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ISL 2023-24: Punjab FC, a club reminiscent of JCT Mills, hopes to create its own brand

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Let’s Football: Punjab FC, in eight years, is finally where the country’s top clubs have been for all this time—in the ISL.

King’s Cup 2023: Litmus test for India to find its next No. 9 with FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers ahead

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

In the absence of the Sunil Chhetri, head coach Igor Stimac will have options in Manvir Singh and Rahim Ali to find his next No. 9.

Indian Football Team full Schedule with Asian Games: Dates, squad, men’s and women’s teams

Sunil Chhetri, India’s highest goal scorer of all time, will lead the team for the Hangzhou Games and will hope for similar results achieved by the Blue Tigers over 60 years ago.

Sunil Chhetri: ‘To break into top-10 in Asia, India needs players better than me’

Amitabha Das Sharma

Jubilant mood: Indian players lift skipper Sunil Chhetri after winning the 2023 SAFF Championship. Chhetri feels having an ISL or I-League club from every state will help the sport grow in the country.

Top international goalscorers in men’s football: Ronaldo on top with 122 goals; Messi third with 103 goals, Sunil Chhetri fourth with 92

Cristiano Ronaldo extended his goal tally to 122 goals in 198 appearances while Messi is one shy of 100 international goals in 173 matches.

Indian football on a roll: Takeaways from India’s SAFF and Intercontinental wins

Neeladri Bhattacharjee,Aneesh Dey

With two titles in the bag, the following are India’s main takeaways from the Intercontinental and the SAFF Cup.

India wins SAFF Championship with penalty shootout win over Kuwait

FILE PHOTO: Sunil Chhetri shoots the ball during the semifinal of SAFF Championship against Kuwait.

The boys are playing for coach and country: Mahesh Gawli, after India’s semis win in the SAFF Championship

FILE PHOTO: Indian assistant coach Mahesh Gawli addresses the media on the eve of the SAFF Championship semifinal against Lebanon in Bengaluru on June 30, 2023.

Sunil Chhetri: I have no idea when my last game for India will be

What drives Chhetri is probably the chance to cap his stellar career with a fine performance at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

SAFF Championships 2023: India’s draw against Kuwait feels like a loss, says skipper Sunil Chhetri

India skipper Sunil Chhetri celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Kuwait during the SAFF Championship 2023 match in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

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