Page 15 - Indian Football
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group buys majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club
Kolkata Games and Sports (KGS), an RPSG venture, which owns the ATK brand, will be merged with Mohun Bagan Football Club Pvt Ltd to form a new company
 "RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group buys majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club")
Why football fans in Goa are becoming an animated, even belligerent lot
Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot, writes Aniruddha Sen Gupta
 "Why football fans in Goa are becoming an animated, even belligerent lot")
Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri signs three-year deal with Puma
The Bengaluru FC skipper is currently the second-highest goal-scorer in international football after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo
 "Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri signs three-year deal with Puma")
How the Indian Super League has effectively taken over Indian football
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football
 "How the Indian Super League has effectively taken over 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
 "Slum Soccer transforms the lives of slum children with the help of football")
An imported obsession
Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team
 "An imported obsession")
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
 "Igor Stimac begins on losing note as India fall to Curacao in King's Cup")
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
 "Derrick Pereira named coach of India U-23 football team for AFC qualifiers")
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
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
 "India U-20's win over Argentina: What it means for Indian football")
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
 "India ranks 135 in FIFA rankings, best in 6 years")