1. Many countries declined the invitation to the tournament since Uruguay seemed too far. Overseas journey was the only feasible option then as the commercial aviation really took off after half-a-century (mid 50s) of Wright Brother’s invention in 1903. 2. It was the first and the last tournament in FIFA World Cup history to have more countries from South America ...

India, FIFA ranking 158, has started its expedition to make it among the giants of world football. The highest ever ranking achieved by the country, with over 1.2 billion people, is 94 and that happened almost two decades ago. Yes, India is a sleeping giant, when it comes to football. But, is ISL the answer? The most famous player and ...

On Thursday, Tottenham will play host to Benfica in the first leg of their Europa League’s last-16 tie. It surely is a mouthwatering clash as Tim Sherwood’s men will be quite eager to bounce back from the 4-0 humiliation at the hands of Chelsea. On Saturday, Spurs showed lack of spirit against the West Londoners and paid heavily because of ...