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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...

I league clubs continue to oppose IMG-Reliance’s IPL-style league

AIFF's attempts in finding an unanimous solution for the proposed IMG-reliance's IPL styled league as all the I league clubs continue to show their displeasure against the plan. Mr. Raj Gomes, head of  I-League Professional Football Clubs Association (IPFCA)  told...
Man united manager Van Gaal

3 Reasons Why Van Gaal’s 3-5-2 Is Doomed To Fail At Manchester United

“4-4-2 makes my ass twitch”, van Gaal said when asked on his persistence with 3-5-2. Well, there are many who aren’t exactly a fan of the new system and the glitches are glaring. Here are 3 reasons why the...

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...
ISL goals

ISL Atletico de Kolkata – The Legend of Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

The Salt Lake Stadium also known as Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan is a multi-purpose stadium in Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal. Currently, the stadium is being used as the home ground for Indian Super League's Kolkata franchisee, Atletico de Kolkata. The stadium is the second...
Barcelona fans

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...
India vs Nepal

Players from AIFF’s YDP maturing well

Where does Indian football go from here? As expected India were comfortable winners of the SAFF Championships. Sunil Chhetri excelled scoring in every match, finishing with a record seven goals in five matches. The Savio Madeira coached team played...
ISL Owners

In Indian Super League’s Scheme Football Takes a Backseat

Reading through a report on IBNLive.com I could not help wondering that to what extent the IPL has damaged the concept of sports in the Indian psyche. It was amusing in part to listen to the 'wonderful' plans of Mr....

Indian Football : The endangered football tournaments of India

India is a colorful country and it is famous for its vibrant festivals and events. Indian football also added some color to country’s rich culture by having many football tournaments. Presently India have two top tier football tournament, one...

Question mark remains over the present status of Nehru Cup

As 2012 is marking the platinum jubilee year of AIFF, it was expected that there would be some footballing powerhouse participating in this edition of Nehru cup. Previously, it was expected that Cameroon, Kenya, Syria and Maldives were going...