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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
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…
Newsclick Team
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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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…
Newsclick Team
I-League Review: Champions Chennai, Youthful Arrows and Real Kashmir Fairytale (420 Grams, S1, Ep.16)
12 Mar 2019
With insights from former internationals Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed, Newsclick's 420 Grams team reviews the 2018-19 I-League season -- Chennai City FC's Triumph, Indian Arrows' surge and Real…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Chennai City FC’s Indian Football Journey: I-League Champions Now, Uncertainty Ahead
11 Mar 2019
Chennai City FC, the 2018-19 I-League champions, may not be playing the top division of Indian football next year... At the end of the past three I-League seasons, no matter who the champions, the…
Newsclick Team
I-League vs ISL: Indian Football's Big Debate (420 Grams Season 1, Ep.14)
01 Mar 2019
Newsclick's 420 Grams team debates the benefits and the problems of All India Football Federation (AIFF) running two simultaneous "top flight" leagues -- the I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL)
Newsclick Team
Lallianzuala Chhangte: Ready to Take on World Football (420 Grams Season 1, Ep 11)
14 Feb 2019
Lallianzuala Chhangte, already one of the top wingers in the country, is keen to play abroad, and is working towards a stint in Europe.