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Supporters of Aizawl FC during an I-League match against NEROCA FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Youngsters jostle for the ball during a friendly match.

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
A young player returning from practice

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Game On

A Mizoram Premier League match in progress

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Head Over Heels

Lalmuanpuia Hmar (left) dreams of playing for India one day

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Catch Them Young

Mizoram is the first state to host a ‘baby league’ soccer tourney under a ‘Young Legends’ programme of the Mizoram Football Association.

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Enthusiastic boys at a playground in Aizawl.

Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Photograph by Sandipan Chatterjee
Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson, left, celebrates after his team won the Champions League Group C soccer match between Liverpool and Napoli at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, E...

AP Photo/Dave Thompson
Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, Group B soccer match between Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven, at the San Siro...

AP Photo/Luca Bruno
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe duels for the ball with Red Star's Filip Stojkovic, during the Champions League group C soccer match between Red Star and Paris Saint Germain, in Belgrade...

AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League group B soccer match between FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur at the Camp ...

AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
Sunil Chhetri of Bengaluru FC and Sauvik Chakrabarti of Mumbai City FC vie for the ball during the ISL match between Bengaluru FC and Mumbai FC at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak
Marcelo Gallardo, coach of Argentina's River Plate, celebrates with the trophy after defeating Argentina's Boca Juniors at the Copa Libertadores final soccer match in Santiago Bern...

AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
Real Madrid's Luka Modric, center, duels for the ball with SD Huesca's Chimy Avila, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and SD Huesca at El Alcoraz stadium,...

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In this Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, five-year-old Afghan Lionel Messi fan Murtaza Ahmadi poses for photograph, as he wears a shirt signed by Messi, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A young Afg...

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Former German football player Lothar Matthaus holds Bundesliga trophy to promote Bundesliga Legends Tour in India at a press conference, in Mumbai.

PTI Photo/Shirish Shete
PSG's Kylian Mbappe is tackled by Strasbourg's Kenny Lala during the League One soccer match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint Germain at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbo...

AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias
Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton at Wembley Stadium ...

AP Photo/Frank Augstein
FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, third left, Luis Suarez, second left, and Gerard Pique, center right, sit is the stands prior of a Spanish Copa del Rey soccer match between FC Barcelo...

AP Photo/Manu Fernandez

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The Subcontinental Menu

Why the ongoing Jangalmahal Cup is embroiled in an ugly dispute? Why does Punjab government plan to import sexed semen from US and British companies? Read to find out in this week's The Subcontinental Menu.

Sep 05, 2018

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FIFA World Cup 2018: The Grand Izvestia

Football, the universal sign language, can promote peace amongst peoples. This World Cup’s potpourri will leave fragrant memories.

Jul 11, 2018

| Sourav Hazra
FIFA World Cup 2018: No Free Kicks Here

The one thing that can change India’s permanent status as World Cup outsider is a revolution from the ground up

Jul 04, 2018

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali
World Cup Diary

Moscow has become the melting pot of the world, a sliced diagonal cross section of humanity: a first-person account of a football aficionado currently witnessing the World Cup in Russia.

Jun 27, 2018

| Sourav Hazra
The Subcontinental Menu

How Kerala is bracing World Cup; why native fish have disappeared in Manipur; how a village fell into a bureaucratic black hole; Read all the juicy gossips here...

Jun 27, 2018

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Football Diary

P.K Banerjee, former captain and coach of the Indian Football team on why India failed to make a mark in world football, what for him is a demanding mistress, and more.

Jun 14, 2018

| P.K. Banerjee
The Keeper There Wasn’t

Fate and flaw conspired to keep egalitarian football at the margins in India. Cricket—race-erected, race-directed—flourished under post-colonial patronage.

Jun 14, 2018

| Mihir Bose
FIFA World Cup History: Formations Of Some Great Sides

Permutation or flowing stream? A look at the formations of some great sides.

Jun 14, 2018

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FIFA World Cup Trivia: Pickled Moments

Triumphs, near-misses and skulduggery; every World Cup has had its highlights

Jun 14, 2018

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In Pics: 10 Young Promising Players To Watch Out For In FIFA World Cup 2018

Moving away from the obvious star profiles, a look at 10 young, promising players whom you should keep an eye out for this World Cup

Jun 13, 2018

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This Interview Featuring Diego Maradona Will Leave You In Splits – MUST WATCH

Maradona raised eyebrows when it was announced in September he was taking the managing job at struggling Dorados, who were then in 13th place in their 15-team league.

Dec 11, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
Would Like Lionel Messi To Play In Italy And Accept Challenge Like Me: Cristiano Ronaldo

The two strikers have been rivals for the past decade winning five Ballon d'Or trophies each before their domination was broken by World Cup runner-up Luka Modric last week.

Dec 10, 2018

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Copa Libertadores Final: River Plate Beat Boca Juniors 3-1 after ET, Win 5-3 On Aggregate

It brought an end to a final tainted by violence and moved more than six thousand miles away from Argentina.

Dec 10, 2018

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Hungry Liverpool Leapfrog Manchester City: What Does It Means For Premier League?

Both sides started Saturday unbeaten after 15 matches with an impressive 25 wins between them – but it was Pep Guardiola's champions who blinked first.

Dec 09, 2018

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I-League: East Bengal Humble Gokulam Kerala 3-1 To Register First Home Win

After six matches, they are on nine points, as they climbed past bitter foes Mohun Bagan on goal difference ahead of their December 16 clash.

Dec 08, 2018

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Premier League: Mohamed Salah Magic Sends Liverpool Top

This victory, the Reds' fifth consecutive league win, secured with the additional help of a Steve Cook own-goal, extended Jurgen Klopp's side's unbeaten start to the league season.

Dec 08, 2018

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Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors Vs River Plate: 'Weird' Santiago Bernabeu Final To End All Finals

CONMEBOL pointed to Madrid as a "neutral" host city, with the largest Argentinian community outside Argentina, and a long and successful tradition of football. It will host the Champions League final in June too.

Dec 08, 2018

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EPL 2018-19: Manchester City Survive Watford Scare, Bournemouth Ends Four-Match Losing Run

Guardiola was forced to throw on Laporte and Nicolas Otamendi in the closing stages to repel Watford's aerial assault, but City held on.

Dec 05, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau
From Croatian War Child To Ballon d'Or Winner: Tracking Luka Modric's Fascinating Journey

A national hero in his home country and crowned the best player on the planet, Modric was rewarded for his key role in Croatia's historic run to the World Cup final and his club Real Madrid's third straight Champions League trophy.

Dec 04, 2018

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Ballon d'Or 2018: DJ Martin Solveig Apologises To Ada Hegerberg For ‘Twerk’ Comment – VIDEO

Hegerberg, who helped Division 1 Feminine club Olympique Lyonnais to the French title and UEFA Champions League, beat Denmark’s Pernille Harder to the prize.

Dec 04, 2018

| Outlook Web Bureau