Indian football

Carlo Ancelotti praised India after Brazil's 4-0 win in Kolkata, saying they had played "their part well". India had stayed with the five-time champions for much of the first half-hour. Khalid Jamil refused to be flattered. Asked to rate…

Indian football has spent the better part of a year in structural freefall. The ISL club-led model — now formally in place for 2026-27 — is the most significant governance shift the league has seen since its founding. Understanding what the…

Minerva Academy’s Under-12 squad has broken new ground for Indian football yet again, capturing the Gothia Cup 2026 to seal a phenomenal back-to-back European double just days after tasting glory at the Helsinki Cup in Finland. The…

The All India Football Federation has strongly criticised Mohun Bagan Super Giant after the club reportedly withdrew six players from the Indian football team camp just days before the Unity Cup in London. The dispute has created…

Amritha Mohan, a research scholar from Kannur, has been awarded the prestigious FIFA Research Scholarship for her pioneering research project on women’s football in Kerala. The scholarship, which supports academic research on football from…

The rise of a global superstar from Indian football still feels like a fantasy. Every now and then, FIFA posts regional features on Sunil Chhetri, and Indian fans erupt in excitement—but the impact rarely travels far. The football world…

With the Indian Super League suspended indefinitely and legal hurdles looming large, Indian football faces one of its darkest moments since the sport’s professional restructuring. Indian football is teetering on the edge of a major…

The future of the Indian Super League (ISL) for the 2025-26 season currently hangs in the balance, creating significant uncertainty across the Indian football ecosystem. While the ISL has become the country's top-tier men's football league…

Lalit Modi, former BCCI administrator and current political exile, recently made strong remarks about Indian football. Reflecting on his long-standing interest in the sport, he called it a "complete failure" but added that he had once…

Over the past few days, I have come across numerous opinions on the current situation of Indian football. Topics range from players needing to go abroad, giving opportunities to overseas players of Indian origin playing elsewhere, youth…