Can India Make It To The 2018 World Cup?
Legend has it that India blew the chance to place itself on the global football map by withdrawing from the 1950 World Cup (then called the Jules Rimmet Cup) for its unsuccessful attempt at challenging FIFA’s ruling against barefoot players. While some suggest this to be the central…
Who has had the worst streak in Football lately?
Now, here is a team that reflects the “investment gone wrong” ideology, with maybe a tad bit of raw flavor. It seems the consent is now complete that Anzhi Makhachkala has accurately messed up their credentials, especially after losing 5 Russian league games in a row. Yes, of all…
One Glory Hunter Down In Dagestan
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not lose any sleep over what the American people think of his government granting Edward Snowden temporary asylum. Nor would he lose any over the fact that ethnic tensions and terrorism have spoilt the potential growth of the oil and gas rich state…
The Anti-Climatic Beginning
When the big guns play, put a blindfold on me and ask me to spot a shooting star. That would have been more interesting. The fears of failure and endearing the apparent philosophy that a no loss is better than a win, the big teams have fielded strategies…
This is how Dagestan does.
Dagestan is the home to Russia’s richest club – Anzhi Makhachkala. I am not Russian and I am not exactly or remotely close to figuring out what this guy called Timaro is rapping about. But if you ever thought Russian football is not interesting or exciting enough, you…