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An opportunity to save a footballer

Unlike each week, we are not going to write today’s newsletter talking about the wins, glory, and developments of BBFS or the sporting fraternity. Today’s piece is about a boy who was meant to ma...

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India: No country for college sports?

A few days back, we conversed with Samyak, a former student-athlete of Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS). He narrated his journey of beating the odds and traveling to the US to continue playin...

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A cricket legend’s blessing for next gen footballers

“Are we not more likely to hit the mark if we have a target?” – Aristotle Much like the legendary leg spinner would have loved it, fortune had other plans. Vaman Viswanath Kumar, one of Indi...

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Importance of Coach Education

India U-20's victory against Argentina U-20 in 2018 rang many bells for Indian football. The youngsters played a heart whelming game and were the deserved winners.  Indian football was depriv...

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Football’s loss is Industries’ gain

“I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious” - Albert Einstein Often, when you look at the most famous personalities in the world, one common trait amongst them is the willingne...

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Pathway to professional football in India

In 2014, the Indian Super League partnered with the Premier League to take football to the masses. Since then, the Premier League has assisted the Indian Super League in many aspects. Today, the ISL ...

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The football factory of North-east India

Last year, out of the 270 registered footballers in the Indian Super League (ISL), around 100 were from the North-east. Which means one-third of India's top football league players are from the eight...

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Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools finally in the North-East

Twelve years after it was set up in Delhi, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) has finally reached the North-East. It looks to start its flagship residential academy in partnership with Assam Ri...

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Four in a family, all for Football

“Back in our days, we did not have the opportunity to play and study. Because of my academics, I had to drop my dream of playing cricket at the elite level. That is one of the reasons I want my fou...

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