Indian football team coach Igor Stimac along with 11 team members pose for a group photograph during the 13th edition of the Hero I-League official launch, in New Delhi.
During a recent interview, Sunil Chhetri had said that he is fitter than ever and is not going away anytime soon, putting to rest speculations around his retirement
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: India play Qatar in Bhubaneswar on October 8 before taking on Bangladesh (away match) on November 12 and Afghanistan in Kolkata on November 17
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel joined all National Team coaches via a video conference to understand the sustainability of development of various age groups during the lockdown phase, and also their well-being
India head coach Igor Stimac had in March expressed unhappiness at the number of foreign players featuring in a match in Indian Super League and I-League
Igor Stimac has been keeping a close eye on Indian Arrows and watched the last three home matches of the AIFF's developmental side at the Cooperage Stadium against East Bengal (1-3), Chennai City FC (0-2) and Punjab FC (1-1)
Tajikistan, who are currently ranked 121 in the FIFA rankings, recently played against the Igor Stimac-coached Indian team in the Hero Intercontinental Cup 2019 at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad
Sunil Chhetri, the second-highest goal-scorer in international football after Cristiano Ronaldo, said he has to work hard to maintain his fitness levels even though national coach Igor Stimac has described him as "having the body of a 29-year old"
Sunil Chhetri, 35, has been in prolific form in recent years but since netting India's lone goal in the 1-2 loss to Oman in September, the skipper has not found the target in the last three matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying campaign
