@AdamJoseph Also with the Milan game and this one, a back 3 is certainly our weakness. We have no idea on how to press and when to jump in when it’s a 3 and it was very evident today!
India's top domestic and foreign players have come together and appealed to FIFA to step in and do what it takes to save Indian football. "This call is not political, it's not driven by confrontation, but necessity."
India's top domestic and foreign players have come together and appealed to FIFA to step in and do what it takes to save Indian football. "This call is not political, it's not driven by confrontation, but necessity."
🚨🇮🇳 City Football Group officially decide to divest stake in Mumbai City FC.
The exit from Mumbai City has been made “in light of ongoing uncertainty” around future of the Indian League.
🚨 ANOTHER HUGE BLOW TO INDIAN FOOTBALL!
City Football Group are set to exit from Mumbai City due to ongoing uncertainty in Indian Football
City Football owns the PL Side Manchester City
[Khel Now]
City Football Group (CFG) exiting Mumbai City FC is the ultimate indictment.
It’s no longer just about league or club; it’s an indication of hopelessness with the entire system.
When global giants exit, then the question is, who will stay? We are watching the house burn while those in power protect their seats.
God save #IndianFootball. #ISL #CFG #IndianFootballCrisis
🚨 EXCL: City Football Group pull out of Mumbai City FC due to growing uncertainty in Indian football & ISL.
One of world football’s most powerful ownership groups is walking away; that says everything about where Indian football stands today.
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Sponsors for Messi’s India Tour
• JSW
• Adani
• RPSG
• HSBC
• Puch Al
• Sony LIV
• Dalmia Cement
Sponsors for ISL and I-League
• Not found
SAVE INDIAN FOOTBALL
I have no idea what happened in Kolkata in the Messi event. But I couldn't help thinking that we Indians really do not like sport. We like stars.
What else could explain the millions, and I mean millions of dollars we spend to fly in superstars, when they will not even play a proper match.
I am ok with paying whatever it takes to bring in a top football team to play in India, like Messi did in 2011 or Tata Steel did for a long time in the 80s and 90s.
But getting them to come here just to shake hands and pose for pictures defies all reason. They will sell real estate, take pictures with every sponsor and go back with more money in two days than say the I League used to spend in a year.
I don't blame the organizers for getting into this, its a really profitable business, because the politicians are getting serious free mileage and the sponsor is spending his, or his company's money to fulfil his childhood fantasy. The journalists are overawed just to be there with a generational superstar, lots of folks are spending a reported Rs 10 lacs for a handshake and a photo op and the real estate guys are busy pushing deals.
That's millions of bucks spent on a footballer, whose closest attempt at action would be kicking a few footballs at the crowd or dribbling for a few minutes. Money that is desperately desperately needed elsewhere in actual football. Real camps, matches, ground level sponsorships. Or even to revive a football league.
And then we expect India to be better at sport!