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Jaydeep Basu
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Pele (1940-2022): Jewel in the crown of the beautiful game and World Cup history’s greatest hero
Pele will continue to be known as the greatest, the jewel in the crown of the beautiful game. There will never be another like him.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian Football: Balai Dey, the Mohun Bagan legend who played for both India and Pakistan
Dey played for Pakistan first and then made the switch to India, where he played for both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. A truly one-of-a-kind footballing career.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian Football: CoA member Quraishi on Stimac’s contract, AIFF’s new constitution and more
The Indian team recently secured qualification for the AFC Asian Cup for the second consecutive time, but there are still off-field issues to deal with.
Jaydeep Basu
Trending
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for filing copyright case against rival account
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Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity he got, Delhi Police tell court
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Tennis: Who is The Greatest of All Time?
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Why the United States has been forced to walk a fine line amidst India-Canada tensions
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Manipur’s Tamil connection, via Myanmar: How ethnic polarisation has marooned the community again
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Not barefoot, but cold feet: The events that led to India’s absence at 1950 Fifa World Cup in Brazil
Looking back at things decades later, it can easily be described as one of the worst decisions in Indian football federation’s history.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian football: The AIFF has become a den of chaos, confusion and controversies
Now the question is: What’s the reason behind creating such a meaningless and easily avoidable mess?
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian football's strange history with head coaches
Coaches come and coaches go in what is an unending cycle of Indian football.
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Video
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Watch: Electric appliance company makes Ganesh portrait with nearly 100 spinning fans
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Watch: Crowds fight with security personnel in Dubai Mall to get their hands on iPhone 15 models
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Watch: Ed Sheeran serenades actor Courteney Cox with a song inspired by ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’
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Caught on camera: Horrifying moment when two-storeyed building in Nainital collapses after landslide
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Eco India: What can we learn from floods in Himachal Pradesh?
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Indian football: Of captains and controversies
The issue of captaincy had always been a sensitive one in Indian football.
Jaydeep Basu
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From Chuni Goswami to IM Vijayan: The many selection controversies of the Indian football team
In the 75 years of the Indian national football team, team composition has been decided through reasons other than footballing talent.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian football: How AIFF have avoided fresh elections since 2020 based on mere assumptions
The Praful Patel-led committee continuing to hold its post is a classic example of how a federation can turn a lawsuit filed against it to its advantage.
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The Reel
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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Indian football: Igor Stimac’s complaints about league structure – a valid concern or mere excuse?
The Croatian coach refused to take responsibility for India’s poor showing in the World Cup qualifiers and instead put the blame on state of domestic football.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian Football: Does AIFF’s decision to freeze relegation in I-League set a dangerous precedent?
The Indian federation in an informal decision decided to scrap relegation from the second-tier competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Jaydeep Basu
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Indian Football: The North East is the top breeding ground for talent but will it stay that way?
Mizoram and Manipur alone constitute more than 25 percent of the total Indian players in ISL.
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The Field
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Watch, Asian Games: Pooja Vastrakar’s devastating spell that helped India bowl Bangladesh out for 51
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Watch, Asian Games: India bag silver and bronze medals in rowing events
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ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC start with 2-0 win over Chennaiyin FC; Mohun Bagan FC defeat Punjab FC
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Watch, Asian Games: Rowers Arjun Lal Jat & Arvind Singh become India’s first medallists in Hangzhou
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Asian Games, Shooting: Ramita Jindal wins 10m air rifle individual bronze; women’s team wins silver