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- Sep 25, 2026
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A passage to India and other international stories (opens the original)
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Hours after India host the first of their three friendlies against top-50 teams, Zinedine Zidane will end a long wait to be helm France. “Now he’s my national team coach. It’s like a film, but it’s amazing. It’s real,” said Kylian Mbappe. The season’s first international window, reshaped to a fortnight where countries can play a maximum of four matches, will also see Lionel Messi’s last dance – on the day India host Uruguay.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.c
Wake-up call for Mohun Bagan? (opens the original)
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The signs of a turnaround were evident when Jose Molina met journalists for a rare roundtable in the Mohun Bagan Super Giant media room. By early November 2024, when the interaction happened, Mohun Bagan had put behind them the 0-3 defeat at Bengaluru FC, a result Molina accepted had forced a change in team composition. “Because we were suffering and I had to do something,” he said.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MnKm!,f_auto,q_auto:good
Backdoor entries (opens the original)
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And just like that, The Red Miners were replaced by The Red Machines. The nicknames of Jamshedpur FC and Churchill Brothers share a colour and were about the only thing in common between the clubs till one gave their Indian Super League (ISL) licence – along with 12 players and two coaches – to another.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.
Three wishes before Independence Day (opens the original)
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For most of the time, football in India feels like a night without end. Corporate interest veers from sporadic to apathetic – profit, at least the possibility of one, overtrumping passion –infrastructure is inadequate, the season short and interest from broadcasters lukewarm. All of this contributes to good performance being rare.And yet, football matters. At 300 million, it continues to be the second-most followed sport, one that is growing at 25%, as per a KPMG report. India has more followers
What Jamshedpur FC’s exit tells us (opens the original)
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One day after Jamshedpur FC pulled out of the Indian Super League (ISL), Mohun Bagan Super Giant announced another big ticket, long-term signing: Lallianzuala Chhangte. One club was spending millions to add depth to their roster for a competition the other had exited. Jamshedpur FC saying they would disband while participating in the Durand Cup, the 2026-27 season-opener, and after unwavering commitment to the ISL added to the confusing, if not conflicting, messaging.<div class="captione
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