It is really a great news for Indian Football..... I am sure that these friendlies will help the team improve and the fact that these matches are played on away grounds also help... Irrespective of these matches are earn us FIFA points or not, I am happy that the team would get much needed exposure which is good for the future... I would like to thank all the clubs for co operating for the national team.
Apart from this, the one thing that really bothers is the lack of telecast of these matches... If we have good telecast that would definitely help football in India to grow... Hope the Indian Football federation does something about this....
The fact that we are playing against countries who give a lot of importance to football means that it will be telecast in those countries. Whether AIFF can convince some channel to share the feed and broadcast it in India, remains to be seen.
Team India’s Travel Itinerary Postponed, West Indies Tour Might Get Cancelled Too
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Somebody said earlier that these matches will not be considered for FIFA's point system.
Apart from this, the one thing that really bothers is the lack of telecast of these matches... If we have good telecast that would definitely help football in India to grow... Hope the Indian Football federation does something about this....
Good Luck India...
if the aiff cant organize live telecast of the tour then it will be biggest blunder on their part and a great opportunity to publicize the sport lost.
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http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2011/08/12/2616072/indian-national-team-team-indias-travel-itinerary-postponed-west-