Football Basics

Football Development Model

What is the use of running (training) when you are on the wrong road? more


Guest Column

Nutrition, Health and Performance

Proper nutrition is one factor that will allow a player to perform at his or her best. more


Football Basics

Indian football - An outside view

The future of Indian football relies on restructuring its youth football competitions. more


Football Basics

Development of Talent in India

There is a need for specialists to deal with the development of young Football Players in India. more


Guest Column

Violence and the beautiful game

We call it the beautiful game. And yet, many a times football games have resulted in lots of violence all over the world. more


Football Basics

Role of the Coach, Parents and Administrators

Children gain positive experiences through the support and encouragement given by coaches. more


Editors Column

TFA - National Academy?

When you ask people in the know about the best Football Academy in India, then most of them will name the Tata Football Academy. more


Guest Column

United Kurseong FC - An Untold Story

United Kurseong Football Club in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal is a story of a club which is promoting football amongst its people and want to follow in the footsteps of Lajong FC and play on the big stage. more


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Sikkim Searching for more Baichungs

The beautiful state of Sikkim is a tourist destination, but the state is also known for its most famous son - Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia. more


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Time for change in Goan inter-village football

Inter-village football was once Goa's lifeline. Not anymore. Some agree some disagree. more


Guest Column

ABCD of Football

The first four alphabets ABCD are crucial in the career of a professional coach today to get to the highest level. more


Guest Column

Men of God and the beautiful Game

Their main mission in this world is to spread the good news about Jesus Christ but along the long journey the Priests have served humanity immensely through the field of Education and the game of Football. more


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Kohima Royal Gold Cup history

The nine-day battle royal for the 18th Kohima Royal Gold Cup tournament will begin on Friday at the local ground in the Nagaland capital. more


Editors Column

SAFF Cup: No points for world rankings

With the AIFF officially sending the U23 team for the SAFF Cup it also means that none of our matches will be considered for the FIFA World Rankings. more


Football Basics

Final Phase For Youth Football

For the Players age 17-20 years, the 'final youth phase' is a transition period from youth to adult football. more


Editors Column

"You'll never walk alone" - The prayer of football

It is one of the most sung football hymns around the globe - "You'll never walk alone". Let us take a look at the history behind this 'football prayer'… more


Guest Column

Wake up, or be left behind

Come Sunday and the AIFF will be deliberating on finding a successor for general secretary Alberto Colaco. His eight-year reign has seen both highs and lows. more


Editors Column

Drama revolving around Nehru Cup

As India gets ready to defend their title for the Nehru Cup, the tournament has now reduced to a mere five-team competition. We take a look back... more


Football Basics

Lactate tolerance training

Today, Dr.Shahnawaz Gazi tells you more about the lactate tolerance training method, also known as power endurance training. more


Guest Column

Does India need its own Clairefontaine?

The cost of running a top class football academy runs close to Rs. 5 Million (50 lakhs) a year, which to be fair is a bare minimum. more


Guest Column

Full House: Dream or Reality?

It intrigued me to see that there was a higher spectator turn-out for an amateur 6-A-Side football tournament in Delhi than there was for the Delhi League finals. more