Indian Football

Operation Greenfield: Team India prepares for a treacherous task in the SAFF Championship

AS CONSTANTINE and his army of young blood and battle-worn veterans prepare to get their 'Operation Greenfield' underway, they are doing so with the audacity of looking for more than a win

December 24, 2015

Constantine unplugged: coach blasts critics, ISL, football calendar and "frog in a well" mentality

COACH STEPHEN CONSTANTINE came out swinging at critics, ISL, the Indian football calendar as well as the prevailing perspective about the SAFF Championship in a candid pre-match media interaction with the media at the Greenfield Stadium earlier today.

December 24, 2015

SAFF Cup: Sri Lanka pull off last-minute upset, beat Nepal 1-0 in low-key opening match

A LAST MINUTE GOAL by Mohamed Rifnas saw Sri Lanka get an upset win over a dominant but wasteful Nepal side at Trivandrum in the opening game of the SAFF Championship 2015.

December 23, 2015

Maestros to operate in tandem: Ronaldo signed for Tendulkar co-owned Smaaash

SACHIN TENDULKAR co-owned Smaaash Entertainment, a sports-centric virtual entertainment company has signed football star Cristiano Ronaldo to commence its first Smaaash Soccer Centre in Dubai and Jeddah.

December 23, 2015

PREVIEW: Constantine rues lack of preparation for SAFF Championship

STEPHEN CONSTANTINE here on Tuesday rued the paucity of adequate training time to prepare for the coming South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF).

December 22, 2015

Constantine criticises poor arrangement at SAFF cup, names Chhetri as captain

THE SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP is about to go underway tomorrow but the international tournament has already run into harsh criticism from players and team managements for its shoddy organisation.

December 22, 2015

Bharat FC has done disservice to Indian Football: Praful Patel

PRAFUL PATEL, the AIFF president talking about I-League club Bharat FC, said that by pulling out of their second season, they have done a disservice to Indian football.

December 22, 2015

AIFF president Praful Patel expresses his concern over ISL incident

PRAFUL PATEL, the AIFF president expressed his concern at the incidents that happened after the ISL final. He said that he was awaiting the match commissioner's report.

December 22, 2015