Nilanjan Dutta

India were unfortunate not to get 3 points, says Bhaichung Bhutia

January 22, 2022

The performance of the Blue Tigresses in their opener of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 against IR Iran has left the two Padma Shris who were present at the stadium extremely impressed. Blue Tiger legend and former captain Bhaichung Bhutia felt “women’s football has come a long way.”...

Target to win as many matches as possible in I-League: Venkatesh

November 18, 2021

The next batch of the Indian Arrows has already resumed their preparatory camp for the forthcoming edition of the Hero I-League 2021-22 in Bhubaneswar. In a freewheeling interview with The Daily Guardian, Head Coach Shanmugam Venkatesh opens up with Indian Football about the current batch, target for the season, Indian...

NEPAL A VERY TOUGH SIDE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PLAY AGAINST US: SUNIL CHHETRI

September 1, 2021

“Welcome to Nepal. This is your captain speaking – O I am sorry – this is your vice-captain speaking,” the entire team bus burst out in laughter as Gurpreet Singh Sandhu took over the microphone, all in an effort to bring in some humour. “Don’t forget to wash your hands....

I try to learn from calm minds like Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna: Manvir Singh

June 12, 2021

Striker Manvir Singh who headed to the National team after a successful domestic season maintains that nothing is constant as a striker. In a candid interview, Manvir opens up about learning from Sunil Chhetri and Roy Krishna, his maturity, the forthcoming match against Afghanistan and talks at length about him...

CHHETRI SURPASSES MESSI’S TALLY OF GOALS

June 9, 2021

India’s ace footballer and national team captain Sunil Chhetri scored two goals in a span of 13 minutes to help India seal a 2-0 victory against Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup qualifier match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Monday. This is India’s first win in...

INDIA SHIFTS FOCUS TO CRUCIAL MATCH AGAINST BANGLADESH AFTER LOSS AGAINST QATAR

June 7, 2021

The focal point has shifted, it’s no more about the fight put up against Qatar. That’s the past. Rather, it’s now about the forthcoming match against Bangladesh in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary joint round qualification round. That’s the present, also the...

Nirmal Chettri’s world beyond football

May 12, 2021

Indian football team’s ace defender, Nirmal Chettri who has recently been devoting some time to giving back to the community expressed that it was the likes of Bhaichung Bhutia and Renedy Singh who had inspired him to take up philanthropic causes. In a candid chat with The Daily Guardian, Nirmal...

SUBHASHISH’S JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL

April 28, 2021

A professional goalkeeper for over 18 years now, Subhasish has won every single domestic competition in India and has been an integral part of the Blue Tigers for over a decade. At 35, he even got a call from Head Coach Igor Stimac to be a part of the camp...

INDIA-OMAN FRIENDLY MATCH: A TALE OF TWO HALVES

March 29, 2021

International Football allows you time to recover, yet somewhere down the line you feel maybe it isn’t enough. It was only the other day that India played against Oman in the first of the two International Friendlies where it ended 1-1. It was then—a kind of a match where it...

YOUNG BLUE TIGERS ALL SET TO GO

March 25, 2021

Amid the pandemic, where footballing activities in numerous countries haven’t kicked off as yet, the Indian Men’s National Team, armed to teeth by young blood, is all set for the forthcoming back-to-back International Friendlies against Oman and UAE. The average age of the National squad under Head Coach Igor Stimac...

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