Sunil Chhetri

'Sleeping giant' India awakening, Stimac says ahead of Asian Cup

Football has struggled to find its feet in the cricket-obsessed nation of 1.4 billion people, with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter once calling India "a sleeping giant" of the sport.

‘Messi of India’ reigns supreme

The 2023 SAFF Championship has been no exception and the prolific striker on Tuesday night led from the front, as he often does, as hosts India and Kuwait fought for glory in Bengaluru.

Sunil Chhetri 'doesn't get love from Bangladeshi players'

India captain Sunil Chhetri says he would prefer to meet Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF Championship.

India beat Afghanistan to edge closer to Asian Cup

Sahal Samad's injury-time strike earned India a dramatic 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in Kolkata on Saturday that keeps the country's hopes of qualifying for next year's Asian Cup finals alive.

Chhetri trails Messi by four goals

India's Sunil Chhetri scored twice to take his international tally to 82 goals in a 2-0 win over Cambodia on Wednesday in Kolkata as Igor Stimac's side made a winning start to the third round of qualifying for next year's Asian Cup.

Ten-man Abahani stun Bengaluru

Ten-man Abahani stun Bengaluru FC with a 2-0 victory in an AFC Cup encounter in Dhaka today.

January 8, 2024
January 8, 2024

'Sleeping giant' India awakening, Stimac says ahead of Asian Cup

Football has struggled to find its feet in the cricket-obsessed nation of 1.4 billion people, with former FIFA president Sepp Blatter once calling India "a sleeping giant" of the sport.

July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023

‘Messi of India’ reigns supreme

The 2023 SAFF Championship has been no exception and the prolific striker on Tuesday night led from the front, as he often does, as hosts India and Kuwait fought for glory in Bengaluru.

June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023

Sunil Chhetri 'doesn't get love from Bangladeshi players'

India captain Sunil Chhetri says he would prefer to meet Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF Championship.

June 12, 2022
June 12, 2022

India beat Afghanistan to edge closer to Asian Cup

Sahal Samad's injury-time strike earned India a dramatic 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in Kolkata on Saturday that keeps the country's hopes of qualifying for next year's Asian Cup finals alive.

June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022

Chhetri trails Messi by four goals

India's Sunil Chhetri scored twice to take his international tally to 82 goals in a 2-0 win over Cambodia on Wednesday in Kolkata as Igor Stimac's side made a winning start to the third round of qualifying for next year's Asian Cup.

May 3, 2017
May 3, 2017

Ten-man Abahani stun Bengaluru

Ten-man Abahani stun Bengaluru FC with a 2-0 victory in an AFC Cup encounter in Dhaka today.

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