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Jun 12 060 Vote

The Day Football Died

Patrix | Sports

The reality was driven home more directly and ruthlessly in the Jawharlal Nehru Gold cup invitational tournament which also started in 1982. Studded with world-cupper studs like Buruchaga, Lazslo Kiss, Fischer, Mikhailichenko, Smolarek, Ramos - honored by a very respectful (WC) next to their names on DoorDarshan screens - those teams started to pummel our gods mercilessly.

Why are we content cheering other nations? Dipanjan looks back at the once-potent ability of Indian football until the day it gradually died out.

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