In unbearable pain but with football on his mind: The last nine months of Syed Abdul Rahim’s life

The architect, mentor and philosopher of modern Indian football breathed his last at his house in Darulshifa in Hyderabad in June 1963.

Jaydeep Basu

· Sep 16, 2020 · 01:00 pm

Indian football's forgotten triumph, right after an embarrassing defeat on Independence Day 1971

A remarkable comeback by Indian football team that has been forgotten over the years.

Jaydeep Basu

· Aug 15, 2020 · 12:48 pm

A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan’s historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football

The victory for the Mariners was seen as a triumph against the British Raj but that narrative was nothing more than a coincidence.

Jaydeep Basu

· Jul 29, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Why Sunil Chhetri is the finest match-winner in Indian football history

The number of crucial goals Chhetri has scored for India helps him stand ahead of all of them in sheer consistency.

Jaydeep Basu

· Jun 12, 2020 · 09:46 am

Indian football: The differing paths PK Banerjee and Chuni Goswami took to becoming legends

Jointly, they were an inseparable pair in the national team for 10 years but those who followed them closely knew they didn’t have too many things in common.

Jaydeep Basu

· May 11, 2020 · 09:36 am

Dhyan Chand to Ashok Kumar: For Indian hockey’s first family, the game left a bittersweet aftertaste

Several members of the Dhyan Chand family have played hockey with distinction and have donned the national colours sometime or the other.

Jaydeep Basu

· Apr 18, 2020 · 03:00 pm

PK Banerjee: Captain, coach, Indian football legend, but above all, a caring human being

The death of the legendary footballer is the end of an era in so many ways.

Jaydeep Basu

· Mar 20, 2020 · 04:50 pm

Tulsidas Balaram: One of Indian football’s finest strikers with an uncompromising sense of propriety

Along with Chuni Goswami and PK Banerjee, Balaram once formed the deadliest trio of strikers in Indian soccer history.

Jaydeep Basu

· Mar 06, 2020 · 12:15 pm

Indian football’s finest: 50 years on, remembering the stars of 1970 Asian Games bronze-winning team

The Syed Nayeemuddin-led side had a formidable strike force including Subhash Bhowmick, Shyam Thapa, Mohammed Habib, Amar Bahadur, Magan Singh, Manjit Singh.

Jaydeep Basu

· Feb 03, 2020 · 06:10 pm

Chuni Goswami, Indian football’s original superstar

Goswami, who led India to the 1962 Asian Games gold, was also an excellent cricketer and captained Bengal after retiring from football.

Jaydeep Basu

· Jan 15, 2020 · 12:30 pm

The challenge before the I-League is to show that football in India is not just about the money

I-League clubs often boast about their tradition, legacy, crowd support and high standard that can outmatch ISL upstarts. Time they proved it on the field.

Jaydeep Basu

· Nov 28, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Football: He kicked off alright but Praful Patel now seems to be dismantling his own achievements

To make I-League a truly pan-India championship was by far the AIFF chief’s biggest success. Now, he is ready to leave it in complete shambles.

Jaydeep Basu

· Jul 31, 2019 · 03:10 pm