Former India captain Climax Lawrence has predicted Spain to lift the FIFA World Cup, praising their tactical discipline and fitness.
Goa's Venkata Chigurupati has earned his maiden India Under-19 call-up for the Sri Lanka tour after a standout season of 49 wickets and 380 runs, as the fast-bowling all-rounder sets his sights on the U-19 World Cup and a future in India's Test team.
Crispin Chettri is expected to be reappointed as the head coach of the Indian women's football team, succeeding Amelia Valverde, following a recommendation from the AIFF's Technical Committee.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided not to renew the contract of women's team head coach Amelia Valverde, opting to consider Indian coaches for the role following recommendations from its technical committee.
India football captain Subrata Paul is among retired stars Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli to have been recommended by the All India Football Federation for the prestigious Arjuna Awards.
Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Saturday said his ex-colleagues Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli took hasty decisions to retire from international football as he felt that the duo could have served the country for some more years.
Jamil, who succeeded Manolo Mrquez at the helm of affairs, on Monday named his 23-member squad for the upcoming CAFA Nations Cup, which will mark his first assignment since taking charge of the national side.
As the Indian football team gears up to lock horns with German giants Bayern Munich in Bhaichung Bhutia's farewell match, Climax Lawrence feels former coach Bob Houghton has instilled enough confidence in the side to take on any opposition.
Dempo paid for their profligacy with an own goal by their captain to go down 2-3 to Sur Club of Oman in the AFC Cup Group A thriller at Nizwa. The I-League champions, who beat Lebanese powerhouse Al Ansar in their opening pool match, wasted a couple of clear chances and conceded an own goal by star playmaker Climax Lawrence.
Experienced footballers Sandip Nandy, Climax Lawrence, N P Pradeep and Steven Dias were among the home-grown stars picked on Day 2 of the domestic players' draft for the Indian Super League, in Mumbai.
India's probable football team for next season has many players returning from injury.
Three shortlisted for Indian football team's coach role; Constantine, Jamil in the mix
The technical committee of the AIFF, headed by former captain IM Vijayan, will meet on Wednesday to shortlist the candidates for the appointment of the head coach of the senior men's national team after the federation received 170 applications for the vacant post.
Jamil will succeed Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who parted ways with the AIFF last month following India's recent struggles.
Bhutia lost the election for the AIFF president's post by a big margin of 33-1 to former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey.
'Clifford did well to win the Super Cup for Odisha FC, and I'm sure we can expect a good performance from the Indian team.'
'If you are going to bypass the technical committee in the head coach appointment, why are we here?'
A fine brace by medio Climax Lawrence helped Dempo to come from behind and edge out JCT Mills, Phagwara 2-1 in their 14th round ONGC I-League championship match played at the Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Thursday.
Climax Lawrence struck in injury time to take India to a 1-0 victory over Afghanistan in their first match of the AFC Challenge Cup at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Stimac had earlier also said that the results against Kuwait and Qatar in June will be the real indicator of the Indian football team's prospect of making a maiden appearance in the third round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
East Bengal came back from behind and scored twice in the extra time to beat Dempo 3-2 for their eighth Federation Cup triumph at the floodlit Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri on Sunday night.
India football captain Baichung Bhutia will return from Portugal after suffering a thyroid-related illness which has kept him out of training for five days. Bhutia, who has been discharged from the camp to recuperate, has a history of thyroid-related illness. He has lost weight and is feeling weak.
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.
Visitors Dempo Sports Club came from behind to defeat hosts Air India 3-1 and regain their position on top of the points table in the ninth round I-league match at the Cooperage ground in Mumbai on Saturday.
Goa won the 63rd National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, when they beat 29-time champions Bengal 4-2 via the tie-breaker at the Nehru Stadium, in Chennai, on Sunday. The teams were locked goalless at the end of normal time.
Stoppage time goal takes Goa past TN Goa needed a goal deep into stoppage time to beat hosts Tamil Nadu 1-0 in the semi-finals and set up a title clash with Bengal in the 63rd National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, at the Nehru Stadium, in Chennai, on Thursday. Climax Lawrence scored from a penalty to earn Goa a meeting with Bengal in Sunday's final.
Sanath Kumar and Dada Nabeel found the net as Karnataka drew curtains to Maharashtra's semi-final hopes, beating them 2-0, while Goa got the better of Services by a solitary goal in league matches of the 63rd Santosh Trophy National Football Championship in Chennai on Friday.
Sunil Chettri pipped Dempo duo of Mahesh Gawli and Climax Lawrence to emerge as the AIFF Player of the Year for his excellent performances for his club and country.
Goa teams Dempo and Vasco settled for a point each after playing out an exciting 2-2 draw in a Round 14 clash of the I-League at the Nehru stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Sunday. Uzbekistan strikers Sherzad Nazarov and Yorkin Nazarov scored a goal each for Vasco while Clifford Miranda and skipper Climax Lawrence saved Dempo the blushes.
Goa entered the quarter-finals of the 60th Santosh Trophy.
Dempo Sports Club came from behind to down local giants Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the National Football League.
India were held to a 1-1 draw by Malaysia in a friendly football match played at the Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Goals from N P Pradeep, Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chetri and Sushil Kumar Singh gave India a 4-0 victory in the SAFF Championship opener at Maldives National Stadium in Male on Tuesday.
Both the teams are unbeaten in the SAFF tournament while their group match also ended in a 1-1 draw.
Anthony Pereira scored four goals as Goa routed Assam 6-0 in the quarter-final league of the National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy.
The 11-time champions edged out Dempo Sports Club 5-4 via sudden death to scrape into the final.
The Mumbai champions rallied to hold the defending champions to a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
A brace by Baichung Bhutia saw East Bengal score a convincing 4-2 victory over State Bank of Travancore.
The defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 in a 11th round match of the National Football League.
Brazilian Juliano Martins marked his debut match with a goal in the National Football League encounter in Kolkata on Sunday.
