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

· Yesterday · 01:38 pm

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

· Jun 17, 2022 · 03:12 pm

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

· May 30, 2022 · 01:45 pm

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

· Apr 28, 2022 · 11:08 am

Indian football's strange history with head coaches

Coaches come and coaches go in what is an unending cycle of Indian football.

Jaydeep Basu

· Apr 18, 2022 · 04:52 pm

Indian football: Of captains and controversies

The issue of captaincy had always been a sensitive one in Indian football.

Jaydeep Basu

· Mar 29, 2022 · 09:30 am

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

· Feb 23, 2022 · 02:53 pm

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.

Jaydeep Basu

· Oct 06, 2021 · 12:36 pm

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

· Jun 23, 2021 · 07:45 am

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

· May 12, 2021 · 12:30 pm

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.

Jaydeep Basu

· Mar 02, 2021 · 10:07 am

Indian football: Fred Pugsley, Chima Okorie, Ranti Martins – the foreign strikers who shone in India

The responsibility of scoring goals in Indian domestic football had virtually been taken over by foreign strikers long before the ISL kicked off.

Jaydeep Basu

· Jan 25, 2021 · 06:00 pm