Parents in India don't care about Indian sports. But they do have a reason for it. Sports in India as a career option should have good salaries and financial support to a player's family. But as we have all seen from 2010 Commonwealth Games scam the rich and the corrupt politicians with swiss bank accounts don't want this to happen. Greed has corrupted their mind. As a result the parents don't have faith in sports for their future generations.
Even AIFF didn't have a proper office back in 2007 (as per their accounts). They were in huge crisis. They needed money, IMG-Reliance became their savior.
In the latest edition of FIFA rankings, India has dropped the ladder by 15 positions from 141 to 156...
India are ranked 156th in the world and 28th in the continent, according to the latest version of FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
After defeating Nepal (now ranked 185) 2-0 on aggregate in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, India were slotted in group D alongside Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam.
However, India sit bottom of their group after a 2-1 home defeat to Oman and a shocking loss by the same scoreline to petit island Guam.
With a couple of defeats, India has fallen down the rankings, while Guam, who currently sit top of the group have leapfrogged by 20 positions from 174 to 154. Two time Asian Cup winners Iran in the meantime have also seen themselves climb up by three places to 38 from 41.
Oman, who sit second in the group have tumbled by a spot find themselves in the 102nd position. Turkmenistan have been by far the biggest movers in the group as they climbing 21 positions and surpassed both Guam and India in the latest rankings – 152.
Perhaps, the PM could have chosen another sport to bolster BRICS ties keeping Indian interests in mind. Here's why. The latest Fifa rankings, released on Thursday, shows five-time world champion Brazil in the sixth spot. Russia, also host to the next World Cup in 2018, at 28, while South Africa is at 70 and China at 77. And India has dropped from 141 to 156. So this tournament could be the mother of all mis-matches.
It may be recalled that India lost 2-1 to Guam in the Olympic qualifiers last month. Guam is a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean with a population of 1.59 lakh.
What else can you expect from Times of India other then lies and ignorance? Anyways the main aim of the article was to promote Modi and that journalist has little idea about football.
TOI at its best. Anyway that not gonna happen. If at all BRICS tournament happenS , Brazil will send u19 or u16 , Russia u19, China u21, south Africa u21. :P
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India are ranked 156th in the world and 28th in the continent, according to the latest version of FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
After defeating Nepal (now ranked 185) 2-0 on aggregate in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, India were slotted in group D alongside Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam.
However, India sit bottom of their group after a 2-1 home defeat to Oman and a shocking loss by the same scoreline to petit island Guam.
With a couple of defeats, India has fallen down the rankings, while Guam, who currently sit top of the group have leapfrogged by 20 positions from 174 to 154. Two time Asian Cup winners Iran in the meantime have also seen themselves climb up by three places to 38 from 41.
Oman, who sit second in the group have tumbled by a spot find themselves in the 102nd position. Turkmenistan have been by far the biggest movers in the group as they climbing 21 positions and surpassed both Guam and India in the latest rankings – 152.
UFA: On a day when India slipped 15 positions in the FIFA world rankings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the setting up of a BRICS sports council where football meets could be organised. "India could host a football event next year," Modi said in the Russian town of Ufa on Thursday.
It may be recalled that India lost 2-1 to Guam in the Olympic qualifiers last month. Guam is a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean with a population of 1.59 lakh.
absolute embarassment.