Indian football talent is a goldmine that needs to be nurtured: Nick Brown, SVP, Commercial, FIFA
1 week, 6 days ago

Indian football talent is a goldmine that needs to be nurtured: Nick Brown, SVP, Commercial, FIFA

The Hindu  

Influential voices of world football on Friday shared valuable insights on the sport in India and the necessity to drive a revolution in the women’s game during the second edition of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit, powered by Leaders at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence here. All of these achievements make India super important as a market to invest in.” Sarah Walsh, chief operating officer of next year’s women’s AFC Asian Cup in Australia, echoed Brown’s sentiments. We have 850,000 tickets to sell, and I know India was influential in the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup being successful,” the former Matildas striker said. Sarah Walsh, chief operating officer of next year’s women’s AFC Asian Cup in Australia, said India will be a top target for the competition. Of course, there was a big overlap there, but what I found most fascinating was that more than 11 million people watched the women’s World Cup exclusively.” Commercial and Marketing Director of Serie A, Michele Ciccarese, harked back to Serie A’s halcyon days when a certain Diego Maradona played in Italy before confessing the league went to “a deep sleep after that”.

India World Cup Indian Commercial Ipl Cup Brown Serie A Fifa World Football Talent  cup  million  chief  nick  goldmine  fifa  world  australia  needs  football  talent  watched  asian  svp  mens  commercial  nurtured  indian  womens  india

History of this topic

'Indian women are truly unstoppable': Nita Ambani reacts to India's U19 T20 World Cup victory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Indian women are truly unstoppable': Nita Ambani reacts to India's U19 T20 World Cup victory

Firstpost  

India’s U19 Women’s cricket team made history by winning the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup for the second consecutive year. The Indian women’s cricket team has once again made history, securing the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title for the second consecutive year. Congratulations to our incredible Girls in Blue for winning the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup …

Mithali Raj identifies India's next star after Women's U-19 team conquers the world: 'Impressed since I saw her as kid'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mithali Raj identifies India's next star after Women's U-19 team conquers the world: 'Impressed since I saw her as kid'

Hindustan Times  

Mithali Raj has been a trailblazer in Indian women's cricket, paving the way for future generations to thrive. It's no surprise that the legendary cricketer is immensely proud of India's remarkable achievement – winning the U19 Women's T20 World Cup for the second consecutive time. Congratulations Niki Prasad and team The U19 Women's T20 World Cup final was a one-sided …

India Women in 2025: Litmus test for Harmanpreet, U19 title defence and WPL festival
2 months, 3 weeks ago

India Women in 2025: Litmus test for Harmanpreet, U19 title defence and WPL festival

India Today  

2024 wasn’t overly pleasant for the Indian women’s team. India Women’s schedule in 2025 January 2025 – vs Ireland – 3 ODIs July 2025 – vs England – 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs September 2025 – vs Australia – 3 ODIs September-October 2025 – ICC Women’s World Cup December 2025 – vs Bangladesh – 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is Title defence on …

India TV Sports Wrap on December 2: Today's top 10 trending news stories
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV Sports Wrap on December 2: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India are all set to face Japan in the ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup. Today's Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories India to face Japan in U19 Men's Asia Cup India will be up against Japan in the match No. India need to beat Japan in U19 Asia Cup to keep semifinal hopes alive India need to beat Japan in …

India TV Sports Wrap on November 30: Today's top 10 trending news stories
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India TV Sports Wrap on November 30: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India are slated to play a pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Today's Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories India play Prime Minister's XI in pink-ball warm-up game in Canberra Team India are slated to play a warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI in Canberra on Saturday. Rohit Sharma to lead India in warm-up …

India should target FIFA Top 50 Rankings: Sports Minister sets high-target
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India should target FIFA Top 50 Rankings: Sports Minister sets high-target

