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As per report Indian striker Sunil Chhetri is on verge of getting sign by Kansas City Wizards in MLS ... Sunil would be only the 3rd Indian player to play in foreign league after Mohamed Salim’s successful stint with Celtic in the pre-Independent India and Bhaichung Bhutia’s famous Bury FC years.
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AIFF is planning to field their own team in I-League from next season ... In an effort to improve India’s chances in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, they r planning to recruit a group of talented young players from different clubs and field them as its own team in the I-League for the next four years.
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At AFC Cup 2010,

Group B

Al Hilal (YEM) l Churchill Brothers (IND) 1-2

Goal Scored - Yaser Bashuai (AlH) 37' and Odafe Onyeka Okolie (CB) 15', Felix Chimaokwu (CB) 56'

Churchill scored crucial away victory over Yemeni side to lead Group B ... Felix scored winner in early of second-half after first-half ended 1-all.
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Group D

East Bengal (IND) l Al Qadsia (KUW) 2-3

Goal Scored - Subhas Singh (EB) 24', Yusif Yakubu (EB) 68' and Bader Almotawaa (AlQ) 2' & 84', Jehad Al Hussein (AlQ) 20'

In this match East Bengal fought hard after down 0-2 in first 20 mins ... But Almotawaa scored winner in late of the match, so with this de3rd defeat East Bengal side is out of contention to reach knock-out stage.