Houghton Confident Of Indian Victory Over Lebanon
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30.09.2007:Houghton Confident Of Indian Victory Over Lebanon Indian coach Bob
Houghton is confident that his team has what it takes to progress past Lebanon in
next month’s 2010 World Cup qualifier.The South Asians are in Dubai in preparation
for the first leg of the clash in Beirut on October 8. The return match takes place
on October 24 and India are feeling good.
"We have shown that we are capable of playing and winning against better sides
such as Syria. I think we can beat Lebanon too," Houghton told Gulf News.
"We needed to get some wins to bring in a new winning attitude into the side. We
achieved this goal with our performance in the Nehru Cup last month," he added.
"We got five good games during the Nehru Cup due to the league format of the
competition. And the best thing was that we kept on improving with each game.
With the wins came a new confidence in the players and we need to live off this
confidence in our next assignments," Houghton stated.
"Now that we have the confidence, we need to aim for consistency and keep up
the hard work," the ex-China boss said.During their stay in Dubai, India will take on
UAE club Al Nasr on October 1 and Houghton is happy that the Mahindra United
players who were in action in last week’s AFC Cup game against Beirut outfit Al
Nejmeh will join up with the squad.
"We've had our share of problems such as injuries to key players like Mahesh
(Gawli) and Climax (Lawrence),� said the Englishman.“But they are back now for
the camp. And the best thing is that Baichung Bhutia is looking much better this
year after stopping playing for the national team last season," he concluded.
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India U-18 Team Lost to TSV 1860 Munich U-18
27.09.2007:India Under 18 Football team traveled from Augsburg to Munich on
Thursday .They lost 0-1 to youth team of TSV 1860 ,Munich in their last match of
the exposure tour of Germany.Both sides were goalless at the half time.The team
was based at Augsburg during their ten days training cum exposure tour.
The team returns to India on Saturday.
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This is called Football Mad Bengali
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26.09.2007:Mrs. Mahua Ghosh,wife of Mr. Shyamal Ghosh who did not bother to
travel 200 km just to witness the match between India U- 19 against U -16 VfB
Stuttgart,of Germany.She Inspired the Indian Boys by Shouting,Cheering out side
the field.
Bengal,the Football oriented State of india, which is called Brazil of Indian
Soccer. As a real Bengali Football Lover, Mr. and Mrs. Ghosh who belong to the
circle of indians living in Germany, are always trying to promote Indian Soccer
among the Indians in Germany.
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U16 VfB Stuttgart team beat U19 India team by 4 - 3 goals
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24.09.2007:The Indian team played passionately well in the first half of the game.
Indian team though tried to play strong and offensive football with few talented players in the
front, but there were few problems with the defence. In terms of finding rhythm,
the U19 Indian team did not get proper overview. Number of individual errors and
collective ones that gave, technically well controlled, U16 VfB Stuttgart team a
sniff of scoring goals. The coach of Stuttgart team Mr. Jens Keller commented that
the Indian team was quick and quite moving. They do not deserve 4 goals from
his team. From Indian side C.S. Sabeeth, Malsawmkima and Malsawmdawngliana
scored 1 goal each.
News & Photo Courtesy:Respected Mr.Sabyasachi Dutt of Germany
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FIFA COURSE FOR MATCH COMMISSIONERS, REFEREES INSTRUCTORS, REFEREES AND ASSISTANT REFERESS
22.09.2007:All India Football Federation President, P. R. Dasmunsi, inaugurated the FIFA Course
for Match Commissioners, Referees Instructors, Referees and Assistant Referees
at the Majorda Beach Resort, Majorda, Goa. The course will be from 22nd to the
24th of September, 2007.
During his inaugural address, Mr. Dasmunsi informed that this course was one of
the steps that AIFF was taking prior to the launch of the Professional League in
November, 2007. He thanked FIFA for conducting this course and exhorted the
participants to take full advantage of the teachings imparted by the very
experienced and competent Instructors deputed by FIFA.
The President of the function, Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Digambar Kamat,
thanked the AIFF for giving Goa an opportunity to host this important event in
Goa. He assured the AIFF of the continued support of the Government of Goa
in all its activities.
Mr. John Baker spoke on behalf of the instructors. Mr. Mohd. Muhiseen Ariff
welcomed and Mr. Alberto Colaço, proposed the vote of thanks.There are a total
of 68 participants attending the course: 15 Match Commissioners,
10 Referees Instructors and 43 Referees and Assistant Referees.
The faculty consists of Mr. Rene Eberle from Switzerland, Mr. John Baker from
England and Mr. Mohd. Naziri from Malaysia.
