Page 15 - Indian Football
Slum Soccer transforms the lives of slum children with the help of football
Slum Soccer has won the FIFA Diversity Award 2016 and FICCI Gender Diversity Award 2018. It now plans to mentor talented footballers under 14 years of age
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An imported obsession
Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team
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Igor Stimac begins on losing note as India fall to Curacao in King's Cup
India participated in the tournament after a gap of 38 years. The team lost to the Caribbean island nation 3-1
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Derrick Pereira named coach of India U-23 football team for AFC qualifiers
Besides India, the other teams in the group are Tajikistan and Pakistan
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Despite push, Indian football is fighting a losing battle to keep its fans
The media campaign '#FannBannaPadega', meaning "now you have to be a fan", is an attempt to make football fandom more glamorous
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India U-20's win over Argentina: What it means for Indian football
India earned a 2-1 win against heavyweights Argentina in a COTIF Cup match played in Valencia
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The kick of money
'Unified' first division football league plan is flawed
India ranks 135 in FIFA rankings, best in 6 years
National coach Stephen Constantine attributed the upsurge to all his players and the staff
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