The world is getting well and truly hooked to magic that is being brought home from across South Africa. Of course, these are early days in the FIFA World Cup 2010 but you can already sense the takeover is all but complete. And yet, it is hard not to glance at the Indian cricketers who have embarked on a visit to Dambulla in Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup. Read more »
They say that long-distance relationships need some nurturing, some extra effort, some planning to bridge the hundreds or thousands of miles gap. But, defying all such theory, this long-distance romance has not just endured the passage of time but become stronger. The Beautiful Game – as football is known – has wooed India like little else, sending simple logic flying out of window. We shall see more evidence of that when the FIFA World Cup 2010 gets under way in South Africa. Read more »
As a wonderful land full of paradoxes, one that the curious world visits often in a bit to understand its diversity, India does pose myriad challenges to those within and outside but nothing can be quite intriguing as its intense love affair with FIFA World Cup. For four weeks every four years, you get to see India divided by loyalties – not based on religion or caste, political party or social standing but by its support to the world’s best football national teams. Read more »
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