India Today  

India's Youth Affairs and Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, expressed optimism about the country's ambitious grassroots football development plans, stating they aim to propel India into FIFA's top 50 rankings within the next decade. During a special briefing session on November 28 with All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey, both leaders shared their vision for a transformative journey in Indian …

India women look to continue winning streak in Asian Champions Trophy, set to take on China
4 months, 1 week ago

India women look to continue winning streak in Asian Champions Trophy, set to take on China

The Hindu  

Unbeaten so far in the competition, Indian women will face their sternest test when they take on table-topper China in their fourth game of the Asian Champions Trophy on Saturday. There have been missed chances and a rush to score goals without getting into right positions, something coach Harendra Singh has admitted has to do with what he calls the …

India eye UAE scalp, women's Asia Cup semifinal berth
8 months, 1 week ago

India eye UAE scalp, women's Asia Cup semifinal berth

Hindustan Times  

Dambulla, Dominant India will be eager to perfect their tactics further while warding off United Arab Emirates which also can push them firmly towards the semifinals of the women’s Asia Cup here on Sunday. India eye UAE scalp, women's Asia Cup semifinal berth Defending champions India’s supremacy was evident in their facile seven-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday, and …

Dominant India begin Women's Asia Cup defence with clash against arch-rivals Pakistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Dominant India begin Women's Asia Cup defence with clash against arch-rivals Pakistan

New Indian Express  

DAMBULLA: The Women's Asia Cup is set for a blockbuster start when defending champions India take on arch-foes Pakistan in a prime-time clash here on Friday, with the eight competing teams hoping to firm up their combinations ahead of the T20 World Cup in October. Additionally, India are also the most successful team in the Women's Asia Cup T20 with …

'Very greedy to win every game': India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur keen on winning Asia Cup
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Very greedy to win every game': India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur keen on winning Asia Cup

India TV News  

Team India is gearing up for the Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka starting from June 19. The team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, recently dominated South Africa across all three formats at home in a bilateral series winning the one-off Test, three ODIs and levelling the three-match T20I series. Ahead of the Asia Cup, skipper Kaur opened up …

Indian sports wrap, July 9: Pawan selected as jury member at Paris Olympics, India women loses 1-2 to Myanmar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, July 9: Pawan selected as jury member at Paris Olympics, India women loses 1-2 to Myanmar

The Hindu  

SHOOTING Pawan Singh selected as jury member for shooting sport at Paris Olympics Pawan Singh, an official of the National Rifle Association of India, has been selected as one of the jury members for shooting sport at the Paris Olympic Games, beginning on July 26. - Team Sportstar KABADDI Bengal Warriors Announce New Coaching Staff for Season 11 of PKL …

Indian and Pakistani cricketers band together for USA’s T20 World Cup dream
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian and Pakistani cricketers band together for USA’s T20 World Cup dream

Al Jazeera  

Co-hosts USA enter the T20 World Cup as outsiders but with a united multiracial dressing room that goes beyond cricket. Captain: Monak Patel Fixtures: Canada, Pakistan, India, Ireland Best finish at T20 World Cup: Debut tournament For the best part of the last century, the world of cricket attempted to reignite a love for the game that was officially played …

India TV Sports Wrap on March 27: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year ago

India TV Sports Wrap on March 27: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

The defending champions Chennai Super Kings have reclaimed the top spot on the IPL 2024 points table after beating Gujarat Titans in the seventh game of the season. Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories Chennai Super Kings race to top of IPL 2024 points table CSK have become the first team to win two games in the ongoing season and …

India women’s hockey team aims to build on Asian Champions Trophy triumph and book ticket to Paris Olympics
1 year, 2 months ago

India women’s hockey team aims to build on Asian Champions Trophy triumph and book ticket to Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

With the comprehensive triumph at the Asian Champions Trophy already in the past, the Indian women’s hockey team will be hoping to build on its success and get the coveted ticket to the Paris Olympics when it starts its campaign in the Olympic Qualifiers against the USA here on Saturday. It will be a repeat of India’s route to the …

