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Always Be Positive..👍👍👍

[Marcus Mergulhao @MarcusMergulhao]

Club View On OCI Players

*Treat them as domestic players

*No cap on number on pitch, no obligation to field

* Should provide undertaking they will take up Indian citizenship within 2yrs

*Set upper age limit of 30; target players below u-26

https://t.co/mnbI5PK2iM

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

WAKE UP AIFF! Stop enjoying the FIFA World Cup 2026 free trip. @KhelNow

The FIFA World Cup 2030 qualifiers begin in March 2027, and India is currently just one position away from dropping into Round 1.

For those unaware, Round 1 is essentially a knockout playoff between the lowest-ranked teams in Asia. Lose that tie and your World Cup campaign is over before it has even properly started.

India are currently ranked 138 in the FIFA rankings. The closest AFC nations behind them are Turkmenistan (141), Yemen (145) and Singapore (148). All three are currently in the Round 1 bracket. If any of them overtake India in the rankings over the coming months, #IndianFootball could be heading towards a nightmare scenario.

Meanwhile, the rest of Asia is already preparing for the qualifiers. Malaysia have overhauled their coaching and technical setup. Bangladesh are actively expanding their pool of diaspora players. Other nations are planning months ahead. What exactly is India's plan?

[Khel Now @KhelNow]

The term “Sports Passport” has been in significant attention from the past couple of hours. As Khel Now exclusively reported that the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports have submitted a proposal to the Government of India seeking consideration of a Sports Passport framework.

Read the full article on Khel Now to know what is the concept of Sports Passport!

#IndianFootball

https://t.co/60tclXwVz1

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

Even before travelling to Aizawl, I had already heard so much about the RFYC Naupang League and how it could be a game-changer for #IndianFootball https://t.co/o2eG9LIlzG because it is trying to solve two of the biggest problems in our ecosystem: age fraud and the lack of competitive matches for U-12 players.

Now, after getting the chance to watch it firsthand and speak to all the stakeholders involved, I genuinely believe that if this type of baby league can be implemented across India’s football hotbeds, it could become part of the answer to the question the whole country asks every four years: when will India qualify for the FIFA World Cup?

I still remember what the Japan U-17 head coach told me after India’s 4-8 defeat when I asked what India could learn from Japanese football. He said, “India have 5-7 very good players here, but do you know we have 23 players in this squad and another 250 players of the same age group back home available for selection.”

What he meant was simple: you don’t just develop 10-12 good players or one strong generation, you develop a pool of 250 players in every age group so coaches always have quality options to choose from.

The @KhelNow team has worked hard to bring this original story, and hopefully other State FAs and organisations with major CSR projects can study and implement what Reliance Foundation and Mizoram Football Association have done through the Naupang League.

Do watch and share your feedback. @RFYoungChamps @RFYouthSports @MizoramFootball

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

🚨 EXCL: Sports Ministry has sent a Sports Passport proposal to the PMO that could allow eligible PIO/OCI athletes to represent India. https://t.co/Ba4DPSGcCt
The move could impact football, basketball & tennis as India eyes improved performances on the global stage and prepares its bid for the 2036 Olympics. 🇮🇳

A major development for #Indianfootball. Details via @KhelNow👇

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

🚨 EXCL: Major breakthrough in the ISL deadlock

• Sports Minister backs club-led model
• Clubs to pay AIFF ₹1.1 crore each per season

Sources reveal that Praful Patel played a key role in resolving the standoff. @KhelNow #IndianFootball Details 👇
https://t.co/7AUEQ27lhQ

[IFTWC - Indian Football @IFTWC]

Message to India men's national team players. Look, you're tired, we're tired too. So let's drop our masks. No need to look serious anymore.

Enjoy the touch of the ball, weight of the pass and blades of the grass. Don't play for the badge, play for football, the sport you love.

