls for meeting between legal counsels of federation and clubs
With national coach Bob Houghton reportedly disagreeing with the proposal of India playing friendlies against African sides, All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Emergency Committee could not finalise the schedule for the India's international matches that were due to be played in the next two.
If all goes well, the new season of ISL may start in the first week of February.
AIFF invites bids from consulting firms to manage process of awarding commercial rights.
Sunil Chhetri and his two Bengaluru FC team-mates -- Rahul Bheke and Roshan Singh Naorem -- on Monday joined the national men's football team's preparatory camp in Bengaluru
'The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) and FIFPRO have been in constant contact with players across the ISL and have raised the matter with FIFA and the AFC on their behalf.'
Pressure will be on India against Singapore, but Jhingan available for matches: Jamil
After his inspirational showing in India's AFC Challenge Cup triumph fetched him the most valuable player award in the tournament, it came as no surprise when the All India Football Federation named Baichung Bhutia the country's player of the year at their Annual General Meeting in Delhi on Tuesday. The India and Mohun Bagan skipper, who first won the award in 1995, is the only player after I M Vijayan to win it twice.
Qatar, the highest-seeded team among the four, will host Group H, with the matches slated to be played between September 1 to 9.
If the draft constitution is approved on Sunday at the SGM along with this clause, a majority of the AIFF's Executive Committee members may have to resign from their positions or lose their top posts in the state units.
Bengaluru FC players, including India legend Sunil Chhetri, have accepted pay cut for the truncated Indian Super League season, starting on February 14.
71-year-old Sven-Goran Eriksson won 18 trophies with various clubs in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, between 1979 and 2000, and became the first manager to win league-and-cup doubles in three countries.
Mandaviya addresses state of Indian football
Following a directive from the Supreme Court, the AIFF has been asked not to negotiate new terms of the MRA with FSDL, the apex governing body's commercial partner running the ISL, until a final judgment is delivered in the AIFF draft constitution case.
SC permits current AIFF executive committee to continue till end of term in Sept 2026
Spaniard Manolo Marquez is the head coach of ISL team Indian Super League side FC Goa.
The senior India squad began its preparatory camp in Bengaluru on August 15 ahead of next month's CAFA Nations Cup, but 13 players, including seven from Mohun Bagan, have skipped the camp.
Inter Kashi become I-League champions after CAS rejects AIFF Appeal Committee decision
AIFF proposes Super Cup from second or third week of September, doubts remain over ISL
Satyanarayan told PTI that the AIFF will have to obey the CAS' final ruling on the matter.
Six months on, AIFF presents replica I-League trophy to Inter Kashi after CAS verdict
The All-India Football Federation has formed a three-member committee, headed by former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao, to oversee the entire tender process for selecting its new commercial partner, as per a directive from the Supreme Court.
Each team will play six matches, and the one with the most points will be crowned champion.
'I prefer not to speak before the Hong Kong tie,' Marquez told Hindustan Times in a WhatsApp message on Monday.
ISL clubs warn AIFF of possibility of their shutting down entirely if current impasse not resolved
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on August 22 a matter involving a row between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) over the fate of 11 Indian Super League (ISL) clubs due to the non-renewal of their contracts with the national federation and the tournament's organisers.
Majority of AIFF EC members to choose between national body posts and state unit office
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