After years of dealing with a sense of apathy from stakeholders, cases of alleged harassment, and the Indian Women’s League (IWL) being little more than an afterthought, the Indian women’s national football team has quietly qualified for next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

This is the first time that the Blue Tigresses have made it to the continental tournament through the qualification route. In 2003, qualifiers did not exist. In 2022, India made it to the tournament as the host.

The Crispin Chettri-coached squad topped Group B after an unbeaten qualifying campaign, which included dominant wins over Mongolia (13-0), Timor Leste (4-0), and Iraq (5-0), before grinding out a decisive 2-1 win against higher-ranked Thailand.

In this episode of the Sportstar's Full-Time Show, Rajdeep Saha is joined by Joan Jacob Mathew and Neeladri Bhattacharjee, and they dissect FC Goa's Super Cup triumph under departing coach Manolo Marquez and analyse what lies ahead for the Indian national team. They also discuss the Super Cup's organisation, fan attendance, and the upcoming Asian campaigns for Indian clubs.

Churchill Brothers was finally declared the winner of the I-League 2024-25 season nearly two weeks after the end of the competition. Meanwhile, Indian football has already shifted focus towards the Super Cup, which is heading towards its knockouts stage. In this episode, Rajdeep Saha is joined by Neeladri Bhattacharjee and Joan Mathew Jacob in a discussion about Indian football, the controversies and more.

Anthony Andrews is obsessed with winning.

After leading Gokulam Kerala to back-to-back Indian Women’s League (IWL) titles, the coach guided East Bengal to its maiden IWL trophy in the 2024–25 season — in his very first campaign in charge.

In an exclusive interview with Rajdeep Saha, Andrews talks about his title-winning run with the Red and Gold, the development of the league, and the state of the Indian women’s national team.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 in extra time to become the Indian Super League (ISL) Cup champion in the 2024-25 season, at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. It was the first Cup for the Mariners under the new name Mohun Bagan Super Giant and the second overall, making it the fourth club to do so after Atletico de Kolkata, Chennaiyin FC and Mumbai City FC.

Our correspondents Aashin Prasad and Rajdeep Saha recaps the season and discuss the uncertainty surrounding ISL's existence.

At the end of another photo finish on the final day of the I-League season, pictures emerged of both Churchill Brothers and Inter Kashi simultaneously celebrating their achievement of winning the I-League, leading to confusion all around. But what is the confusion about?

Our correspondents Rajdeep Saha, Aashin Prasad and Neeladri Bhattacharjee, alongside Aneesh Dey, discuss the possible outcomes and the technicalities involved in this complex situation.

In conversation with Joy Gabriel, Head of Analysis, Indian football team, our correspondent Neeladri Bhattacharjee discusses about India's scouting process, the national team setup and what Manolo Marquez brings to the table.

Our correspondents Aashin Prasad, Neeladri Bhattacharjee and Joan Mathew Jacob discuss the possibilities in the Indian Super League playoffs, Sunil Chhetri's retirement U-turn and more in the latest episode of the Full Time Show.

After 20 matches in the English Premier League, Forest is third on the table with 40 points, already more than what it managed in the previous two seasons. While a first European berth in over three decades remains within reach, Nuno Espirito Santos’ men would be daring to dream for more. Our correspondents Aashin Prasad and Rajdeep Saha discuss on what has gone right for Forest.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant extended its winning run against arch-rival East Bengal in the Indian Super League last week. Our correspondents Aneesh Dey and Rajdeep Saha delve into the concept of derbies around the world, the fan culture surrounding it and more in this episode of Sportstar's Full-Time Show.

Our correspondents Neeladri Bhattacharjee and Rajdeep Saha discuss what to expect from Manolo Marquez' men and football worldwide in 2025.

Neeladri Bhattacharjee, Joan Mathew Jacob and Saikat Chakraborty review the first matchweek of Euro 2024.

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