Mr. Mohd Muhiseen Arif from the FIFA Development Office in Colombo is the
Course Coordinator.
Also present for the inaugural function were the GFA President, Mr. Joaquim
Alemao, Hon. Minister for Power, Mr. Aleixo Sequeira, Executive Director,
Sports Authority of Goa, Mr. V. M. Prabhu Dessai, Mr. Bob Houghton, Mr.
Savio Messias and Mr. Anthony Botelho.
Mr. Anthony J. D’Costa was the Master of Ceremonies.
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AFC arrange special security for Mahindra United ahead of away match in Beirut
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22.09.07:Mahindra United will leave tomorrow early morning for their AFC Cup away
tie against Al Nejmej of Lebanon. The Mumbai side decided to go ahead with their
trip after receiving an assurance from the Asian Football Confederation to look after
the security arrangement.
Earlier confusion was created following a bomb blast at the Lebanese capital Beirut
a couple of days ago. Two Nejmeh players died of a similar car bomb blast in
Lebanon around three months back.
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India U - 19 Team lost 0 - 2 to F.C Augsburg ,Germany in their First Friendly
Scorer:FC Augsburg:Stefan Mueller 22',Daniel Framberger 34',
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21.09.2007:A spirited performance wasn't enough for the India u-19 side as they
lost to Augsburg, Germany by a brace of goals in the first friendly match in
Germany.
The Indian boys took a while to get acclimatised with the German conditions but
conceded a couple of goals by then. Both the goals came in the first half.
The under-19 boys came back strongly after the break and created a number
of chances...But the all important goal iddn't come as the Augsburg side went
on to win the game. The German coach was all praised of the Indian side in
post match press conference.
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Mahindra fail to capitalise on the lead,lost to Al Nejmeh.
Score:Mahindra United (Mohd.Rafi, 46') 1 - 2 Al Nejmeh (Mohamad Ghadar 55',86')
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18.09.2007:Mahindra United lost the first leg of the AFC Cup quarter final against
Al Nejmeh of Lebanon. The Mumbai side failed to capitalise on their lead and
conceded two goals in the second half.
Mohamad Ghadar netted a brace as the Lebanese side came back from a goal
deficit to win it eventually. After a goalless first half at the Ambedkar Stadium, Mohamed Rafi put the
Indian side ahead following a goalmouth scramble just a minute after the interval.
The visitors hit back with Ghadar levelling the score in the 55th minute and
then heading in the winner four minutes from time.The win puts Al Nejmeh side in a strong position ahead of the return match at
Sports City in Beirut next week.
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India U19 Football team leaves for Germany.
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18.09.2007:::A 24 member India Under 19 Football team left Delhi for Germany early today on a
10 Days exposure tour of Germany.The team is accompanied by two officials and
will be based in Augsburg ,Germany. The exposure tour in Germany is sponsored
by Bundesliga as part of MOU signed with the AIFF in 2006.
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INDIA U -19 TEAM:Laxmikant Kattimani ,Venkatesh Chetan Kumar ,Raju Eknath Gaikwad ,
Nirmal Chetri ,Nallappan Mohanraj ,Minto Boro ,Rajiv Ghosh ,Jewel Raja Shaikh,
Jagtar Singh ,Khangembam Thoi Singh , Khangembam Jibon Singh ,Salil Usman
Cherkkaparambil ,Sathyan Sabeeth ,Jagdeep Singh ,Malsawmdawgliana ,Robin
Singh ,Amarwant Singh ,Mohamed Dada Nabeel ,Jagroop Singh ,Subodh Kumar
,Malsawmkima Chhangte ,Sushil Kisku & Pradep Mohanraj
Officials : Mridul Kanti Banerjee (Asst Coach ), Thomas Joseph (Asst Coach ).
( Dr P Nagaraj (Physio),Coln Joseph Toal (Chief Coach) & Ankur Dutta (Manager)
who were in Germany with the U 15 team will join U19 team in Germany.
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I-League Postponed
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17.09.2007: The inaugural I-League which was to kick start from September 30th this year has
been postponed to November 23rd.The President of All India Football Federation (AIFF) Mr. Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi
announced that the Professional League was to be delayed keeping in view India’s
first round World Cup qualifiers on October 8th and 28th against Lebanon.
