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Maharashtra is betting on a football future India forgot

December 06, 2025 7:28 am

Project Mahadeva deserves attention beyond its headlines. It is sending a quiet but powerful message: The next chapter of Indian football will be written not by committees but by children on real training grounds, coached systematically from a young age

'I feel ISL jitna jaldi start hoga utna achha hai': Khalid Jamil

November 29, 2025 10:13 pm

India are currently 142nd in the FIFA rankings which is their worst in nearly a decade with their 0-1 loss to Bangladesh their first loss to the country in over 2 decades.

Indian football in 2025: Supreme Court hearings — 16; matches played — 12; humiliation — endless

November 22, 2025 8:45 am

Story of the freefall: Expectations aren’t high from players and administrators but even by their low standards, current mess is abysmal

Ryan Williams’ decision to take up Indian citizenship and represent the national team comes at a pivotal time in Indian football where the homegrown strike force is facing an acute shortage (Photo: AIFF via X)

Ryan Williams can now play for India as FIFA's Players' Status Chamber gives approval

November 20, 2025 8:40 pm

Williams, whose mother was born in an Anglo-Indian family in Mumbai, has played for Australia at the U-20 and U-23 levels, and made a senior team appearance in 2019 – coming on as a second-half substitute during a friendly against South Korea.

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Widening the football field is a good idea

November 08, 2025 7:28 am

If Williams’s move succeeds, at least some of those with Indian parentage could entertain thoughts of returning to the land of their ancestors.

Ryan Williams’ decision comes at a pivotal time in Indian football where the homegrown strikeforce is facing an acute shortage. (Ryan Williams - Instagram)

Ryan Williams, son of Anglo-Indian mother settled in Perth, and Kathmandu-born Abneet Bharti added to Indian football team

November 07, 2025 10:39 am

27-year-old Abneet and Williams, 32, will join the India training camp in Bengaluru ahead of the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh on November 18

India's Asian Cup qualification hopes end with home defeat to Singapore

October 14, 2025 11:22 pm

Head coach Khalid Jamil blames 'lack of concentration' as team fails to make showpiece event they were part of in the last two editions

India vs Singapore, Football Asian Cup Qualifier Highlights: Song Uiyoung's double strikes help SGP beat IND 1-2 as Blue Tigers' dreams lie in tatters

October 15, 2025 12:32 am

India vs Singapore Football, IND vs SGP Asian Cup 2027 Qualifier Today Match Highlights: Ui-young Song's double strikes put the final nail in India's chances of qualifying for the Asian Cup as Singapore walked away with a 1-2 victory against the Blue Tigers.

Even now, 41-year-old Sunil Chhetri remains their most dependable source of outfield goals, as evidenced by Jamil starting the veteran in Singapore. (Photo Credit: AIFF)

India vs Singapore, AFC Asian Cup Qualifier: With hopes on a knife's edge, coach Khalid Jamil needs early goal and defenders to keep it tight

October 13, 2025 9:47 pm

Late goal in away game kept chances alive, but with no Sandesh Jhingan and 41-year-old Sunil Chhetri leading the attack, task cut out in Margao

India drew 0-0 to Bangladesh in Shillong on March 25 in their first match of the third round, and this was followed by a shock 1-0 defeat away from home to Hong Kong earlier this year. (Photo Credit: AIFF)

AFC Asian Cup 2027: How India's qualification chances hang by a thread

October 13, 2025 9:44 pm

It could be curtains for India in their mission to secure qualification to the AFC Asian Cup for a third consecutive time if they don't beat Singapore in Goa.