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Indian football team coach Igor Stimac has announced his 23-man squad for the King’s Cup in Thailand. As the final announcement was made, the 420 Grams crew trimmed the squad down to its bones, debating the best midfield formation for the side, while picking our starting XI for the opener …

The 2019 Indian Women’s League (IWL 2019) was held in Ludhiana recently. In its third edition, the League generated more media interest than ever before. Very few football fans showed up to watch the games at the Guru Nanak Stadium, in the city centre, but thousands logged in to the …

At their first ever press conference as Technical Director and head coach of the Indian men’s national football team, Isac Doru and Igor Stimac were in complete synergy with their ideas. They discussed the way forward for Indian football, the youth set up, the role for experience, and the biggest …

The 2019 edition of the Indian Women’s League showcased the top talent in the country. The League, which was won by Sethu FC from Madurai, featured a mix of professional, semi-pro and amateur outfits. 420 Grams was in Ludhiana for the tournament and met up with three clubs — Bangalore …

Manipur is unfathomable when it comes to football. Despite producing footballers of the highest quality in large numbers, the sport suffers from infighting, lack of structure and a serious resource crunch. Few know the scene in the state as well as Renedy Singh, who has been in the thick of …

Maymol Rocky, coach of the Indian women’s football team, talks to 420 Grams about her journey. She is the first woman coach of the national team, a fact that gives a realistic reflection of the fortunes of the women’s game in the country and the “male centric” state of affairs …

Who is Igor Stimac? Why did the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) technical committee recommend him as its unanimous choice for next head coach of the senior men’s national team? What plans did he present that won him the race? How big of a deal is it that a person …

If you feel stuck between farzi politics and nakli cricket, 420 grams is your safe space. In this episode Arjun Pandit, Vaibhav Raghunandan and Siddhanth Aney succumb to the heat and lose all sense of reality. Here’s what they hope would happen if India could choose anyone in the world …

India has bagged the rights to host the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. This will be the first time a women’s team will represent India at one of FIFA’s World Cups. The move is a positive one from the perspective of providing an impetus to young women looking to …

Having marched into 2019 with a new sense of purpose, the Indian women’s football team is currently enjoying a purple patch. Having won their 5th South Asian championships in Nepal earlier, the women backed it up by a best-ever performance in the qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Veteran Aditi …