Football Related Positive News - The Better India

In 54 Bengal Villages, Girls Kick Abuse & Violence to the Kerb Using Sports

27 Sep 2022 7 Min Read

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

17 May 2022 7 Min Read

An Unfulfilled Dream Inspires Man To Coach 250 Girls To Play International Football

29 Oct 2021 6 Min Read

Anand Kumar Gope Football coach national football player Jharkhand football breaking stereotypes

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

05 Apr 2021 7 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

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

20 Aug 2020 5 Min Read

Meet the Manipuri Legend Going Where No Indian Woman Footballer Has Gone

05 May 2020 12 Min Read

Video: When Shoes Gave Wings to 50 Barefoot Dreams

22 Jan 2020 1 Min Read

Sparky football

Chuni Goswami: India’s First Football Superstar, Once hailed as Asia’s Best Striker

20 Jan 2020 5 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

A ‘Dream’ Is Sending 4 Underprivileged Bengaluru Kids to FIFA Festival in Russia

19 Jun 2018 3 Min Read

The Bengaluru kids, will learn important life skills as well in Russia, through sport

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)

Ultimate Football Fan? Kerala Man Cycles 4000 km to Watch FIFA World Cup!

3 Min Read

Clifin has combined his love of cycling and football, for the FIFA World Cup.Image Credit: Clifin Francis.

Tea Seller’s Daughter Gets Full Scholarship of Rs 3.8 Cr to Top US College!

3 Min Read

Did You Know India Qualified for FIFA World Cup in 1950? Here’s What Happened!

14 Jun 2018 4 Min Read

Indian Football Team ranking was 9th in FIFA World Rankings in 1957. Image Credit: KhoobKhelbo

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