Will ‘Skeleton bone test’ be able to end the age fraud menace in Indian grassroots football? | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: If you google “age fraud in Indian football“, you’ll find countless entries, articles, short-form, long-form, evidence-driven ones, written by countless writers, journalists, and observers of the beautiful game of football.One can find the news of the Indian under-15 football team’s captain turning out to be almost eighteen months over the age limit for…

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Manolo Marquez appointed head coach of Indian men’s football team | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Manolo Marquez has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s football team on Saturday. During the 2024-25 season, Marquez will continue his role as the head coach of first team at FC Goa, handling both responsibilities concurrently before assuming the national coaching role on a full-time basis.Marquez, 55, possesses…

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AIFF member Deepak Sharma arrested for assaulting two women players in Goa | Football News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Goa police arrested Deepak Sharma, a member of the All India Football Federation executive committee, on Saturday following allegations of physically assaulting two women players, an official said.Two footballers from Khad FC, based in Himachal Pradesh and participating in the Indian Women’s Football League (IWL) second division, accused Sharma, who is the club’s…

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