Indian Football: IMG-Reliance does not have experience in developing football
There has been a lot of good news around Indian football in the recent past. The latest is signing of Ashley Westwood as coach for JSW promoted team from Bangalore. There have been many disturbing news items as well....
Scholes’ sub only missing link for Ferguson
The transfer market is abuzz with activity and speculation. It is not bigmoney Real Madrid but English clubs Arsenal and Manchester City that are involved in the biggest suspense stories and football gossip this season.
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...
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...
Indian Football : How AIFF’s reports misled the whole country
On 20th January, widely circulated reports by AIFF and other media houses claimed that Indian women's team has defeated the 14th ranked Netherlands team. The reports were outright wrong and in this article I share the truth and the...
Steely Manchester City toast of the season
Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of Manchester United, suggests that a regime change in the English Premier League (EPL) is in the offing. With a little help from an Abu Dhabi businessman, the downtrodden have shaken off their chains. Sir Alex...
Sturridge-Sterling Partnership Can Propel Liverpool To Top Four
Daniel Sturridge
Sturridge made his long-awaited return to the Liverpool starting line-up against Tottenham and his contribution to Brendan Rodgers’ side’s 3-2 win over Spurs outlined a promising future for the Reds. The anticipation around Anfield was palpable, and the...
Footballers in 2014 Elections – Bhaichung Bhutia defeated by BJP
The results of Lok Sabha election showed a massive victory for Narendra Modi led BJP. A few sportsperson featured in this election as well. Here we list the fate of some of the footballers or football related personalities featured...
Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap
The major talking points of past few I Leagues have been the increasing role of foreign footballers in Indian football. The foreign recruits have been in the thick of action - some of the major issues being their goalscoring...
AIFF must make internationals lucrative for stars
It is crises time for Indian football. Twelve I-League clubs have formed their own association and are bargaining for a share of the TV and marketing revenue from the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The national team slumped to...