Rewind 2023: Looking back at India men's and women's hockey teams' performances in the year gone by
1 year, 3 months ago

Rewind 2023: Looking back at India men's and women's hockey teams' performances in the year gone by

Firstpost  

We now take a quick look at how the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams performed in major tournaments throughout the year. From enduring a disappointing men’s Hockey World Cup campaign to winning medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou as well as the men’s Asian Champions Trophy, it was a year of mixed fortunes for Indian hockey. We now …

World Cup low, Asian Games high for men; women gun for spot in Olympics amid off-field tremors: Indian hockey in 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

World Cup low, Asian Games high for men; women gun for spot in Olympics amid off-field tremors: Indian hockey in 2023

Hindustan Times  

Asian Games medals, World Cup disappointment, a rather decorated coach stepping down and a former captain wondering out loud just why she isn't able to make it to a team of whom she was the face not too long ago. While the men secured qualification to the Olympics by winning gold at the Asian Games, the women will be fighting …

India need to identify more match-winners: Mithali Raj
1 year, 3 months ago

India need to identify more match-winners: Mithali Raj

Hindustan Times  

The financial uplift in player salaries is there for all to see. But the qualitative difference may take time to have its impact in India’s T20 cricket – the format of the present and future. Lack of lower-order depth cost India the 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold as well as this year’s T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia. Right now, you …

'So Much to Look Forward to for the Young Generation': Nita Ambani Opens up on India's Olympic Dream, Inclusion of Cricket
1 year, 4 months ago

'So Much to Look Forward to for the Young Generation': Nita Ambani Opens up on India's Olympic Dream, Inclusion of Cricket

News 18  

The face of the Olympic movement in India, Mrs Nita Ambani, has been at the forefront of the advancement of sport and the upliftment of the youngsters of the nation through the prowess of sportsmanship for a long while now. #WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana | Founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation & IOC Member Nita Ambani says, “We had the …

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: India looks to reassert its status against a confident China
1 year, 4 months ago

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: India looks to reassert its status against a confident China

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s hockey team has had little trouble at the Jharkhand Asian Champions Trophy here so far, but the real challenge would begin on Monday when it takes on recently-crowned Asian Games champion China in what will not just be a grudge match but also a chance for India to reassert its status as the top-ranked side in the …

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India eyes second title triumph on home turf
1 year, 5 months ago

Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023: India eyes second title triumph on home turf

The Hindu  

Less than a month ago, the Indian women’s hockey team ended a disappointing third at the Asian Games, getting a medal but forcing a reset of the team’s plans over its Paris Olympics ambitions and qualification. On Friday, the players will be hoping for a reset to their performance as well when they take on Thailand on the opening day …

Indian men rout Bangladesh, women outwit South Korea in kabaddi at Asian Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian men rout Bangladesh, women outwit South Korea in kabaddi at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Indian kabaddi players had a good day in office as both the men's and women's teams notched up comprehensive victories in their group fixtures at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. Indian players during their match against Chinese Taipei in the Women's Team kabaddi event at the 19th Asian Games The Indian men's team, who are a record seven-time champions, …

Indian women's kabaddi team plays out surprise 34-34 draw against Chinese Taipei at Asian Games
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian women's kabaddi team plays out surprise 34-34 draw against Chinese Taipei at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

In an unexpected start to its campaign, the Indian women's kabaddi team was on Monday held to a surprise 34-34 draw by Chinese Taipei in a Group A match at the Asian Games here. Indian players during their match against Chinese Taipei in the Women's Team kabaddi event at the 19th Asian Games The women side's next assignment will be …

Dreams of glory: India’s World Cup rivals
1 year, 5 months ago

Dreams of glory: India’s World Cup rivals

Live Mint  

In which language does Rohit Sharma get angry? During a press conference held to announce India’s squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, on 8 September, the Indian captain seemed miffed when asked about the constant scrutiny and external pressure building on the team. Out of the world With the world’s richest cricket body, the Board of Control …

