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The Coach Who Used Football to Pull Thousands of Slum Kids From Addiction & Theft

17 May 2022 7 Min Read

Rescued by Football, Ex-Alcohol Addict Gives Back to Society In Most Heartwarming Way

16 Dec 2021 6 Min Read

Living on Streets to Playing For India Abroad: Homeless Girl Writes Her Own Destiny

05 Apr 2021 7 Min Read

Uniting Clashing Tribes With Sports, Manipur NGO Improves Attendance of 500 Kids

17 Mar 2021 11 Min Read

This Unsung Govt Teacher Sold His Gold, Spent His Salary to Give India 70 Champions

09 Feb 2021 8 Min Read

Famous Personalities

Why Fans From Imphal to Cochin Celebrate And Mourn The Genius That Was Maradona

26 Nov 2020 5 Min Read

Watch: When Maradona Exchanged Headers With the ‘Black Pearl of Indian Football’

3 Min Read

Brothers from Odisha’s Largest Slum Join Punjab FC, Creating the ‘Dhoni-Syndrome’

20 Nov 2020 4 Min Read

A Legend Without Shoes, This ‘Chinese Wall’ Was Once India’s Favourite Footballer

20 Aug 2020 5 Min Read

More Than Cricket: 7 Unsung Sport Heroes of India Who Deserve Their Due

29 Aug 2019 7 Min Read

Learning & Traveling: Bengaluru Mother’s Home-Schooling Ideas Are Teaching Goals!

15 Jun 2019 5 Min Read

Undaunted by Taunts, Mumbai Lady Helps Little Girls Chase Their Football Dreams!

27 May 2019 8 Min Read

Abandoned at 5, Gritty Punjab Girl Will Represent India in Powerlifting at the Special Olympics!

04 Feb 2019 3 Min Read

From Goa to Jalandhar, These People Are Initiating a Different Sort of Revolution in Global Football

21 Dec 2018 7 Min Read

Kicking It up a Notch: Football Is Opening New Worlds for Tribal Kids in MP

07 Aug 2018 4 Min Read

The kids in Madhya Pradesh are good in football, and Riverside Leagues is helping them realise their potential. Image Credit: Riverside Leagues

Meet the History Grad Behind Mizoram’s Phenomenal Rise in Indian Football!

23 Jul 2018 9 Min Read

Meet Kerala’s 60-YO ‘Neymar’ Whose Football Skills Are Putting Youngsters to Shame!

16 Jul 2018 2 Min Read

Known as Kerala's 'Neymar', this man plays football with youngsters aged 60. Photo Source.

Real-Life Lagaan: How a Football Match in India of 1911 Shattered British Arrogance

14 Jul 2018 7 Min Read

FIFA World Cup: Why This Small Village in Goa Will Be Cheering For Croatia in the Final!

3 Min Read

Sao Braz church in Goa (Left) and the jersey of Croatian team captain this World Cup Luka Modric. (Source: Facebook)

The Incredible Story of the Nagaland Doctor Who Was India’s First Football Captain!

5 Min Read

Dr Talimeran Ao, from Nagaland, was India's first football captain. Image Credit: Wikipedia

This Forgotten Coach Was the Architect of Indian Football’s ‘Golden Age’

13 Jul 2018 5 Min Read

A Peon’s Son Who Bagged a Rs 1 Crore Contract, ‘Ronaldo Bhai’ Is Inspiring UP Kids!

06 Jul 2018 3 Min Read

In Pics: The Life of the Last French Man of India

27 Jun 2018 6 Min Read

Assam Man Takes Rs 15 Lakh Loan, Builds Giant Hall To Screen FIFA Matches!

18 Jun 2018 3 Min Read

(Source: Twitter/Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi)

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