Prayag United signs up Costa Rican midfielder (Lead)
June 28th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) I-League football club Prayag United have signed up Costa Rican international medio Carlos Hernandez, the top scorer in the Australian A League last year, for the ... Read more...
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Prayag United signs up Costa Rican midfielder
June 27th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) I-League football club Prayag United have signed up Costa Rican mid-fielder Carlos Hernandez for the forthcoming season.
The Costa Rican's presence will be boosting the club, ... Read more...
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SRK eyes stake in I-League champions Dempo (Evening Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) As Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan eyes a stake in India's I-League champions Dempo, the football club hopes that the association will take them ... Read more...
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Shah Rukh Khan to buy stake in I-League champions Dempo
June 1st, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) After tasting success in cricket, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has now switched his attention to soccer and is in talks with I-League champions ... Read more...
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Depleted Salgaocar face Mohun Bagan challenge
April 13th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, April 13 (IANS) Salgaocar Sports Club will find themselves severely depleted as they prepare to take on the might of Mohun Bagan in the 25th round I-League clash at ... Read more...
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Salgaocar scrape past Air India in I-League
March 31st, 2012 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, March 31 (IANS) Defending champions Salgaocar Sports Club relied on a solitary penalty strike from Ryuji Sueoka to scrape past Air India in a 22nd round I-League clash at ... Read more...
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We can defeat Salgaocar, says Air India coach
March 30th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Margao, March 30 (IANS) Air India coach Santosh Kashyap is hoping that his team can spring another surprise on Salgaocar Sports Club when the two teams meet in the 22nd ... Read more...
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East Bengal to go without coach, star striker for AFC cup match
March 25th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) East Bengal will have to go to Iraq for the AFC Cup match against Arbil next month without their English coach and Australian star striker as ... Read more...
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AFC Cup: East Bengal lose 0-1 to Al Orouba
March 6th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) City soccer giants East Bengal failed to translate their domination into goals to go down 0-1 to Yemen's Al Orouba in their maiden Group B AFC ... Read more...
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East Bengal have task cut out against Al Orouba
March 5th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Struggling city soccer giants East Bengal face a stiff test as they come up against formidable Yemen side Al Orouba in a Group B AFC Cup ... Read more...
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Crunch time for Asian Champions League hopefuls
February 17th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 17 (IANS) Three-time Asian champions Pohang Steelers and first round winners Esteghal are in the hunt for the three remaining places in the group stage of the AFC ... Read more...
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Kashmir has talent but no infrastructure: Footballer Ishfaq Ahmed
October 23rd, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 23 (IANS) The presence of star Kashmiri footballer Ishfaq Ahmed in the Salgaocar football club will see the valley rooting for the Goan giants, which will be ... Read more...
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East Bengal slam AIFF for not promoting Fed Cup
September 16th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) City based East Bengal football club Thursday criticised the sport's governing body All India Football Federation (AIFF) for its failure to promote its premier tournament Federation ... Read more...
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Kolkata football coaches lament lack of infrastructure
September 15th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The coaches of city based I-League teams Thursday criticised the newly laid artificial grass at the Salt Lake Stadium and regretted that lack of football infrastructure ... Read more...
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New football coach says follow Dempo style
June 15th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Newly-appointed Indian coach Armando Colaco says the simplest way to play football is to keep possession of the ball and to look for an opening ... Read more...
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Dempo eager for win against Pune FC to defend I-League title
May 26th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, May 26 (IANS) Dempo are desperately looking for a win to defend their I-League title when they face Pune FC in the 25th round at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports ... Read more...
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Colaco game for beating UAE in World Cup qualifiers
May 20th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India's interim football coach Armando Colaco has a tough task at hand as the national team faces the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first ... Read more...
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AFC CUP: Dempo SC register 2-1 win over Yemen’s Al Tilal
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
Pune, March 1 (IANS) Dempo Sports Club, Goa, began their AFC Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Yemen's Al Tilal in a Group A encounter here Tuesday.All the goals ... Read more...
