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Biswanath Sinha
AFC Women’s Asian Cup: What’s at Stake for the Women’s Game in India
19 Jan 2022
Hosting the AFC Women’s Asian Cup will definitely increase the awareness and interest in India. It will hopefully inspire many young girls to pick up the game and also push the All India Football…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Heart and Hat-tricks: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Footballer | Indian Women’s Football History Special Series
16 Jan 2022
In the 1970s, women asserted their rights over football through a counter-cultural movement that spread like wildfire. Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier, then a schoolgirl in Goa, rode the wave to a…
Jaydeep Basu
Ethical Dilemmas and Unethical Dispensation: The Story of Indian Football in 2021
29 Dec 2021
In Indian football, the banners of ethics and sportsmanship are only raised when it is needed to serve a particular purpose. The year 2021 was no different.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football, Played by Professionals, Run by Amateurs
27 Dec 2021
All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) reversal of a rule regarding transfer of players left debutants Rajasthan United FC with just nine eligible players to field in their I-League season opener…
Jaydeep Basu
Will We See More Foreign Players in Indian Football Clubs in the Near Future?
10 Nov 2021
With the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) deliberating removal of the ceiling on the number of foreign players that a club could register for its continental championships, the repercussions could…
Leo Xavier
Indian Football Team vs ISL: Coach Igor Stimac Fears Player Availability for National Camp
19 Oct 2021
With the Indian football team’s AFC Asian Cup qualifiers likely to be staged in February next year — right in the middle of the Indian Super League (ISL) season — national coach Igor Stimac hopes the…
Jaydeep Basu
India Win SAFF Championship, Indian Football Earn More Skeptics
18 Oct 2021
The Indian football team did not achieve much from its eighth SAFF Championship triumph apart from the satisfaction of maintaining the regional hegemony. The lack of standard in the competition is…
Newsclick Sports Production
No Country for Women: Indian Football's Gender Disparity (420 Grams Season 4, Episode 2)
20 Sep 2021
420 Grams discuss women's football in the country, shedding light on the gender disparity prevalent in the country.
Leo Xavier
Lot to Prove, Many Points to Improve on, Says Indian Football Team Coach Igor Stimac After Wobbly Nepal Outings
07 Sep 2021
The win against Nepal on Sunday was Indian football team's third victory in 28 months under coach Igor Stimac.
Jaydeep Basu
Indian Football Team’s Takeaway from Nepal Friendlies: Some More Fuel for ‘Coach Out’ Campaign
06 Sep 2021
Igor Stimac was given an extension not for bringing the SAFF Cup home, but to see the Indian football team qualify for the AFC Asian Cup. It looks a difficult task, especially if the team continues…