The Indian men's team is set to play two international friendlies -- against Oman on March 25 and United Arab Emirates on March 29 in Dubai.

AIFF hearing in Supreme Court put off by a week after Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for sports ministry, wanted an adjournment

CoA members SY Quraishi and Bhaskar Ganguly have failed to submit a draft AIFF constitution since its appointment in November, 2017

Nandy, who was member of 1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing Indian football squad, battled COVID-19 in September-October

The All India Football Federation has decided at its AGM that the current executive committee will continue till Supreme Court rules on an extension for Praful Patel and company

Praful Patel, who is a FIFA Council member, has already served three terms (12 years) as AIFF president

The four-year term of the current executive committee, led by Praful Patel, ends next month and the AIFF has announced that its AGM will be held as scheduled

The four-year term of the current executive committee, led by Praful Patel, ends next month and the AIFF has announced that its Annual General Body Meeting will be held on December 21

The season's first biggest game will be between ATK Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal on November 27

The 11 participating teams will be required to enter a bio-secure bubble 14 days prior to their first match. The schedule will be announced shortly.

IPL,overseen by BCCI, is a spectacular money-spinner. In abject contrast, football, and ISL, is cash-strapped and dogged by losses. Terrible governance is the only culprit.

More than a dozen footballers in India's Olympic teams of the Fifties came from Hyderabad. The city now has a team in the ISL but yesteryear superstars like Rahim Sahab, Balaram, Habib and Nayeemuddin are completely forgotten

The All India Football Federation is being virtually run by its commercial partners, Reliance. The plan to make Indian Super League the Number 1 National tournament will hurt clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.

The one thing that can change India’s permanent status as World Cup outsider is a revolution from the ground up

The tricolour flew high in Asian football. Early stirrings of a recovery can be felt now.