India Triumphs at SAFF Cup Championship
22 December 2009
The defending champions Maldives failed to repeat their performance last year thanks to India’s goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya put up some excellent saves in the penalty shoot-out to hand India its fifth South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup title in Dhaka on Sunday in front of a packed Bangabandhu Stadium. Maldives were heavily favored in this match as they beat India 2-0 in the group stage. But this time was a different story as India’s defense was the winning factor. It was a well fought and well earned victory for the India under-23 team.
Hattrick Hero
13 August 2008
A 24 year old Indian dream and the dream of a 24 year old came true in one night. As his teammates jumped with joy and delirious fans climbed flagpoles to get a better look at him, Sunil Chhetri struck thrice to score his first international hat-trick and took India into the 2011 AFC Asian C ...
Seize the dream
13 August 2008
You are a young boy from Sikkim who has fallen in love with a football, so you kick it around.
You are a young footballer with a big dream, so you practice like there is no tomorrow.
You are your nation’s brightest hope, so you play your heart out for the fans.
You are the nation&rsquo ...
Asia, here we come
13 August 2008
After the dust had cleared, the men in Blue remained standing. They had defeated the defending champions and earned themselves a spot in Asia’s premier football tournament- The AFC Asian Cup. The first in 24 years. The Indians came into the finals as underdogs and 90 heart-stopping mi ...
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