Asian Games 2023: Impressive Indian women's football team suffers late defeat against Chinese Taipei
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Impressive Indian women's football team suffers late defeat against Chinese Taipei

India TV News  

India women's team produced an impressive performance against higher-ranked Chinese Taipei in their opening Asian Games 2023 match but the latter walked away with a 2-1 win to claim all three crucial points on Thursday, September 21. India took a deserving lead through Anju Tamang's goal in the 47' minute but Chinese Taipei managed to claim victory through goals from …

India TV Sports Wrap on September 20: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year, 6 months ago

India TV Sports Wrap on September 20: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

Pakistan captain Babar Azam attended his teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi's wedding ceremony to put an end to all the rumours circulating in the media about a potential rift between the two star players. Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories Pakistan captain Babar Azam attends Shaheen Shah Afridi's wedding ceremony amid rumours of rift Pakistan captain Babar Azam was one of …

Kapil Dev predicts India to win 2023 World Cup, hails Shubman Gill
1 year, 6 months ago

Kapil Dev predicts India to win 2023 World Cup, hails Shubman Gill

The Hindu  

Former captain Kapil Dev believes India is ready to win the ODI World Cup at home but he doesn’t want to put the favourite tag on the hosts as a lot would depend on luck. I feel so happy that nowadays in all continents our fast bowlers are taking all 10 wickets, that’s the cherry on the cake,” said India’s …

India's U17 Women's Football Team Reach Thailand Ahead of Their Clash in AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifications
1 year, 6 months ago

India's U17 Women's Football Team Reach Thailand Ahead of Their Clash in AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifications

News 18  

The Indian U17 Women’s football team reached Thailand on Sunday with big expectations in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualification Round 2, after topping their group in the first round. In April, the Indian women’s U17 team topped their Round 1 group and made it to Round 2 of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first …

India has enough resources to become one of the best football nations in Asia: Arata Izumi
1 year, 6 months ago

India has enough resources to become one of the best football nations in Asia: Arata Izumi

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s football team, having won three trophies in 2023, failed to live up to its expectations in the King’s Cup, last week. Moreover, the All India Football Federation, is also looking for ways to allow players of Indian origin to find a way to represent the tricolour, to make India an Asian powerhouse under Vision 2047. Sportstar caught …

Big opportunity for India to lift World Cup in home conditions: Mithali Raj
1 year, 7 months ago

Big opportunity for India to lift World Cup in home conditions: Mithali Raj

The Hindu  

Former captain of Indian women’s cricket team Mithali Raj on Sunday said ‘Men in Blue’ have a big opportunity to lift the ICC World Cup in home conditions later this year. The global showpiece event will be played in India across October and November, and the hosts are aiming to bag another World Cup after winning it in 1983 and …

Indian Men’s Football team climbs up to 100th rank on FIFA world rankings
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian Men’s Football team climbs up to 100th rank on FIFA world rankings

Live Mint  

The Indian men's national football team has climbed up to the 100th rank on FIFA's latest world rankings surpassing teams like Lebanon and New Zealand to achieve the feat. This is after five years that the Indian men's football team entered the top 100 club after slipping away from the 96th position in 2018. The Indian men's football team reached …

India Look to Continue Winning Run Against Malaysia in Women's Jr Asia Cup
1 year, 9 months ago

India Look to Continue Winning Run Against Malaysia in Women's Jr Asia Cup

News 18  

A resounding start to its campaign, notwithstanding, the Indian women’s hockey team will look to guard against complacency when it takes on Malaysia in its second Pool A match of the Junior Asia Cup here on Monday. The Indian women started their Junior Asia Cup sojourn with a morale-boosting 22-0 crushing of a lowly Uzbekistan. As many as eight players …

India names 18-member team for Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey
1 year, 10 months ago

India names 18-member team for Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey

