Minerva Academy owner and one of Indian football’s loudest voices, Ranjit Bajaj, joined 420 grams for a live interview on July 13, 2020. In this chunk of the interview, Bajaj tells us why he decided to approach Quess and table a bid for their share of East Bengal FC. We …
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ATK Mohun Bagan – Jaydeep Basu, Siddhanth Aney and Arjun Pandit talk about why this matters to everyone with an interest in football and India. This show was streamed live on Facebook at 1900 on July 11, 2020 and is being reposted here for the friends of 420 grams on …
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With no sport on the horizon, administrators seem to have all the time in the world to play politics. Over the past few weeks we have seen power struggles in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), tussles between the BCCI and the ICC, doping violations and the derecognition of 54 National …
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East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have given India’s football fans a great deal to talk about over the past 100 years. But all that history might amount to nothing if the boro match rivals don’t read the writing on the wall. Jaydeep Basu, who has covered the rivalry for 35 …
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India’s senior men’s football team will, theoretically, play Qatar on October 8 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers are to be played in Bangladesh on November 12 and at home against Afghanistan on November 17. India are pretty much out of the running …
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In this episode, we talk to NewsClick Sports’ Leslie Xavier on the issues facing women’s football in India ahead of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
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Why did India’s best central defender decide to leave Kerala Blasters? What do the players and the club get out of the mutual termination? What might Jhingan do next? We clearly had a lot to say and tried to get through it all without making too much fun of the …
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Michael Chopra is among the most recognised and accomplished footballers of Indian origin. Renedy Singh has captained India and played for the country for over a decade. On this episode of 420 grams, Arjun Pandit and Siddhanth Aney get their perspectives, both historical as well as what they think lies …
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The German Bundesliga returned to TV screens around the world over the weekend. For some it was a joyous return of the sport we love; for others, a weird exercise in mixed-messaging and a reiteration that elite football is no longer for the masses. Here is what Arjun Pandit, Siddhanth …
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After years of criticism and debate the AIFF is likely to revert to a 3+1 foreign player rule for the I-League with immediate effect. This is among the key issues that are likely to be approved by the decision-making body of the federation on May 13. The Indian Super League …
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