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  Sandesh Jhingan added to India's Asian Games squad alongside Chinglensana Singh

  Football | September 16, 2023 8:49 IST

  India's premier defender Sandesh Jhingan has been included in the Indian football team that will be participating in the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The team now looks more settled after Jhingan's inclusion and will be led by Sunil Chhetri.

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  Asian Games 2023: AIFF announces revised Indian Football squad; Sunil Chhetri to lead

  Football | September 13, 2023 23:22 IST

  AIFF has made as many as 13 changes from the original 22-member squad in the Indian men's football team's revised squad. Sunil Chhetri is the only notable player in India's 17-member side.

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  India's football coach Igor Stimac opens up on astrologer controversy

  Football | September 13, 2023 10:54 IST

  India's football coach Igor Stimac opens up amid the controversy revolving around him taking help from an astrologer to pick the national team's starting XI.

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  Indian football team set to take on Vietnam and Singapore in September

  Football | August 11, 2022 22:54 IST

  According to VFF, the three teams will be playing in a tournament from September 21 to 27 and the team which gets the highest points after a round-robin format will be declared the champion.

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  India suffer 0-3 defeat against Belarus in international football friendly

  Football | March 27, 2022 15:35 IST

  Bykau Artsem (48th minute), Salavei Andrei (68th) and Hramyka Valery (90+2) were the goal scorers for Belarus who are 10 places above India in the FIFA rankings at 94th.

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  Indian football team lose to Bahrain 1-2 in international friendly

  Football | March 24, 2022 10:56 IST

  Al-Hardan's strike did not prove to be enough for the home side as the Indian team, seven of whose members could not reach Bahrain with the rest of the squad on Tuesday owing to visa-related issues, hit back in the 59th minute through a Rahul Bheke header.

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  Sunil Chhetri ruled out of India's Bahrain and Belarus friendlies

  Football | March 07, 2022 15:15 IST

  Chhetri said he had multiple small injuries during the course of the domestic season and requires time to heal to be ready in time for the preparatory camp in May.

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  India trying to 'avoid' Belarus in football friendly amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

  Football | March 02, 2022 12:38 IST

  India were to take on Bahrain on March 23 and efforts are on to replace Belarus with another country for the March 26 game in Manama amid a global sporting boycott of Russia and, in some cases, Belarus

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  AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: India clubbed with Cambodia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong

  Football | February 24, 2022 16:47 IST

  India will play Cambodia on June 8, followed by matches against Afghanistan on June 11 and Hong Kong on June 14.

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  Indian football team to play international friendlies against Bahrain, Belarus

  Football | February 04, 2022 17:31 IST

  The matches are part of the preparation for the national team campaign in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup third round qualifiers, which is scheduled to be held in June.

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  Ex-India goalie Sanat Seth dies at 91

  Football | December 24, 2021 20:57 IST

  Sanat Seth, 91, was suffering from age-related problems and breathed his last on Friday morning, according to family sources.

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  Sunil Chhetri credits youngsters in Indian team for SAFF C'ship triumph

  Football | October 17, 2021 16:06 IST

  Chhetri, Indian football's torchbearer for the last 10 years, equaled Lionel Messi when he scored the team's opener -- and his 80th international goal against Nepal in the final.

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  SAFF Championships: India seek 1st trophy under Stimac in final against Nepal

  Football | October 15, 2021 16:09 IST

  Seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships.

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  SAFF Championship: Farukh Choudhary suffers ACL injury, team dedicates win over Maldives to him

  Football | October 14, 2021 21:21 IST

  India defeated Maldives 3-1 in its final league engagement to make the summit clash with an unbeaten run.

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  SAFF Championship: We cannot depend on just one player to score goals, says Igor Stimac

  Football | October 12, 2021 20:20 IST

  India have so far scored two goals in the ongoing SAFF Championships and both came through 37-year-old Chhetri, who equalled legendary Pele with his 77th strike in the match against Nepal.

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  SAFF Championship: Chhetri strike helps India beat Nepal

  Football | October 11, 2021 16:00 IST

  An 82nd-minute strike by Sunil Chhetri handed India a 1-0 win over Nepal in the SAFF Championship 2021 Group Stage, at the National Stadium.

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  Indian football team hits new low: Chhetri and boys held to goalless draw by 205th-ranked Sri Lanka

  Football | October 07, 2021 20:02 IST

  The seven-time champions paid the price of not creating enough chances and wasting those they got against a Sri Lankan side 98 places below them in the FIFA rankings.

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  SAFF Championship: India look to register tournament's first win against Sri Lanka

  Football | October 06, 2021 19:17 IST

  The Indians go into Thursday's game on the back of a disappointing stalemate with Bangladesh, against whom they should have won considering that they dominated majority of the proceedings 

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  SAFF Championships: 10-man Bangladesh hold India 1-1 despite Chhetri's 76th international goal

  Football | October 04, 2021 20:06 IST

  The 37-year-old Chhetri, playing in his 121st match for India, struck in the 27th minute to place himself just a goal shy of legendary Brazillian Pele (77 goals from 92 matches).

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  Title favourites India begin SAFF Championships campaign against Bangladesh

  Football | October 03, 2021 19:08 IST

  India have won the tournament seven times out of the 12 editions but by the own admission of their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri.