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Santosh Trophy: AIFF’s attempts to use VAR and get a big crowd for semis fall flat on the…

TCP News Desk Mar 2, 2023

The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) attempts to use the video assistant referee (VAR), the FIFA-approved official decision review system, for two semifinal matches of the National Football Championship for the Santosh…

Santosh Trophy: Onus on Karnataka in semis clash with Services (Preview)

TCP News Desk Feb 28, 2023

The last time Karnataka won the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy was in 1968-69 as Mysore State, even before they got their present name in 1973. Services claimed the trophy more recently -- in 2018-19.

Osman Jan: From Santosh Trophy hero to Pakistan Captain

TCP News Desk Dec 26, 2022

There is hardly a top footballer in the country who hasn't gone through the grind of the Hero Santosh Trophy at some stage of his career in the last eight decades.