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Siddhanth Aney
Asian Games 2018 India Round-up: Gold Medals, Bold Medals and Olympic Ambitions
03 Sep 2018
The Newsclick sports team sits down to review India's performance at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta Palembang.
Siddhanth Aney, Vaibhav Raghunandan
Best of 2018 FIFA World Cup: Goal, Player, Match, the Highs and Lows
18 Jul 2018
Newsclick sports desk lists out the best from the 2018 FIFA World Cup -- it indeed was difficult to pick one goal from the other, or one great match from the countless many good ones, such was the…
Siddhanth Aney
France Win FIFA World Cup, Croatia Win Hearts in Dream Finale
16 Jul 2018
In the highest scoring FIFA World Cup final since the French demolished Brazil (1998), France proved their supremacy, and took home a FIFA World Cup they deserve, leaving Croatia in tears.
Siddhanth Aney
The Middle Path: Croatia, France's Midfield Magic Storms FIFA World Cup
15 Jul 2018
A successful FIFA World Cup campaign revolves not around individual stars, goal-scoring magnets or headline acts -- it boils down to the best partnership in the middle of the park and Croatia and…
Siddhanth Aney
Will France Play for Legacy or the Cup in the Final vs Croatia?
12 Jul 2018
Didier Deschamps’ France played a pragmatic, defensive football against Belgium in the FIFA World Cup semi-final, and that approach should, ideally, change in the final against Croatia, where it…
Siddhanth Aney
FIFA World Cup: N’Golo Kante and the Art of Functional Football
10 Jul 2018
In a footballing paradigm where results matter most, and goal scorers are gods, France’s enforcer-in chief, N’Golo Kante is the man no one can replace. And also the one who holds the keys to victory.
Siddhanth Aney
What India Can Learn From England Squad's Show at FIFA World Cup
06 Jul 2018
Without playing in different conditions and learning to adapt and evolve, long term success in Indian football is difficult to achieve, says former England striker Michael Chopra
Siddhanth Aney
In Japan’s Spirited World Cup Show, a Lesson for Other Asian Teams
03 Jul 2018
A clutch of experienced players and a domestic coach sensitive to the unique needs of Japanese football helped the team play to its full potential at FIFA World Cup.
Siddhanth Aney
FIFA World Cup: France were Young, Sublime and Too Good for Argentina
01 Jul 2018
The knockout phase of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia could not have gotten off to a more dramatic start -- Lionel Messi’s Argentina beaten in seven-goal circus by France
Siddhanth Aney
When Will France’s Million Dollar Babies Turn Up at FIFA World Cup?
18 Jun 2018
France, with extremely talented young players and stars in the ranks, sleep-walked through their opening match at the FIFA World Cup vs Australia, treating it like a warm-up fixture.