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Cristiano Ronaldo and the first stage of grief

Cristiano Ronaldo and the first stage of grief

“Welcome home,” wrote Manchester United across their social media channels as they announced the return of Cristiano Ronaldo. Less than 15 months later, they announced his departure with a perfunctory...

How the 1934 FIFA World Cup has become a blueprint for the 2022 Qatar World Cup

How the 1934 FIFA World Cup has become a blueprint for the 2022 Qatar World Cup

While Italy’s failure to qualify for the men’s FIFA World Cup in two consecutive editions is certainly a blot in the country’s football history and is considered a massive national...

Can we really afford to focus only on football during the Qatar World Cup?

Can we really afford to focus only on football during the Qatar World Cup?

One would have to be under a rock to not be aware that the upcoming men’s football World Cup is going to be held in Qatar. The issues regarding the...

Sponsorship changing NBA’s future

Sponsorship changing NBA’s future

Over the years, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams have gone on from being sporting organisations to full-fledged corporate businesses. With a media boom over the last decade and its exponential...

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The WIFA issue: A colossal mess at the heart of women's football

In August 2022, Anjali Shah, Director of Premier India Football Academy's (PIFA), one of India's leading football academies based out of Mumbai, wrote to Souter Vaz, the Honorary Secretary of...

Female footballers tried to raise alarm about abuse for years; people should listen when they say there’s more

Female footballers tried to raise alarm about abuse for years; people should listen when they say there’s more

A year-long investigation into US women’s football uncovered systemic abuse of players, but where does Indian football stand with respect to this, and what can we do to improve the...

Qatar World Cup, Orientalism and the West’s worst fears

Qatar World Cup, Orientalism and the West’s worst fears

As the clock ticks down for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar to kick off, a certain amount of abnormality remains tied to competition. The reasons are obvious and numerous...

A peer review of India’s Under-17 World Cup performance

A peer review of India’s Under-17 World Cup performance

First, let me start by acknowledging the obvious. As someone who has played the game for the better part of a decade now, I could clearly observe that the other...

White noise or relevant: Decoding the #RemoveATK movement

On Monday, the Indian Super League returned to the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, also known as the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, for the first time since 2019. The stage...

F1: What is Sprint Qualifying and why is it implemented?

F1: What is Sprint Qualifying and why is it implemented?

Following the grand success of last season’s Sprint weekends, the FIA commission and Formula 1 have announced a total of six Sprint events for the 2023 Formula One Championship season....

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