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Tag Archives: Siddhanth Aney

420 Grams S02E38: Can PIOs change Indian football’s fortunes?

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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420 Grams S02E36: Big Decisions Likely to be approved by AIFF Executive!

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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420 Grams S02E35: AIFF Technical Committee recommends phased reduction of Foreign Player Quota!

The All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) technical committee held discussions on May 8 on various issues pertaining to the technical advancement of the sport in India. One of the central themes was whether or not to reduce the number of foreign players clubs in India are allowed to register in …

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420 Grams S02E30: All the Juice from one of India’s celebrated young football coaches!

Floyd Pinto has taken his passion for football from Mumbai’s Kenkre FC to the highest levels in the country. Having worked closely with the India Under-17 squad that became the first to represent the country at a FIFA World Cup, to helping boys like Amarjit Kiyam, Anirudh Thapa, Suresh Wangjam, …

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420 Grams VIDEO: It’s 4-4-2020: How Could We Not Talk Football?

In this one-off episode, Arjun Pandit, Vaibhav Raghunandan and Siddhanth Aney get all nostalgic and emotional about the good old days of covering football. Anecdotes go back to when Sunil Chhetri played age-group football for Delhi and Pandit was still a chocolate boy. There’s train toilets, private jets, a naked …

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420 Grams S02E27: PK Banerjee – The Player, the Coach, the Man!

Indian football legend and Olympian P.K. Banerjee has been hospitalised for a month now, battling a chest infection. The 83-year-old, who was admitted in January as well, is in critical condition this week. In this special episode, 420 Grams co-hosts Arjun Pandit and Siddhanth Aney along with senior football journalist …

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420 Grams S02E19: Bala Devi – Manipur Police to Glasgow Rangers!

Bala Devi, the star striker of the Indian Women’s football team, has become the first woman to secure a professional contract in Europe in the country’s history. The move will take her from the relative obscurity of playing for the Manipur Police side to one of the most storied football …

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420 Grams Republic Day Special – Examining Bengaluru FC with Renedy Singh!

On the occasion of India’s 70th Republic Day the 420 Grams crew is rejoined by former Indian international Renedy Singh for a special! In this special episode (Season 2, Ep. 18), they examine Bengaluru FC in some depth. Starting with a breakdown of the tactics and performance of the Indian …

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