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Jaydeep Basu
AIFF Gets to Hide Behind Covid-19 Pandemic While Footballers Rust and Wither Away
29 May 2020
The AFC’s regulation that requires every club to play a minimum of 27 domestic matches to be eligible for the Asian Champions League will be circumvented this season due to the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Jaydeep Basu
East Bengal’s Future Sense: Stick to the Club’s Legacy and Character, Clean the In-House Mess
28 Mar 2020
A century since its birth, East Bengal FC faces one of its biggest challenges yet, battling a sense of inferiority as its greatest rival climbs over to the Indian Super League (ISL). Rushing to find…
Newsclick Team
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan: History, Politics, Money, Anti-CAA Protests and Some Football (420 Grams)
20 Jan 2020
In this episode (Season 2, Episode 17), the 420 Grams crew, joined by veteran football journalist Jaydeep Basu, talk about the history Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, connected with the freedom struggle…
Newsclick Team
Mohun Bagan-ATK Merger Confirmed; What Lies Ahead for Kolkata Clubs? (420 Grams Season 2, Ep.16)
16 Jan 2020
In this episode of 420 Grams, veteran football journalist Jaydeep Basu joins the panel to discuss the future of football in Kolkata after East Bengal and Mohun Bagan's entry into the Indian Super…
Newsclick Team
India Under-19 Debacle Leaves Little Hope Ahead of Next Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (420 Grams)
11 Nov 2019
In this episode of the 420 Grams (Season 2, Episode 10), the team looks at the problems in the Indian football system despite the high levels of publicity and hype, and look ahead at Indian football…
Newsclick Team
Where Does Indian Football's Roadmap Lead: A Conversation with Novy Kapadia (420 Grams S-2, Ep.9)
17 Oct 2019
Veteran football journalist Novy Kapadia and the 420 Grams crew discuss the problems with All India Football Federation's (AIFF's) roadmap for the future of Indian football, and it implications.
Newsclick Team
Playing for Tomorrow: The High Flying Indian Under-16 Boys Football Team (420 Grams S-2, Ep.6)
28 Sep 2019
Former Indian football team players Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed, along with the 420 Grams crew, talk about how the Indian Under-16 boys team is developing and what it means for the senior team in…
Newsclick Team
ISL, I-League, or Bust. Who Cares About the Football? (420 Grams S-1, Ep.36)
10 Jul 2019
I-League vs Indian Super League (ISL): The 420 grams crew present a possible road map for the future of Indian football.
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I-League Gets Relegated, AIFF Requests Asian Body to Grant ISL Indian Top League Status
09 Jul 2019
The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AFC) has written a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asking them to consider giving the Indian Super League (ISL) the AFC…
Siddhanth Aney
Indian Football's Present and Future with Bhaichung Bhutia (420 Grams S-1 Ep.35)
09 Jul 2019
Former Indian football team skipper Bhaichung Bhutia speaks to Newsclick about the current mess around the I-League vs Indian Super League (ISL) tussle and the national team's progress under new…