The Hindu  

India on Wednesday named an 18-member team for the prestigious Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament, which begins in Kakamigahara, Japan, on June 2. The Junior Asia Cup is a crucial event for India as the top three nations from the tournament will qualify for this year’s FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup. “With Junior World Cup qualification at stake, …

U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers: India through to Round 2 after win against Myanmar
1 year, 10 months ago

U-17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers: India through to Round 2 after win against Myanmar

The Hindu  

The India U17 Women’s National team spent some anxious moments in the last 15 minutes before emerging 2-1 winners against Myanmar in its concluding AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 tie on Friday. After Sulanjana and Pooja put India in a 2-0 lead by the 33rd minute, Myanmar threatened to make a comeback when Ya Min Phyu reduced …

India rises five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings
1 year, 11 months ago

India rises five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings, riding on the wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the recent Tri-nation tournament. The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India gained 8.57 rating points and five spots, up from the …

Irrespective of result against Nepal, Thomas Dennerby’s honeymoon plan is running on borrowed time
2 years, 1 month ago

Irrespective of result against Nepal, Thomas Dennerby’s honeymoon plan is running on borrowed time

The Hindu  

After India’s group-stage exit in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in October last year, head coach Thomas Dennerby stressed the need to have all age-group teams together. ‘Small things on the international stage punish you directly’ The women’s U-20 team suffered a 1-3 loss to Nepal in the SAFF Championship this month and will look to turn its fortunes, …

Indian women to play friendlies against Nepal as it continues to prepare for Olympic Qualifiers
2 years, 1 month ago

Indian women to play friendlies against Nepal as it continues to prepare for Olympic Qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Indian senior women’s team will play two international friendlies against Nepal as it continues its preparations for the Asian qualifiers ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Blue Tigresses have been drawn alongside Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan in Group G of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1, with matches to be played in a one-round league …

Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't want focus to shift from India-Pakistan clash amid WPL buzz
2 years, 1 month ago

Women's T20 World Cup 2023: Harmanpreet Kaur doesn't want focus to shift from India-Pakistan clash amid WPL buzz

India Today  

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that it’s necessary not to get carried away by the buzz surrounding the Women’s Premier League auction amid India’s preparations for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. "Before that, we have a very important game and we are just going to focus on that," Harmanpreet was quoted as saying at the T20 World …

Bangladesh speedster Jahanara Alam predicts India's top performers in Women's T20 World Cup 2023
2 years, 1 month ago

Bangladesh speedster Jahanara Alam predicts India's top performers in Women's T20 World Cup 2023

India Today  

Bangladesh fast bowler Jahanara Alam said that India would be a force to be reckoned with in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Jahanara lauded Shafali Verma for winning the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup and also had words of praise for the fast bowler Renuka Singh, who won the award for the ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year …

India U-20 women’s football team to train for Asian dominance in Chennai from January
2 years, 2 months ago

India U-20 women’s football team to train for Asian dominance in Chennai from January

The Hindu  

India’s maiden FIFA Under-17 World Cup campaign ended in heartbreak as the young Blue Tigresses lost all their three group games, conceding 16 goals. The arena of champions About 20 kilometres from the main city, India’s shot at redemption will begin at the Home Games Sports Arena – a training ground in a quiet and serene setting with skyscrapers as …

Indian Men's Hockey Team is Confident, Has Quality Players to Shine in World Cup: Dilip Tirkey
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian Men's Hockey Team is Confident, Has Quality Players to Shine in World Cup: Dilip Tirkey

News 18  

Legendary defender Dilip Tirkey believes the current Indian hockey team has quality players who can reclaim the world title after a gap of 47 years. I am confident they will do well in the World Cup,” said Tirkey, who is also the Hockey India president. The team has quality players.” Tirkey, a former India captain who was part of the …

Jokes Apart | Why India will never win the football World Cup (yet we love to lament about it)
2 years, 3 months ago

Jokes Apart | Why India will never win the football World Cup (yet we love to lament about it)