Meanwhile, the India team would begin its preparatory camp in Goa from the 20th
of this month. The Nehru Cup winners would also travel to Dubai a week later for
the second part of their training session.A few more names are to be added to the Indian squad according to unnamed
sources. Many players excelled in the recently concluded Federation Cup in
Ludhiana and have caught the selector’s eye. The players likely to be included are
Anwar (JCT), Ashim Biswas and Alvito (East Bengal), and Lalampuia
(Mohun Bagan).
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India U -15 Team won their last match in Germany Tour
14.09.2007: India U - 16 2 - 0 F.C Augsburg, Germany
Second consecutive victory for Indian U-15 in Germany
Organiser of the Event : Deutsche Fussball Liga ( DFL ),Germany
PIC: Absar Sattar from Germany
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13.09.2007:..Indian U-15 boys are showing a lot of promise in their German sojourn. The Indian
boys won their second consecutive match today against TSV 1860. They got the
better of the Munich side by 2-1. Earlier the first win came against VFB Stuttgart
yesterday when the Indian boys won 2-0.
Bundesliga players like DIDA,Mario Gomez and Meyera were present at the venue
where India played their matches. Even the DFL incharge in Stuttgart Mr. Thomas Albeck himself
praised Indian team. He told "though we lost the game, but it must have to be
admitted that undoubtedly this international exposure would infase experience into
our team's players. Indians were highly disciplined".
Tomorrow India will face Augusbarg.Indian Coach Collin Tole assisted by Sanjoy
sen and Tonumoy Bose is heading towards right direction. At least in comparison
to Mohun Bagan Junior team that played in England last year.
News: Absar Sattar and Dibyendu Chowdhury from Germany
Before facing viva kerala Mohun Bagan Coach worried about Baichung's Fever
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08.09.2007:The defending champion of Federation Cup Mohun Bagan A.C is already missing the valuable services of
defenders Deepak Mondal, who has suffered a knee injury during the Nehru Cup and N.S. Manju injured
himself in Kolkata during the team's last training session before leaving the Team for Ludhiana.
And now before their crucial quarterfinal game on Sunday( 09.09.2007) against Viva Kerala,Bagan captain
Bhaichung Bhutia is down with viral fever for the last two days.
After ending todays Practice, Bagan Coach Carlos Periera told that Bhaichung is now under observation for
next few hours.If he will not fit for the game,Lalawmpuia will take his place in the starting line up with
Barreto and James Sing(In place of Lalkamal Bhowmick).He also said that if Baichung Recovers from Fever
but he must not feet 100% for playing the game, so he would come in as a replacement only in the second
half.
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India U - 15 & U -19 Football team exposure tour to Germay
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06.09.2007:As a part of MOU signed in 2006 with AIFF and Germany Bundeshliga
Management, India U - 15 Football team today left for Germany for
a 12-day exposure tour .
The Team will play three practice matches against
local youth teams in Augusburg on 10th Sept and then They also will play
against VFB Stuttgart on 11th September. Third practice match against
TSV 1860 will be scheduled by the India team management after discussions
with local officials.
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India U - 15 Team: Shilton Sydney D Silva, Manandeep, Ajit Dhruva Bhoir, Ralte Lalrindika ,
Tonmoy Ghosh (Bengal), Raegan Albarnas, Malsawnfela, Harshad Deepak Meher,
Abhishek Das(Bengal), Subhojit Mazumdar(Bengal), Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall, Ongnam Milan Singh,
Vikas Gulia, Bikramjit Singh, Prem Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Ashish Chetri, Bijendra Rai,
Deepak Devrani, Arshpreet Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kumar R,
Tirthankar Sarkar (Bengal), Shallum Pires.
India U -19 Team also invited by Germany Bundesgliga Management for an exposure Tour.
The scheduled of programmes likely to be held on & from 18 - 29th September at Munuch of Germany.
The 24 Team Squad out of 30 will be announced soon who are now in camp at Goa
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29th FED CUP:Kolkata fights for National pride
02.09.2007:Suman Saha: Kolkata
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The Kolkata giants are all set to lock horns with the other superpowers
around the nation in the upcoming Federation Cup starting from 4th of
September when K.F. East Bengal is all set to take on their old city
rivals Mohammedan Sporting.
The main concern for both the teams would undoubtedly be their
defence which is found wanting in the first phase of the Kolkata Premiere
League. Mohammedan conceaded six goals in their derby against
East Bengal while the red and gold brigade also
conceaded four goals against Mohun Bagan.
