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The All India Football Federation, in its official twitter handle, said that the 56-year-old Constantine has resigned. 

India went down to hosts United Arab Emirates 0-2 in their second group stage match after they had defeated Thailand in their opening game.

Indian started their AFC Asian Cup campaign in a stunning fashion, thrashing Thailand 4-1. They will take on UAE on Thursday at the Sheikh Zayed Sports City Stadium.

India are placed 97th in the FIFA charts compared to Thailand's 118, but rankings will hardly matter in the continental showpiece. In fact, India are the second highest-ranked team in the group after the UAE. 

Constantine began his second spell in India in January 2015, when India were languishing down to the 173rd spot in the FIFA rankings. 

In their previous three attempts, India`s best performance in the continental competition came 55 years ago when they finished runners-up.

India are ranked 97th while Jordan are placed 112th in the FIFA rankings.

The friendly will mark India’s first ever International away fixture against China. Both the sides will face-off at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Suzhou city on October 13. 

Indian football team has turned into a decent home side but it is in desperate need for away games, says inspirational skipper Sunil Chhetri, who feels the next target for the country should be a top-10 place in Asia so that the big guns invite them over. 

After India lifted the Intercontinental Cup following a splendid performance by skipper Sunil Chhetri, Indian men`s football team head coach Stephen Constantine touted the victory as a "win for Indian football."

A day prior to the much-awaited Hero Intercontinental Cup final against Kenya, Indian football national team head coach Stephen Constantine said that all that happened in the round robin stage earlier was "done and dusted" and the final is going to be a "new challenge.

 India might have blanked Kenya 3-0 in their previous encounter but head coach Stephen Constantine today said it counts for nothing and his boys will not take their opponents for granted in the finals of the Intercontinental Cup here tomorrow.

Sunil Chhetri will be the cynosure of all eyes as he seeks to make his 100th international memorable by continuing his scoring spree in the Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya here tomorrow.

football team coach Stephen Constantine has revealed that he has "broken things down and have set the plans to win each of these three games" in the Intercontinental Cup, beginning June 1 in Mumbai.India will take on Chinese Taipei in the opening match of Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena on Friday before they lock horns with Kenya (June 4) and New Zealand (June 7)

National football coach Stephen Constantine has called up 30 players for the team's preparatory camp ahead of the Hero Intercontinental Cup which is slated to be held in Mumbai from June 1.

India are in the middle of a record 13-match unbeaten run, have already qualified for 2019 Asian Cup.

National coach Stephen Constantine on Saturday announced a 24-strong India squad for the forthcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against the Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek on March 27.

India's most-capped goalkeeper Subrata Paul was on Friday dropped from the 32-member national football probable list for the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Kyrgyz Republic.

Englishman Stephen Constantine on Tuesday said he has accepted the contract extension offered to him by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which will make hlongest-servingserving national coach in the history of the sport here.

The "unanimous" recommendation was passed in Mumbai by the All India Football Federation's technical committee headed by former India player Shyam Thapa.