Liston colaco & Jason Cummins, the heroes of the match, pic: x Xtra Time Web Desk: India’s champion Mohun Bagan. The second trophy of the summer. Green Mariners clinched the coveted Shield by defeating strong Mumbai City FC 2-1 at home ground. 61,777 Mohun Bagan supporters witnessed a golden moment in the history of the club. Mumbai’s team suffered defeat amidst their roars. From the first minute of the match, Mohun Bagan adopted an aggressive football approach. Lisboa and Manvir were further inspired by the cheers of the Youth Indian gallery. In the 26th minute, Lisboa’s header hit the po ..read more

Mohammedan Sporting 1 (Mirjalol Kasimov 90+9′) lost to Delhi FC 3 (Alisher Kholmurodov 7′, Gwgwmsar Goyary 31, Sergio Barboza 90+8′)AIFF Media Team Xtra Time Web Desk:  A rollercoaster ride would perhaps be an appropriate way to describe the journey of Mohammedan Sporting Club in the last decade. At the end of the 2013-14 season, the Black and White Brigade were relegated from the I-League. Ten years down the line, they will say goodbye to the I-League again, but this time after clearing their path to the Indian Super League, subject to fulfilling the club licensing criteria. What they’r ..read more

Xtra Time Web Desk: Scenes of joy erupted at the SSA Stadium in Shillong, on Saturday, April 6, 2024, where Mohammedan Sporting defeated Shillong Lajong 2-1 to claim their maiden I-League title. It was a hard-fought game where Mohammedan Sporting needed a point to secure the title, but Shillong Lajong gave it everything to try and stop their opponents. In the end, however, two brilliant goals by Alexis Nahuel Gomez and Evgenii Kozlov got them over the line. The Black and White Brigade have been in the I-League before, but winning the competition for the first time is a special feeling fo ..read more

Xtra Time Web Desk: Shillong Lajong FC 1 (Douglas Rosa Tardin 15’ p) lost to Mohammedan Sporting 2 (Alexis Nahuel Gomez 1’, Evgenii Kozlov 63’)  AIFF Media Team SHILLONG: Mohammedan Sporting’s long wait to win their maiden I-League title finally came to an end on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the SSA Stadium when they defeated Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 in the away match. Teams were locked 1-1 at half time. Yet another Kolkata football club will be competing at the highest level of Indian football (ISL) alongside East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. The Black and White Brigade, thus secured promo ..read more

Indian men’s football team faced a significant setback. File Photo Xtra Time Web Desk: The Indian men’s football team faced a significant setback, dropping to the 121st position in the FIFA rankings following a disappointing performance against Afghanistan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. This is the lowest ranking in last seven years of head coach Igor Stimac boys. Despite Sunil Chhetri’s milestone 150th international appearance and his opening goal, Afghanistan staged a remarkable comeback, securing a 2-1 victory. Rahmat Akbari’s equalizer and Sharif Muhammad’s late penalty sealed Indi ..read more

AIIF hold discussions with head coach Igor Stimac. Photo: X Xtra Time Web Desk: The committee constituted by the All India Football Federation President, Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, to hold discussions with Senior National Team head coach Igor Stimac had a virtual meeting with the head coach on April 2, 2024. Present in the meeting were Mr. Menla Ethenpa, Member, Executive Committee and Chairperson, Finance Committee, Mr. Anilkumar Prabhakaran, Member, Executive Committee and Chairperson, Competitions Committee, Mr. M Satyanarayan, Acting Secretary General, AIFF, and Mr. Stimac. Read More: Mayank Yada ..read more

Naorem Mahesh Singh of East Bengal FC celebrates after scoring a goal. Photo: ISL Xtra Time Web Desk: The hope of making it to the playoffs in ISL 10 is still alive for East Bengal. Wednesday, 3rd April Red and Gold beat Kerala Blasters by 4-2 goals. Saul Crspo and Mahesh Naorem Singh scored a goal each for East Bengal. During the match, Kerala’s players Jeakson Singh and Naushad Moideen received red cards. As a result, Kerala had to play with fewer players for some time, which somewhat favoured East Bengal. As a consequence of this victory, East Bengal has gained 21 points in 20 matches ..read more

AIFF received complaints from certain players against Mr. Deepak Sharma Xtra Time Web Desk: The Emergency Committee of the AIFF, comprising the President, Vice President, and Treasurer, met on April 1, 2024, at 1915 hours to discuss the IWL 2 incident in Goa and complaints received from certain players against Mr. Deepak Sharma. Thereafter, a meeting was held of the representatives of AIFF Member Associations on the same day at 2000 hours. Mr. Deepak Sharma was called and heard for a few minutes before he was advised to leave the meeting.  The representatives of Member Associations then s ..read more

Xtra Time Web Desk: Mohun Bagan lost to Chennaiyin FC at home ground. The match they lost in the last second was the one they thought they could win. Even the goal scored from a disputed penalty in injury time couldn’t save them. Mohun Bagan lost 2-3 goals at the Yuva Bharati Stadium. They didn’t climb to the top in the ISL points table either. Mumbai City FC remained at the top with 41 points in their 19 matches. Mohun Bagan earned 39 points in their 19 matches. Jonny Kauko and Dimitri Petratos scored goals for Mohun Bagan. Jordan Murray, Rahim Ali, and Irfan Yadhav scored for Chennaiyin. Ho ..read more

Is Igor Stimac continue as a coach of Indian Team? File Picture Xtra Time Web Desk: AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, on Friday, March 29, 2024, held a virtual meeting with senior Federation members to discuss the recommendations made by the Technical Committee after India’s recent performance in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2 matches against Afghanistan. The AIFF President and its members also took note of certain comments made by India head coach Igor Stimac in the press about his future with the team after the completion of the Round 2 q ..read more