Sunil Chetrri and Albino Gomes (Photo Credits: X / Albino Gomes Instagram) NEW DELHI: In the 2015-16 football season, a storm of unexpected events swept across England, rocking the entire world. At its heart was a team that had barely secured the Premier League promotion just a season earlier. Leicester City, a squad set up…
Sunil Chhetri (Agencies Photo) NEW DELHI: Two days back, Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri etched his name deeper into the history books by becoming the all-time highest goalscorer in the Indian Super League (ISL).Chhetri, the Bengaluru FC captain, calmly converted a penalty to secure his 64th ISL goal, surpassing Bartholomew Ogbeche, and adding yet another…
NEW DELHI: It is rare for a player with an ocean of English Premier League experience to make India their home, but Terry Phelan, now 57, has become one of those exceptions.Arriving on the shores of Goa more than a decade ago, Phelan, with 103 club appearances for Manchester City, 25 for Chelsea, and 15…
Pele. (File Pic: Image Credit – X) NEW DELHI: The footballing legend Pele, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, brought the football-crazy city of Kolkata, often called the ‘Mecca of Indian football‘ to a standstill on September 24, 1977, exactly 47 years ago on this day.It was a historic moment…
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…
India’s football icon Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his decision to retire from international football after the country’s FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kuwait on June 6.The national team captain announced his decision via a video he posted on his social media accounts.WATCH The 40-year-old striker made his international debut against Pakistan on 12th…
