'India can reach top-50 of FIFA rankings in next 10 years'

'India boasts one of the largest pools of young talent globally. The focus should be on grassroots, talent identification.' IMAGE: The Indian football team is ranked 127th in the latest FIFA......

Bhutia urges ISL, I-League to 'invest in grassroots'

'Today, U20 players are losing to Bangladesh, not qualifying for the Asia Cup. We can't expect miracles from the senior team. We need to really work at the ground level. The important thing for the......

India's Asian Cup exit blamed on striker crisis

We need players with confidence in front of goal: Coach Igor Stimac after India's Asian Cup exit IMAGE: India lost 0-1 to Syria on Tuesday to crash out of the Asian Cup with an all-loss......

AIFF's ambitious youth league to kick off next month

IMAGE: Over 50 teams are expected to participate, with direct entry granted to sides from the Indian Super League (ISL), I-League, I-League 2 and elite academies with AIFF accreditation.......

Wenger promises to 'dig out talent' in India

IMAGE: Currently in the country, Arsene Wenger committed to finding talent in India. Photograph: DANIEL LEAL/Pool via Reuters Legendary coach Arsene Wenger on Tuesday committed himself to......