Sandeep Menon

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Author: Sacred Grounds: A journey through people's football in India & Out of the Blue: Bengaluru FC's 10-year Odyssey.
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[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

Forget winds of change, is there even a gentle breeze? #IndianFootball

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Something is happening with South Asia and javelin throwing

[Sportstar @sportstarweb]

𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞!

Sri Lanka's Pathirage records an effort of 92.67m - the second longest throw ever by an Asian in men's javelin throw during the Diamond League meeting in the Italian capital.

Read @jon_selvaraj's piece on how Pathirage ditched cricket’s fast lane to soar into the skies: https://t.co/3Tli6pQ65a

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[Tanay Apte @TanayApte]

Hi #IndianFootball fam 👋🏼

I'm exploring the idea of Pune having a fan-owned football club 🏟️⚽

Help me measure genuine interest and financial feasibility to make this dream a reality 🤩

Take the survey below 👇

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#Pune #FanOwnership #Football

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

What this shows is that Indian players can play at a very high level, not held back by physicality etc as it is sometimes mentioned.

What it also shows is providing the right environment, competitions, development plans and pathways, #IndianFootball can climb up as well.

Question is: Are we happy taking reflected glory for these individuals' effort or do the decision makers want to make and then stick to a long-term plan?

[Moneycontrol @moneycontrolcom]

#Sports | Four players of Indian origin follow Vikash Dhorasoo's footsteps in FIFA World Cup 2026

Read More:
https://t.co/xT9o2swtZg

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Walking on water...
Example of footballers being elevated and deified.
Beloved.

[Argentina Fans Kerala @AFAKerala]

ഡാമിന്റെ ഒത്ത നടുക്ക്‌ തന്നെ പൊക്കിയിട്ടുണ്ട് പിള്ളേര്🇦🇷📸😍🛑 ഇടുക്കി കുളമാവ് ഡാം #AFA

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

@anantyagi_ Hope you enjoy it 😊👍

[Anant Tyagi @anantyagi_]

Thank you @SandynoneM for sending this 🙌 Absolutely loved my time covering football in India. Looking forward to reading more about Khep, 7s, Basti and more to truly understand that football in India is more than just PL fandom and a quadrennial support for Brazil-Argentina :)

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

Such a simple and elegant way to put an extremely complicated point.
@rogerfederer as elegant with words as on the court!

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Don't think #IndianFootball team deserved to lose today. Didn't do enough to win either. Not great especially in the final third, bar that two chances late on which were missed.

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We should really treasure Djokovic every time we see him play, especially at a stage in his career when any match could be his farewell.

[Danny @DjokovicFan_]

Interviewer: "Will we see you at Roland Garros next year?"

Novak Djokovic: "I don't know." 💔

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

@shibinazad Glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate the kind words 😊

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Football fandom in India, especially in Kerala and Bengal, turns the FIFA World Cup into a cultural festival of screenings, rivalries, cutouts and collective emotion every four years.

✍️ @SandynoneM
https://t.co/fScD5kaLAh

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

In Kerala, West Bengal and several other places across India, the FIFA World Cup is a homecoming — of fan clubs, midnight screenings, bike rallies and WhatsApp groups that spring back to life every four years
✍🏽 @SandynoneM
https://t.co/D7XjG2bPdj

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

For the off-season, re-live stories and characters from Bengaluru FC's first decade where they won, lost and made a stunning impact on #IndianFootball.
Out of the Blue is on discount!

Link: https://t.co/qZVRugqFnE

[Sandeep Menon @SandynoneM]

How the draw has opened up now!
Zverev must be under pressure now!

[ESPN @espn]

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is OUT of the French Open, dropping 18 of the last 20 games en route to a second-round loss to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo.

He appeared to struggle with the heat at the match, going from one game away from victory to finding himself out of the tournament in the second round.

[Stanchion Books - the football bookshop 📚 @StanchionBooks]

𝐍𝐄𝐖 | SACRED GROUNDS by @SandynoneM

🇮🇳 Explores the history, folklore, terrain and culture of different corners of India through the prism of football, using the sporting culture and values to reflect the society and its people.

🛒 https://t.co/qCVokFRR4m