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Forget the WC: Gurpreet points to deeper failure at the heart of Indian football

Sunil Chhetri and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

Updated 24 days ago

Football Federation of Bharat, AIFF seeks new name

File image of Kalyan Chaubey, President -All India Football Federation addresses a press conference, at Press Club of India, in New Delhi on Friday. (Jitender Gupta/ANI)

Published 26 days ago

Robin Singh questions AIFF's role, calls for ‘honesty’ in Indian football

Robin Singh feels that Indian football's recurring issues stem from misplaced intentions, leading to short-term decisions.

Updated 45 days ago

Keeping children on football fields and away from streets, Punjab village academy shows the way

Keeping children on football fields and away from streets, Punjab village academy shows the way

Published 54 days ago

West Bengal CM Adhikari pays tributes to Mohun Bagan stalwart Tutu Bose

West Bengal CM Adhikari pays tributes to Mohun Bagan stalwart Tutu Bose

Published 64 days ago

‘The system can only guide you’: AIFF graduate on football's uncertainty

Ex-Mohun Bagan player Sumit Rathi is currently without a club.

Updated 55 days ago

Arsene Wenger-launched AIFF-FIFA academy barred from U18 league after age fraud

Arsene Wenger and AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey during a press conference.

Updated 119 days ago

Manisha Kalyan’s thunderbolt free-kick earns ‘Goal of Tournament’ shout

India's Manisha Kalyan fires a shot into the net to score during the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 football match between India and Taiwan

Published 127 days ago

AFC Women’s Asian Cup: Brilliant Kalyan strike as India end with 1-3 loss

Taiwan's Su Sin-yun (R) and India's Manisha Kalyan fight for the ball during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup match. (AFP)

Published 128 days ago

AIFF invites bids for 15-year ISL, IWL commercial rights from 2026-27 season

AIFF has invited bids for ISL commercial rights.

Published 136 days ago

‘CFG leaving is a big blow for Indian football’

‘CFG leaving is a big blow for Indian football’

Updated 146 days ago

India's U17 team blanks Bangladesh 4-0 to win SAFF U19 Women's Championship

India won SAFF U-19 Women's Championship title

Updated 159 days ago

ISL urged to follow ‘IPL auction’ model amid 2025-26 season delay

The delayed 2025-26 ISL season is set to start on February 14.

Published 188 days ago

‘We were told ISL would happen for sure. But…’: AIFF accused of lying

AIFF are expected to announce a start date for 2025-26 ISL season next week.

Published 193 days ago

John Abraham upset with Indian football’s state, backs ISL players’ plea

John Abraham poses for pictures.

Updated 193 days ago

Chhetri, ISL stars involve FIFA; send joint plea amid league's uncertainty

Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and other ISL players sent a joint plea to FIFA.

Updated 195 days ago

Sandesh Jhingan reflects on Messi tour frenzy amid Indian football crisis

Sandesh Jhingan

Published 209 days ago

Sunil Gavaskar questions whether Lionel Messi really fulfilled his commitments

Lionel Messi during an event as part of his 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025'.

Published 210 days ago

‘VIP culture’ in Lionel Messi's Kolkata visit slammed by Bhaichung Bhutia

Bhaichung Bhutia weighed in on Lionel Messi's Kolkata visit.

Updated 215 days ago

Lionel Messi meets Shah Rukh Khan: What’s next on his India tour

Lionel Messi met Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday in Kolkata

Published 215 days ago

Amid Messi madness in Kolkata, young girl's plea to ‘save Indian football’

Lionel Messi and Indian fan.

Published 215 days ago

FC Goa captain gets straight red for wearing wrong-coloured underwear

FC Goa captain Iker Guarrotxena was given a straight red card before kick-off.

Updated 222 days ago

9-year-old Indian origin prodigy Urban Negi joins Everton FC Academy

9-year-old Urban Negi visited Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

Updated 230 days ago

A lesson for Indian football via Curacao

Noida, India-October 07, 2025:Football players enjoying football on a rainy day in Barua Football Training Centre at Noida Stadium sector 21A, in Noida, India, on Tuesday ,October 07, 2025. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) (HT Photo)

Published 238 days ago

Curacao, home to just 156k, make Fifa history

Curacao players and fans celebrate after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica confirmed their spot at the 2026 World Cup. (AFP)

Published 239 days ago

Indian suffer embarrassing 0-1 loss to Bangladesh in Asian Cup qualifiers

Sheikh Morsalin scored the all-important goal for Bangladesh

Published 240 days ago

Game over?: Rudraneil Sengupta on the tragic decline of football in India

The way we were: Baichung Bhutia scores a third goal for East Bengal against Mohammedan Sporting in a National Football League (NFL) match at the Salt Lake stadium in 2004. (HT Archives)

Updated 243 days ago

Footballer gives up AUS citizenship to play for India; set for debut this month

Ryan Williams poses with the Indian national flag.

Updated 251 days ago

Lionel Messi's postponed Kerala trip part of ‘shady business deal’: Report

Lionel Messi in action for Argentina.

Published 262 days ago

Indian football hits new low, Asian Cup elimination leads to abysmal ranking

Sunil Chhetri leads the Indian team in a warmup before their match against Singapore.

Updated 271 days ago

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