Indians don’t need FIFA’s alms
As an Indian and a football fan, I am ashamed of the statement of Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president. FIFA is working for India! What a shame. What happened to Indians and the capabilities...
Integrating Sports in Education
During the 6th National Educational Conference of Don Bosco Schools, India 2022 in Ernakulam, Sijin B T did a presentation on the topic 'Integrating Sports in Education'. View the full video.
https://youtu.be/naVlXS_TU6o
Don’t Make Sports Education Compulsory
Since the day we got independence, our administrators, politicians and educators have been getting public applause for their demand to include sports in our school curriculum as a compulsory subject. Nothing happened to date,...
How do the football associations destroy football?
August 16 was the birthday of 2 great men who shaped today’s football. Ebenezer Cobb Morley, who established the world’s first & oldest football association (the Football Association) and Patrick Nally, who made FIFA...
How is the Chinese Invasion of Sports going to disturb India?
When we were students, we learned England as the motherland of football. But, in 2014 when we were researching for the Sports & Management Research Institute (SMRI) to prepare study materials, we read that...
Aryaman Birla: Every Athlete needs a Lord Krishna
Aryaman Birla, Indian cricketer and son of business tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla was in news last week due to his plan to take an indefinite break from cricket due to anxiety. Taking a break...
If Football is not business, then God must save Indian football
(Old Article)
Yesterday, in Bengaluru, we met a former football coach to discuss starting a fan-owned cooperative football club. A statement the legendary Indian footballer I M Vijayan made came for our discussion. “Results will...
HOW TO MAKE I-league profitable
(Old article)
I was a hard-core KERALA POLICE fan. But, when the Kerala Police team was dismantled I started loving Mohun Bagan, the national club of India. It’s really painful for a loyal fan like...
What government needs to do to generate employment and revenue from sports
Sport is a sector that generates billions of dollars as revenue and millions of jobs globally could play a major role in the reconstruction of India during and after the Covid19 pandemic. It is...