Firstpost  

Maybe we just don’t want to get better at football, and this might have nothing to do with our natural talents but with our sense of exceptionalism There are three kinds of football fans in India: those who watch only cricket but switch to footie when the World Cup comes around; a smaller category of those who don’t watch cricket …

'Winning a Medal at The Tokyo Olympics Was a Very Proud Moment'
2 years, 4 months ago

'Winning a Medal at The Tokyo Olympics Was a Very Proud Moment'

News 18  

The Indian men’s hockey team midfielder Sumit is working hard to earn a place in the squad for the FIH World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, and said that he is giving his 100 per cent on the field. “If I play well, no one will be able to stop me from getting into the Indian team for the FIH …

FIFA U-17 World Cup — potential springboard to growth of women’s football in India
2 years, 4 months ago

FIFA U-17 World Cup — potential springboard to growth of women’s football in India

The Hindu  

The 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup came to a rather exciting end at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Colombia captain Linda Caicedo had already played the U-20 Women’s World Cup before leading her country to its first-ever FIFA final in the U-17 World Cup. The World Cup came at just the right for India and for women’s …

Indian sports wrap, November 3: SAI to conduct Fit India Quiz for school students, Nishna best Indian at Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian sports wrap, November 3: SAI to conduct Fit India Quiz for school students, Nishna best Indian at Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific

The Hindu  

MISCELLANEOUS SAI to conduct Fit India Quiz for schoolchildren Sports Authority of India will conduct the Fit India Quiz for schoolchildren as a part of commemorating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. - Rakesh Rao GOLF Nishna best Indian at 30th as Malaysian leads Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Nishna Patel recovered from a disastrous start to card an even par 72 and emerge …

FIFA president Gianni Infantino: India has been a fantastic host of the U-17 Women’s World Cup
2 years, 4 months ago

FIFA president Gianni Infantino: India has been a fantastic host of the U-17 Women’s World Cup

The Hindu  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised India on Sunday for hosting the U-17 Women’s World Cup well. Infantino was felicitated by AIFF’s new office bearers, executive committee members, and the technical committee in Navi Mumbai ahead of the U-17 Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. To globalise football, we need to make India one of the top countries in the world.” …

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup a shot in the arm for women’s football in India
2 years, 5 months ago

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup a shot in the arm for women’s football in India

The Hindu  

When Anita Kumari made a forward run against Brazil in India’s last match at the 2022 FIFA U-17 World Cup, she had one special fan watching from the stands. A lot of girls will try to dream big after seeing Indian women play at this level.” 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺.#KickOffTheDream#U17WWCpic.twitter.com/oUob92Awda — Odisha Sports …

Why we need to stop neglecting women’s football in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Why we need to stop neglecting women’s football in India

Live Mint  

“We fought hard,” said India striker Neha, on the verge of tears. Despite another spirited effort, India bowed out of the U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 0-5 defeat to the South American giants. India qualified for the tournament, their first FIFA women’s World Cup at any level, by the virtue of being hosts. When India staged the U-17 men’s …

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: India’s nightmare campaign ends without a sports psychologist
2 years, 5 months ago

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: India’s nightmare campaign ends without a sports psychologist

The Hindu  

The Indian U-17 women’s football team ended its maiden FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign with three morale-sapping losses to the United States of America, Morocco and Brazil. They couldn't really handle the situation of playing their first World Cup game,” coach Thomas Dennerby had said after India’s 0-8 loss to the USA in the opening fixture. And when the …

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Five-star Brazil trumps India to reach quarterfinals
2 years, 5 months ago

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Five-star Brazil trumps India to reach quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Brazil beat India 5-0 in its last group-stage match to remain unbeaten in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Monday. “Brazil had some specialities, like shooting from distance and also the cut-backs, where the wingers challenge the full-backs,“India’s head coach Thomas Dennerby said after the match. India’s head coach Thomas Dennerby had talked …

Discover Related