When IMG Reliance decided to start a closed private league ignoring the existing system, this is how expert Paul Masefield responded. Just to enlighten folks who were claiming India didn't have Professional Football prior to 2014.
“Grateful I could finish my career with trophy in my hands. Making this decision has been difficult because football has been such a huge part of my life. However, I also feel that there are many things I want to pursue and accomplish beyond football.”
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ISL clubs are scheduled to meet the Sports Minister today around 3 PM. Earlier, AIFF was not invited for the meeting, but the federation is now likely to have representation.
League champions East Bengal’s traditional officials are set to attend on behalf of the club, with solid indications that Emami is out unless there are drastic changes to make the club/league more sustainable for investors. @KhelNow
🏆Domestic leagues across Southeast Asia are increasingly being defined by the dominance of a single powerhouse club.
🔥 Is this a sign of stronger club development and professionalism, or does it highlight a growing competitive gap within ASEAN football?
#ASEANFootball
The senior men’s National Team has further dropped three more places in the FIFA’s live rankings, falling to 139th. 👀#90ndstoppage
This comes following a string of disappointing outings for the Blue Tigers! ❌🐯
Character of the city can be judged based on its grocery/meat market, park, hospital, & food stalls. Sadly, visit to Chennai's fish/grocery market, make you loose the appetite to eat. Hygiene is a basic human right, sadly Chennai markets lacks hygiene 1/2
We don't value those two non Indian flags enough.
This is a rare thing in Indian football and to see if we're making real progress, more unique flags should appear in this list.
For reference, Japan's equivalent has two Japanese flags with the rest being Europe & US.
Pure cinema!
A local #TMC leader Brahmanand Chakraborty, accused of taking “cut money” from locals through the Awas Yojna hid under a pile of sarees to evade the police in #Howrah.
Hollywood’s favorite story: the broke outsider who self-financed an $80k movie on credit cards.
The receipts: a ~$1M elite education, $330k+ in grants on her prior film, and a father - a Chinese real-estate and equity investor - credited as an executive producer.
I call it “poorface.” New piece: https://t.co/VTC1Twrpgj
Appreciate the fact that i got notification that my @fancode subscription on YT not only finished automatically. I also got the overpayment transferred. German Streaming services are collecting money until u actively do something. 👍 #IndianFootball#ISL
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi unveiled a 15 cr plan to upgrade the Sambalpur Football Academy with 3 FIFA-standard grounds & 2 futsal courts. From this year, 30 under-14 players chosen via the CM Cup will get free residential training & education. #Indianfootball
@narendramodi Dear Modi Ji, please pay attention at the football leagues in the country. hundreds of players are out of contract due to uncertain future of the league. The future of the investors and the clubs is uncertain. More importantly, the football fans in India deserve better.