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    "excerpt": "All India Football Federation: Indian football team coach Igor Stimac picked the national squad for the crucial Asian Cup match against Afghanistan in June 2022 on the advice of an astrologer from Delhi-NCR, said a report.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>All India Football Federation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Indian football team coach Igor Stimac picked the national squad for the crucial Asian Cup match against Afghanistan in June 2022 on the advice of an astrologer from Delhi-NCR, said a report.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Interestingly, it is also said that the astrologer was introduced to Stimac by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the Indian Express report, the then secretary-general of AIFF, Kushal Das has admitted that he introduced the two to each other in May 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Stimac had sent a list with the names of a probable 11 for the game, which was a must-win to remain in contention for the championship. The match was to take place on June 11, and the list was shared on June 9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;The astrologer replied against each player&#39;s name with remarks like &quot;Good&quot;, &quot;can do very well. Needs to avoid overconfidence&quot;, &quot; a below average day&quot;, &quot;a very good day for him but might get over aggressive&quot; and &quot;not recommended for the day&quot;, it said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India played four matches during May and June 2022. These were against Jordan, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">LIVE Score<\/a><\/p><p>The report further said that Stimac shared the list of players with the astrologer before every match. He also shared injury updates and substitution strategies.<\/p>\r\n",
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