Indian businessmen must tread cautiously whilst taking control of European clubs
New items such as India ready to help the European Union out of their debt crises and Indian owners bailing out English football clubs, are significant social signifiers of a changing world order. This change is evident in the...
What does the ban mean for Mohun Bagan, Kolkata and Indian football
The iconic football club Mohun Bagan has its worst nightmare come true as the verdict given by the AIFF core committee goes against them.
The AIFF I-League core committee has upheld the report submitted by one-man inquiry committee assumed by Hon'ble Justice A K...
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...
Didier Drogba – The Biggest Face of African Football
A week after Drogba’s decision to retire from international Football, we look back at the impact, the talismanic forward had on his country - not only as a captain mustering his troops, but also as a voice that a...
Bengaluru FC pleasantly surprises a hardcore fan from Spain
When he joined the biggest Indian Football Forum and introduced himself as a hard core Indian football fan of Spanish nationality, some of us thought he was kidding. Seriously, just the idea that someone from the land of football World...
What is this Goal Line Technology?
Ghost goals are the stuff of legend. The world remembers the Football World Cup final in 1966 and more recently the Knockout Stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where goals were (or maybe weren't) scored.
Chelsea legend...
Pune FC an example for Kolkata clubs
Pune FC sells match tickets at Café Coffee Day and arranges inter-active sessions of players with supporters clubs. With these ventures the club has already succeeded in putting the city of Pune on India’s footballing map...
Indian Football : The Painful Transition from Junior to Senior level
The Indian under-22 side had only 16 days with their newly appointed coach, Arthur Papas, to prepare for first ever U22 AFC Championship qualifiers. They had a new coach and had to adapt a whole new system which was...
Unholy nexus between corrupt officials and FIFA threatening Nepal Football future
After much suspense and drama, President of All Nepal Football Association, Mr. Ganesh Thapa was finally forced out of office for two months while authorities investigate him for possible embezzlement of funds and abuse of office powers.
Now the...
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...
