What is Stimac s conundrum?
The uncertainty has most affected India head coach Igor Stimac who has been dealt a bad hand by fate with absolutely no time to help prepare the team for the important games coming up.
In fact, sources close to
Goal have confirmed that the Croatian has asked those who are fit and ready to play to volunteer from the India probables group. Stimac has also excused those players who are not completely fit or have been affected by Covid-19 themselves or in their family.
It must be noted that several players including Prabir Das are currently down with Covid-19 while ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya recently lost his mother to the pandemic.
Indian Super League bio blueprint was given to BCCI but board rejected it outright
MUMBAI/PANAJI: The breach of the bio-bubbles in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led to a debate within the cricket board whether the cricket league could have been held inside a much more secure central bubble.
Some board members feel that IPL should have taken a leaf out of the way the Indian Super League (ISL) was conducted. The Football Sports Development Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries that operates ISL with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), had offered to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) for the construction of a safe central bio-secure bubble for the 2021 edition of IPL.
1962 Asian Games gold medallist Franco passes away
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Mon, May 10 2021 19:12 IST |
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1962 Asian Games gold medallist Franco passes away. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 10 : Fortunato Franco, the former football player who was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, passed away in Goa on Monday. Franco is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Playing as a midfielder, Franco was an integral part of the Indian team that beat South Korea 2-1 in the final at Jakarta. He was also part of the team that finished second in the 1962 Asian Cup, and played in the 1960 Olympics as well.
Senior AIFF official Lavinio Rebello passes away
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Sun, May 9 2021 20:21 IST |
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Senior AIFF official Lavinio Rebello passes away. Image Source: IANS News
Goa, May 9 : The senior vice president of the Goa Football Association (GFA), Lavinio Rebello, passed away in Goa on Sunday. Rebello was also the deputy chairperson of the All India Football Federation s (AIFF) Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said in his condolence message: AIFF fraternity is shocked to hear the sad demise today of Lavinio Rebello. Rebello was a great lover of football and his dedication for football was unparalleled.