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East Bengal lose 2-3 to Al Qadsia
March 24th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) East Bengal went down fighting 2-3 to Kuwait's Al Qadsia to suffer their third defeat in as many games in Group D of the AFC Cup here Wednesday.
The ... Read more...
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East Bengal beat Lajong to lift sixth Fed Cup (Lead)
January 3rd, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IANS) East Bengal won their sixth Federation Cup title with a 3-0 triumph over Lajong via penalties in an evenly contested final at the packed Nehru Stadium here Sunday. ... Read more...
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East Bengal win Federation Cup
January 3rd, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 3 (IANS) East Bengal lifted its sixth Federation Cup title with a 3-0 win over Lajong via penalties in an evenly contested final at the packed Nehru Stadium here Sunday. ... Read more...
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East Bengal and Lajong FC to cross swords in Federation Cup final
January 3rd, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 3 (ANI): Football lovers will get an opportunity to witness the finals of the Federation cup on Sunday here, as East Bengal and Lajong FC lock horns to claim the ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan go down to Al Karamah 4-0
May 20th, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Scoring a brace in each half, Syria's Al Karamah drubbed Mohun Bagan 4-0 in the AFC Cup tie at Howrah near here Tuesday.
The superior Syrians went into the ... Read more...
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Churchill players happy as well as apprehensive
May 1st, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Churchill Brothers footballers have received hefty pay hikes for their
I-League win.Their star Nigerian striker Odafe Onyeka Okolie has broken all records with his huge eight-figure ... Read more...
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AFC Cup dream keeps Odafe at Churchill
May 1st, 2009 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) For star forward Odafe Onyeka Okolie the dream of playing for the I-League champions Churchill Brothers in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup is tempting ... Read more...
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Churchill Brothers looking to end season with Super Cup win
April 25th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 25 (IANS) After clinching their maiden I-League title, Churchill Brothers will be looking to end the season in style by winning the one-off Super Cup tie against runners-up Mohun Bagan ... Read more...
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Do we need foreign coaches in Indian football?
April 8th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) From Ciric Milovan to Bob Houghton and Karim Bencherifa, foreign coaches have added a global touch to Indian football. But the nation's football community stands divided on ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan lose 0-1 to Kuwait SC
April 7th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Mohun Bagan's famed striking duo of Jose Barreto and Bhaichung Bhutia failed to fire as the locals went down 0-1 to Kuwait SC and virtually drew curtains on ... Read more...
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Mohun Bagan lose 1-2 to Al Wihdat in AFC Cup
March 17th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Mohun Bagan failed to hold on to an early lead and went down 1-2 against Jordan's Al Wihdat in an AFC Cup Group D outing at Howrah Municipal ... Read more...
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Bagan may rest key players in AFC Cup tie
March 16th, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Mohun Bagan coach Karim Bencharifa is toying with the idea of resting his key players in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup group B tie against Jordan's Al ... Read more...
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Champions League: Dempo provisionally placed in Group B
January 7th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 7 (IANS) India's I-League champions Dempo have been provisionally placed with Al Sharjah football club of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions ... Read more...
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Houghton backs Mohun Bagan’s decision to skip IFA Shield
December 23rd, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Even as national football coach Bob Houghton Tuesday lauded Mohun Bagan's decision to skip the century old Indian Football Association (IFA) Shield, the organisers are trying their ... Read more...
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Dempo fail to make AFC Cup final
October 21st, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 21 (IANS) Dempo's dream of becoming the first Indian team to qualify for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup came crashing down after they were thrashed 4-1 here by Lebanon's ... Read more...
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AFC Cup: India lose 2-5 to South Korea
October 4th, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India went down 2-5 to South Korea in their first Group B match of the AFC Under-16 Championship at Tashkent Saturday.The Koreans struck early in the third ... Read more...
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I-league starts Friday with all eyes on Dempo
September 25th, 2008 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The national team is in the Asia Cup final and the champion club Dempo has created history by becoming the first Indian club to enter the ... Read more...
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