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

FIFA World Cup 2026 will be live on Zee Sports Network in India, while fans can stream all the action on Zee5 app after Zee Entertainment secured the rights to all FIFA tournaments for the next eight years. @KhelNow

[Khel Now @KhelNow]

"SAVE INDIAN FOOTBALL", ISL players appeal to FIFA to interfere as domestic football in India stares into complete oblivion with the top-tier league finding no takers!

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

🚨 EXCL: City Football Group pull out of Mumbai City FC due to growing uncertainty in Indian football & ISL.

One of world football’s most powerful ownership groups is walking away; that says everything about where Indian football stands today.
https://t.co/nTOoam1lPz

[East Bengal FC @eastbengal_fc]

CHAMPIONS OF BENGAL ✅
CHAMPIONS OF INDIA ✅
CHAMPIONS OF SOUTH ASIA ✅

First Indian club to complete a treble in women's football! History-makers! ♥️💛🇮🇳

#JoyEastBengal #SAFFClubWomens2025 #MoshalGirls

[East Bengal FC @eastbengal_fc]

CHAMPIONS OF THE INAUGURAL SAFF WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆♥️💛

#JoyEastBengal #SAFFClubWomens2025 #MoshalGirls

[Marcus Mergulhao @MarcusMergulhao]

First the top-tier Indian Super League (ISL), and now the I-League, Indian football’s second division, has also been left without a commercial partner, throwing the future of leagues up in the air.

https://t.co/LljDfON8NB

[Ashish Negi @7negiashish]

After spending ₹100s of crores of public & private money on the Lionel Messi spectacle over the last 3 days, it’s time to come back to the reality of #IndianFootball.

I-League tender failed, just like ISL. IWL tender contract talks still dragging on. No progress on the ISL stalemate, and nobody knows when ISL will even start.

That puts the livelihoods of thousands of people at serious risk.

[Best of Indian Football @IndianFootyBest]

🚨 | BREAKING: Meghalaya Govt. have invested ₹732 Crores to build India's 'Biggest football stadium'.

The 40,000-capacity Mawkhanu Stadium will feature top infrastructure with grass pitch, gyms, and many more multi-purpose utilities!

WORLD-CLASS STADIUM FOR #IndianFootball 🔥

[Indian Football @IndianFootball]

Against all odds, our #BlueColts rise! 💙

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗔𝗙𝗖𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮�� 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 🇮🇳

#IndianFootball ⚽️

[IFTWC - Indian Football @IFTWC]

2018: INDIA QUALIFIED
2020: INDIA QUALIFIED
2023: INDIA QUALIFIED
2026: INDIA QUALIFIED

BIBIANO FERNANDES HAS LEAD INDIA TO EVERY SINGLE ASIAN CUP!!!! 🇮🇳🔥🔥🔥🔥

[SPORTS ARENA🇮🇳 @SportsArena1234]

🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

THIS IS HUUUUUUGGEEEE, THIS IS AMAAAAZIIIING 🔥🔥

INDIA BEAT IRAN AND QUALIFIES FOR AFC U17 ASIAN CUP ⚽

India beat Former Champion & Asian Giant Iran 2-1 in the winner-take-all match in AFC U17 Asian Cup Quals

1st win vs Iran in any age group since 1959 ⚡

🥅: Gangte, Gunleiba

PHENOMENAL, ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE BY OUR BLUE COLTS 🎽

🔥💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

🚨 TREESA & GAYATRI ARE THE CHAMPIONS 🏆

- Our Women's Duo successfully defended the Syed Modi International (S300) Title 💪

First Title of the Year 2025, Well Done 🇮🇳💙

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

🚨 HUGE UPSET IN THE TOURNAMENT 🤯

India's 16 year-old Tanvi Sharma stunned Former World Champion Nozomi Okuhara 🇯🇵 to storm into the Quaterfinals of Syed Modi International

A Thriller win by 13-21, 21-16, 21-19 🔥🔥🔥

BIGGEST WIN OF THE TANVI'S CAREER 🇮🇳💙