The Indian senior women’s team were held 1-1 by Myanmar in their second and last friendly match against the hosts at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Friday, July 12, 2024. Pyari Xaxa’s chance in the seventh minute was perhaps India’s best of the first half as she went clean through on goal but was closed down by the goalkeeper …
While the focus has been on the Indian men’s football team going into the Asian Games, the women’s football side is looking to give their best in a tough group. As is often the case, the whole narrative in Indian football, leading up to the Asian Games, was centred around the men’s team and their coach Igor Stimac. While the …
Indian football at has been embroiled in confusion surrounding the men’s team selection for the Asian Games over the last few weeks. Away from controversies, at the Odisha Football Academy in Bhubaneswar, another Indian football team – the Blue Tigresses – has been training for the Asian Games since the beginning of last month. Xaxa has been the face of …