hi, i was born here in the USA, but both my parents are from India, and i'd like to know a bit more about the national team. do they have an official website [i couldn't find one when searching for it]? also, there was a Boston Bulldogs player who played for the national team, but i cant remember his name- anyone know it? thanks!
try http://www.indianfootball.com/ remember, internet is your friend. http://www.bostonbulldogs.com/locker-room/locker-room_frameset.htm
Ebbie Kodiat. thanks topcow. actually, i found that indian football website on my search, but its an unofficial site [though it does have some pretty comprehensive info]. i've also just read the diary entries of India's new coach on espn's soccernet. any India fans here?
it was stupendously entertaining to see Indian national team being submissive seven to nill in Quatar for U20 Championship. http://www.asian-football.com/scripts/runisa.dll?m2:gp:990935:39913+u20/02/display+45528+E
http://www.kickoff2010.com/ check this site out about India's ambitious plan to qualify for 2010. I think Singapore has a similar plan. i honestly think it will take many years and an athletic revolution for India to become an Asian power.
I notice the head coach is Stephen Constantine. Didn't he recently coach the Nepalese national team for a few years? Well, I suppose I will answer my own question.. He resigned from the national team of Nepal in March 2001. http://stephenconstantine.com/ He also played soccer in the US during the 80s (for seven years). He also helped the Indian U23 side beat Vietnam (full squad) in the LG Cup final in July, winning India's first title in 40 years! Take a look at his site, it is interesting and you can e-mail him if you so desire. http://in.sports.yahoo.com/football/ Has stories about the Indian national league, team, and other soccer news around the world. http://www.informsport.com/index1.php This site 'claims' to be the Official site of the All Indian Football Federation....? However, it seems like a site for the Jamaica vs India game played earlier this year in England.
thanks for the links Chachi and Canadian, i'll have to pay those sites a visit. sachin, are you being sarcastic or serious? if the latter, than i have to let u know that i'm not sure if that white jersey they're selling on indianfootball.com is the real jersey. i read that India's color is sky blue [why???], but maybe the white kit is an away one?
Well, the kit color of the national cricket side is also sky blue, so I guess it would make sense for the footballers to follow suit. It is strange, though, for supporters from temperate/warm-weather environments to don scarfs. Maybe for matches in J & K or H.P.? I know that in the US, it is sort of ridiculous to wear your team scarf in the opressive heat of July/August!
Stephen Constantine writes a column for Soccernet. Here's the latest one: http://www.soccernet.com/columns/2002/1028/20021028featconstantine.html There are links to his previous columns on the right side of that page. It doesn't seem to have a regular schedule, but it looks like there's a new one every couple of weeks or so. They've had some pretty decent results since Constantine took over. He's really beating that program into shape. I think that their plan to qualify by 2010 has an outside chance of succeeding.
Absolutely serious. Look at my name. I think the scarf is the UK version. I'll try to get confirmation on the jersey. Thanks for the heads up. Sachin
indianfootball.com Hi to all fans of Indian football. I would like to give you some informations about the topics you were discussing above: 1. indianfootball.com: This website is NOT the official website of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the AIFF has NO official website. indianfootball.com is called "India's Premier Football Site". This site is used by fans, players, officials, clubs and the media for informations regarding Indian football. indianfootball.com has established itself as a big name in Indian football. It is also the OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the Indian nationalteam during their annual England Tours (Tour 2002 site: http://www.indianfootball.com/specials/tour2002). 2. Ebbie Kodiat: He has never played for the Indian nationalteam! The truth is, that he had some training sessions with the team during their England Tour 2001. 3. http://www.informsport.com: This site was just used to promote the India vs. Jamaica matches in England 2002. It is hosted by Sapphire Enterprises - the AIFF agents for international marketing. 4. Merchandising: All Jerseys, scarfs etc. offered by indianfootball.com are the official Indian nationalteam equipment. They are made by Sapphire Enterprises the AIFF agents for international marketing. 5. Jersey colors: The Indian nationalteam wears this white Jerseys during their annual England tours. The other Jerseys (for example the blue World Cup Qualifier Jersesy or the Asian Games Jersey) are NOT avaible for merchandising. The AIFF and Sapphire Enterprises offers the white Jereseys to the fans through indianfootball.com. The ORIGINAL Jersey is ONLY avaible DIRECTLY from indianfootball.com. I hope I was able to answer some questions. Yours, Chris P.Daniel Editor indianfootball.com | indianfootball.de
Thank you Chris for that information. Do you know of any plans for the Indian side to tour the USA? Sachin
Sachin, is the second syllable in your name pronounced like the "sh" in Sasha [Victorine- a member of the 2002 MLS Champions Los Angeles Galaxy]? like "Saa-sheen]? just wondering.
Wasn't this actually their full national team but essentially players from the U23 side? I thought I read he was giving a bunch of the old guard the boot.
This is the best I could find on Google: http://www.sportsfansofamerica.com/Links/Soccer/International/Asia/Pakistan1.htm Everything else links to stories about the soccer ball industry there. Sachin
Re: indianfootball.com great to meet a person who knows Indian football. Hi, I'm Korean Football. Just curious, are you Indian? Your last name got myself puzzled a bit.
Hi there. India played OFFICALLY with their Senior team. But there is no difference in India between the U23 and Seniors. Most of the players in the Senior team are aged around 22. Only 5 to 6 players are over 23. All Indian LG Cup matches were used by the FIFA for the World Rankings. Bye, Chris.
Re: Re: indianfootball.com Hi Korean Football. Yeah I'm originally from India. But I was born in Germany - like the other editors of indianfootball.com. India is a big country with names sounding Chinese, Portugese and others. Most Indian christians have names like my one. Bye, Chris.
Hi Sachin (Tendulkar) ;-) I'm not sure, if the Indian side will tour the US in the near future. The team has it's annual England Tour and there might be some tours to other European countries in the coming years. But who knows...? Let's wait and see. So stay tuned for the latest at indianfootball.com | indianfootball.de Bye, Chris.