Really! Still a Shortage of Funds for Football, Says AIFF

Really! Still a Shortage of Funds for Football, Says AIFF

As the FIFA U-17 World Cup wrapped up on a wildly successful note, FIFA’s chief Gianni Infantino declared India as ‘a football country’. Besides becoming the most-attended event (toppling China 1985), the 2017 edition also witnessed the most number of...
Finally a New Dawn for Football in India

Finally a New Dawn for Football in India

India is much like a dormant volcano when it comes to Sports. It erupts with every mega sporting event and then returns to being dormant. This time around the event is the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the sport is Football. But for the first time in a long time, things...
8 Manipur Boys Lift India’s Weight in U-17 World Cup

8 Manipur Boys Lift India’s Weight in U-17 World Cup

As India gets ready to the host the FIFA World Cup for the very first time, the 17th edition of the competition will see top footballing nations and future footballing stars descend on the subcontinent to participate in the country’s crescendo. But for us, the most...
An Insight into India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup Campaign

An Insight into India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup Campaign

The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 is less than a week away. And India prepares to stage the biggest footballing tournament to ever grace the subcontinent. It will stretch across six cities – Delhi, Guwahati, Goa, Kochi, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai. But before football...