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It would be surprising to know that the team which conceaded the lowest number of goals in the
domestic league is Chirag United, the fourth team to represent Bengal in
the Fed Cup. Mohun Bagan along with their satisfactory midfield would be
concerned about their defence which was caught nappy in the first part
of the C.F.L. They conceaded three goals against East Bengal and two
against Peerless.
Among the weaknesses the Kolkata clubs will also be
benefited with the inclusion of their national camp players like Mehraj,
Manju, Baichung, Surkumar. Mohammedan and Chirag will also try to give
their best to complement the statement that football is a game of great
uncertainty. Last year the Fed Cup came to Bengal, this is the year to
make it two in a row and Kolkata Clubs will be eager to show of their
pedigree in the national circuit.
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NEHRU CUP WINNER KOLKATA BASED NATIONAL FOOTBALLERS FELICITATED
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INDIAN NEHRU CUP WINNER BENGAL FOOTBALLERS FELICITATED TODAY AT KOLKATA
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02.09.2007:Basking on the glory of winning the Nehru Cup for the first time,
the Bengal representatives of the India team are hardly finding any time to rest!
Taking up the queue from the Indian Football Association (IFA) which announced
a bouquet of gifts and incentives to the players only yesterday, the 87 Pally
Trikon Park Club of Tollygunge organized a grand felicitation for the Indian icons -
Manju, Meheraj, Baichung, Deepak, Maria and Surukumar,Debabrata, where apart
from AIFF President Mr. Dasmunshi, AIFF Vice President Mr. Subrata Dutta and
IFA Secretary Utpal Ganguly, a host of ex- Indian National footballers like
Prasanta Banerjee, Mihir Bose, Gautam Sarker, Shayamal Banerjee were also
present.
Handing over Gold Rings to each of the players, Sri Das
Munshi was visibly emotional in his small yet articulate speech. Taking the instance
of the Iraq's success in the recent Asia Cup Sri Das Munshi said, "we need
this commitment, this motivation" Look at Iraq. India should take a lesson from
the Iraqi team, who, in spite of such internal turbulences in the country have
never gave up their fight to regain their past glory in Asian football arena. Each
and every player of the Iraqi squad had lost his near and dear ones in the
on-going civil warin the country. Yet they practiced in neighboring Jordan for two
years with a single objective to make football their weapon against all the
atrocities and injustice inflicted against them."
According to Das Munshi, "if Iraq can, why cant we?" The AIFF
Vice President Mr. Subrata Dutta was equally vocal in expressing his gratitude to
the Indian footballers for making the entire country proud of them. He specially
thanked Sri Das Munshi for the elaborate arrangements extended to the footballers
by keeping them in 7-Star hotels, giving match incentives, providing them with
world class infrastructure etc., which had definitely tinkled the motivation of the
players to excel themselves in every match. In this respect, Sri Das Munshi is
no far behind the cricket administrators of our country - echoed Sri
Dutta. Sri Das Munshi specially thanked Baichuch to lead the team from the front.
" We need 11 more Baichungs in our team, we will again be then within 100 in
the FIFA ranking" reiterated Sri Das Munshi. In the year 1993 India was 99 in FIFA
World Ranking and again 94 in the year 1996 ( Feb) .
On behalf of the Indian footballers, skipper Baichung thanked the organizers for
the ceremony and pledged that these kind of inspirations will definitely help them
to perform better in the future.
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Cash incentive announced by IFA for Nehru Cup Winner Bengal Players of India Team
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Kolkata, Sept. 1 : IFA (The India Football Association), the Governing Body of West
Bengal Football today announced a cash Prize amounting to Rs 50,000 for each of
the players from Bengal who were part of the recent Nehru Cup winning national
Team.Five plyers Each from East Bengal and Mohunbagan Club of Bengal.
IFA has been organized today a short felicitation programme and handed mementos and
bouquets to The players - Baichung Bhutia, Dipak Mandal, N S Manju, Sanjiv Maria,
Debabrata Roy, Mehrajuddin Wadoo and Surkumar Singh , Subrata Paul, another Plyer
Rahim Nabi could not able to attend the function today.
"A grand felicitation will be held after completion of Federation Cup" IFA Secretary
Mr. Utpal Ganguly told today to the press.
Speaking on the occasion, All India Football Federation Vice-President Subroto
Dutta said the Nehru Cup victory would inspire youngsters to take up the game.
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