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Leicester City A Football Fantasy

James Astill

A mid-sized English club shakes up and cheers up the football world

Islamic Goals, European Fields

The Muslim influence on football is a worry that looms large in this part of the world after the Paris attacks

The Indian Super League

ISL has reportedly trounced the IPL with respect to fees paid to marquee players, with Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero securing Rs 11 crore

World Cup: Brazil 2014

Simon Kuper • Shobhan Saxena • Jan Tilman Schwab • Florencia Costa • Lhendup G Bhutia • and others

A terrible beauty is to be born

Jan Tilman Schwab lists the best and bravest not to be missed in Brazil

In Goal We Trust

Football in Brazil is more than the opium of the masses. It is more about individual expression, playing out fantasies and climbing the social ladder

Where history is a penalty

Luck apart, there is something majestic about penalty shootouts, and the Cup has a habit of making fools of forecasters, Pele included

Confessions of a Flamengo Fanatic

Still, Florencia Costa is now singing Fly Canarinho for Brazil to become Hexacampeão

India’s Red Card Glory

Komaleeswaran Sankar officiated as an assistant referee in three matches at the 2002 World Cup. He shares the thrill of being the first Indian ever to participate in a World Cup

A New Ball Game for Bhaichung Bhutia

India’s most famous footballer runs for a perfect strike in a Trinamool jersey

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