Indian football

'We are now staring at a permanent paralysis': Indian Super League players, domestic and international, urge FIFA to step in to solve crisis

January 02, 2026 10:38 pm

In joint statement on Instagram, India and Bengaluru FC keeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, FC Goa and Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan and former India skipper and Bengaluru FC's Sunil Chhetri were among a host of players who urged the top footballing body of the world to intervene in the current Indian football crisis.

Inside AIFF’s 20-year plan for ISL clubs: Rs 1 crore participation fee, promotion and relegation, June to May cycle

December 27, 2025 9:04 am

Clubs will discuss the proposal internally before reverting to AIFF; concerns remain over cost, player salary caps

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on Indian football crisis: The thought of having no football, no games scares me... I don’t have an MBA

December 19, 2025 2:24 pm

Bengaluru FC player and India goalkeeper shares the trauma a professional footballer like him faces without competitive tournaments

‘Save Indian football’: As Lionel Messi touches down in Kolkata for GOAT India Tour 2025, a young fan’s appeal goes viral

December 13, 2025 11:39 am

Messi is on a tightly packed 72-hour journey across Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi from December 13 to 15.

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

East Bengal vs Punjab FC Live Streaming, Super Cup Semifinal: Teams with unbeaten streaks fight it out for final spot

December 04, 2025 4:18 pm

East Bengal FC (EBFC) vs Punjab FC (PFC) Live Score Streaming, AIFF Super Cup Semifinal 2025-26 Football Match Today Streaming Online: While East Bengal are champions of the 2024 edition, Punjab are first-time semi-finalists.

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.

Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu issue plea to take Indian football out of 'dark tunnel’

November 11, 2025 1:41 pm

The statement added: "Our anger, frustration and distress has now been replaced by desperation. Desperation to play the game we love, in front of people who mean everything to us, our families, our fans."

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.

iShowSpeed expresses desire to play professional football in India: ‘I should play for Mumbai’

October 21, 2025 4:18 pm

During a recent YouTube livestream, iShowSpeed discovered a mural of himself on an Indian metro pillar. Shocked yet thrilled, he expressed a newfound desire to pursue professional football in India.

Sunil Chhetri in tears after last match for India ends in a 0-0 draw vs Kuwait

June 06, 2024 10:30 pm

The Indian football captain signed off on a disappointing note as India failed to score in a frustrating draw in Kolkata.

Women's Asian Cup 2022: India waste chances to play out goal-less draw against Iran

January 20, 2022 10:55 pm

India dished out a fine display of passing football in the second half but it was not enough to get a positive result.

Sunil chhetri, Captain Fantastic

August 05, 2018 9:39 am