Posts Tagged ‘ Football ’

India’s long-distance love affair with soccer continues

June 10, 2010

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 »

FIFA World Cup: Reflecting young India’s aspirations

June 6, 2010

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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