Can the New Stars of La Masia Carry the Legacy Forward?
FC Barcelona strongly relies on the products of their youth system and have never been timid about giving La Masia cadets a chance in their senior team. In some occasions, the prominence of La Masia players in senior team becomes surprisingly high for...
Michael Schumacher’s recovery inspires the Germany World Cup team
June 16, 2014 - German Double Bonanza
Double delight for German Sports enthusiasts as the 16th of June 2014 will be remembered in German history as a day of great joy. Seven-Time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher was reported...
How Lakshya 2022 plan does not meet the needs of Indian football: Part 1
The release of Lakshya 2022 is a sign of AIFF’s good intention to promote football in India. However, it is not the good intentions which cast shadow on the future of the game. It is the approach and the...
Brazil’s Protest Against World Cup – Why the Anger?
This is first of two part article on the protest in Brazil against the World Cup. The articles has been written by Duncan Crawley. The details of the author can be found at the end of the article. Click...
Kolkata Derby Special – The Boro Match Which Starts At The Pitch & Ends...
A fresh football season has started yet again. A fresh season of passion and rivalry, ecstasy and heartbreak, diving and cheating, fairplay and red cards, goals and near misses, football drums and war chants. You live for one more...
Traveling Fans from Mohun Bagan humiliated in Goa
Talking about fans in Indian football, esp., in the I-League, is a tough business. However, even with all its mediocrity, some clubs do have the great fortune of getting some attendance from time to time. But away fans? Well...ummm...sometimes we...
Football League In Nepal Starts In Questionable Conditions
After 20 years, the wait is finally over. It is official. The much hyped, talked about Nepal National League Football tournament got underway in Kathmandu recently. The highly anticipated competition, after having pushed back to a later date numerous...
Brazil’s Protest Against World Cup – Striving for Positive Changes
This is second of two part article on the protest in Brazil against the World Cup. The articles has been written by Duncan Crawley. The details of the author can be found at the end of the article. Click here to...
FIFA’s reluctance on taking action on Nepal’s Ganesh Thapa will further taint their image
Not too long ago the suspension of President of All Nepal Football Association Ganesh Thapa from office caught everyone by surprise. The decision by the world football governing body to suspend the powerful All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) chief...
Shillong Lajong Leave A Marvellous Legacy Behind As They Bow Out Of The I-League
Though North East had produced some of finest footballers for India including the likes of Baichung Bhutia, Rennedy Singh, Gourmangi Singh etc the region lacked a proper football club in the top division until Shillong Lajong who...
