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420 Grams S02E56: The Big Sunil Chhetri interview ft. Renedy Singh!

What do 420 Grams do when they get India men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri to themselves on a Sunday afternoon? They talk for hours, is what. This emotional and unscripted conversation covers everything from money to man buns; social dilemma to Igor Stimac. Along the way Chhetri and Renedy …

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420 Grams Special Feature: 15 Years of Sunil Chhetri – Part Two!

420 Grams are celebrating Sunil Chheri week here. That’s right, the captain of the Indian men’s national team and hero to thousands of young footballers, Chhetri will be on the show this Sunday, September 20, on Newsclick! Part Two of this build-up special features former India captain Renedy Singh and …

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420 Grams Special Feature: 15 Years of Sunil Chhetri – Part One!

420 Grams are celebrating Sunil Chheri week here. That’s right, the captain of the Indian men’s national team and hero to thousands of young footballers, Chhetri will be on the show this Sunday, September 20, on Newsclick! In the build-up 420 Grams are proud to present this feature-length review of …

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420 Grams S02E54: East Bengal to ISL – How the deal went down!

In this 420 Grams midweek special, resident football don Jaydeep Basu and guest expert, the Times of India’s Siddharth Saxena, discuss East Bengal’s new investors and the club’s entry into the Indian Super League (ISL). This show was streamed live on Newsclick’s Youtube channel on September 9.

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420 Grams S02E52: Throwback to Glory Days of Indian Football, the 1962 Asian Games Gold Medal!

Journalists Jaydeep Basu and Siddharth Saxena of the Times of India sat with the 420 Grams crew to look back at Indian football team’s gold medal run at the 1962 Asian Games. The discussion, naturally, revolved around a time when Indian football took more steps forward, than back. The discussion, …

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420 Grams S02E50: Is football in India favouring Feudalism over Democracy?

On the basis of recent cases, such as those of FC Bengaluru United and Sreenidhi FC, 420 Grams examines the turf-guarding that seems to be dominating the expansion of football leagues (Indian Super League – ISL and I-League) in India.

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420 Grams S02E49: Are India’s Footballers earning their Freedom?

This Independence Day weekend 420 Grams talk about some of the biggest transfer stories in Indian football ahead of the new season. Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed, sporting champions of independent India, give perspective on what the numbers mean and whether, finally, India’s footballers are beginning to find financial freedom.

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