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Bhawanipore FC ProIndia Partners with LaLiga Academy: Revolutionizing Indian Football at Grassroots Level
In a groundbreaking move for Indian football, Bhawanipore FC ProIndia Centre of Excellence has forged an…
Syed Abdul Rahim – the Man Indian Football Could Least Afford to Lose
In his poignant essay on the life and times of Colin Milburn, whose career ended after…
Maidaan creates nostalgia, evokes sadness of wasted opportunity
The late, great PK Banerjee had narrated the story to this correspondent. After returning from the…
Maidaan extends SA Rahim’s journey in football fans’ collective consciousness
When Chadarghat High School Principal Shawcross told the diminutive lad that he had no future in…
Watch Maidaan for the romance of Indian football
A movie on Indian football. Don’t scoff. Agreed, Indian football is not doing well today and…
A heartfelt and significant Bollywood first on Indian Football
Crafted by Bollywood — which has given us Lagaan, Chak de India, Gold and Dangal —…
The Lost Story of Mohammed Salim – Mohammedan Legend and a Bhoy
Following Mohammed Salim’s death in 1989, a brief obituary in the Amrita Bazar Patrika declared: Mohammed…