AJMER: In what must be one of the most bizarre excuses, a budding football player was left out of Rajasthan's Under-14 team because he has two teeth less than what is expected at his age. Despite putting up a rather commendable show at the state level tournaments, Nishant Kumar was not included in the squad for the U-14 National tournament to be held in Goa, as he has 28 instead of 30 teeth.
An excellent show in Thursday's trials was also of little use for this student of National Military School, who was disqualified by the selectors. Nishant, who had gone for the trials in Pali along with friend Tej Singh, was told that he can't make the cut because he has 28 teeth.
When TOI got in touch with a top official of the All India Football Federation, he called the incident 'bizarre'. The official said the AIFF constitution doesn't have any such provisions. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Disqualified-for-having-less-teeth/articleshow/10433470.cms
does this happen anywhere else in the world???? <!-- s:confusion-scratchheadyellow: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/confusion/scratchheadyellow.gif" alt=":confusion-scratchheadyellow:" title="Yellow Scratching Head" /><!-- s:confusion-scratchheadyellow: -->
Any tom dick & Harry can become a football official in India. Only criteria is he should have some influence & know A to Z of corruption. Anyway they must have never heard of football & when told to select a football team they must have heard something like 'food hall'. And thinking it must be some meat eating contest in Goa they must have rejected Nishant for having less teeth.
AJMER: In what must be one of the most bizarre excuses, a budding football player was left out of Rajasthan's Under-14 team because he has two teeth less than what is expected at his age. Despite putting up a rather commendable show at the state level tournaments, Nishant Kumar was not included in the squad for the U-14 National tournament to be held in Goa, as he has 28 instead of 30 teeth.
An excellent show in Thursday's trials was also of little use for this student of National Military School, who was disqualified by the selectors. Nishant, who had gone for the trials in Pali along with friend Tej Singh, was told that he can't make the cut because he has 28 teeth.
When TOI got in touch with a top official of the All India Football Federation, he called the incident 'bizarre'. The official said the AIFF constitution doesn't have any such provisions. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Disqualified-for-having-less-teeth/articleshow/10433470.cms
does this happen anywhere else in the world???? <!-- s:confusion-scratchheadyellow: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/confusion/scratchheadyellow.gif" alt=":confusion-scratchheadyellow:" title="Yellow Scratching Head" /><!-- s:confusion-scratchheadyellow: -->
Any tom dick & Harry can become a football official in India. Only criteria is he should have some influence & know A to Z of corruption. Anyway they must have never heard of football & when told to select a football team they must have heard something like 'food hall'. And thinking it must be some meat eating contest in Goa they must have rejected Nishant for having less teeth.
ha ha.... very true jose <!-- s:clap: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/eusa/clap.gif" alt=":clap:" title="Clap" /><!-- s:clap: -->
Alex Ferguson's wife woke him up on the morning after the Manchester Derby. She shouted to him "Alex wake up it's seven!" Alex immediately woke up very drousy and replied "Fucking hell have they scored again?!" <!-- s:angry-screaming: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/angry/screaming.gif" alt=":angry-screaming:" title="Screaming" /><!-- s:angry-screaming: -->
This article is by me, so give it a read!!! Especially if you like Football movies.
Exclusive package for Football films in the International Film Festival of India
The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which begins in Goa from November 23, will have a ‘Soccer in Cinema’ package. The package will be a separate section of films, based on the theme of football, to be showcased everyday from 8 pm to 10 pm at IFFI this year
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Well, Evans and Ferdinand didn't. <!-- s:confusion-shrug: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/confusion/shrug.gif" alt=":confusion-shrug:" title="Shrug" /><!-- s:confusion-shrug: -->
Read about the movies to be shown, some of them are really interesting - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/14/football-films-iffi-2011/#axzz1dfmrGxnD"; onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/bl ... z1dfmrGxnD</a><!-- m -->
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