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Critical Decision for Indian Football Over Next Few Weeks (420 Grams Ground Report)
16 Apr 2019
Former Indian football team players Shyam Thapa, Henry Menezes, Abhishek Yadav and Ishfaq Ahmed, part of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) technical committee, talk to Newsclick about the…
Newsclick Team
Indian Under-23 Coach Derrick Pereira on the Future of Football (420 Grams Shorts)
10 Apr 2019
Indian Under-23 football team coach Derrick Pereira talks about the young and upcoming players who might form the nucleus of the senior team in years to come.
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No Time for Indian football, Praful Patel Opts to Focus on FIFA (420 Grams, S1, Ep. 20)
08 Apr 2019
Praful Patel's election to the FIFA Council comes at a time when football in India is facing one of its biggest crisis -- clubs in the country's top flight, the I-league, are in open conflict with…
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I-League Champs Chennai City FC Knock Bengaluru FC Out of Hero Super Cup (420 Grams Shorts)
06 Apr 2019
The 420 Grams crew looks back at I-League champions Chennai City FC's victory over Indian Super League (ISL) champs Bengaluru FC in the Hero Super Cup, deliberating on its wider meaning in the…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Chennai, Bengaluru and the Indian Football Game That Shall Never Finish
05 Apr 2019
I-League champions Chennai City FC’s victory over Indian Super League (ISL) champs Bengaluru FC can be interpreted in many ways but there is only one meaning that matters...
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Bixente Lizarazu to Young Indian Footballers: Self Belief Key to Success (420 Grams S1, Ep. 19)
02 Apr 2019
Bixente Lizarazu, FIFA World Cup and European championship winner, speaks to the 420 Grams crew about his journey in professional football, and elaborates on the right approach towards building an…
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Reclaiming the Night: Football Fights Back in Kashmir
27 Mar 2019
Newsclick travelled to North Kashmir in November 2018 and met up with a few young men who had decided to give Sopore something to cheer about.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
India to Host 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup; Indian Football Should Make it Count
20 Mar 2019
With no proper grassroots academies, club teams or financial incentives, women’s football in India lives an ad-hoc existence. With the country set to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, the…
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Hunt for Indian Football Team Coach: Celebrity Manager or Domestic Veteran (420 Grams)
15 Mar 2019
Former internationals Ishfaq Ahmed and Renedy Singh sit with Newsclick's 420 Grams team to discuss the hot candidates for the next Indian football team coach
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football’s Super Cup Drama: I-League Clubs Pull Out of Pull-Out
14 Mar 2019
On March 13 a press release stated that seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab FC, Quess East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA FC, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl FC and champions Chennai City FC — decided to pull…