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The footballing foundations making Morocco soar

India, June 30 -- Rome wasn't built in a day but neither was Moroccan football. It was shining on Tuesday after Morocco beat Netherlands in the tie-break to reach the Round of 16 in the World Cup. A... Read More


Lacking stars but have plenty of steel and goals

NEW DELHI, June 27 -- If the Dutch fans are anything to go by, the party is well and truly on. The road to any Netherlands game is paved by the infectious energy of a sea of orange jerseys and that is... Read More


World Cup 2026: There's something about the Dutch

India, June 26 -- If the Dutch fans are anything to go by, the party is well and truly on. The road to any Netherlands game is paved by the infectious energy of a sea of orange jerseys and that is cle... Read More


FIFA World Cup 2026: With goals and steel, the Dutch are showing they're contenders

India, June 26 -- If the Dutch fans are anything to go by, the party is well and truly on. The road to any Netherlands game is paved by the infectious energy of a sea of orange jerseys and that is cle... Read More


FIFA World Cup 2026: There's something about the Dutch

India, June 26 -- If the Dutch fans are anything to go by, the party is well and truly on. The road to any Netherlands game is paved by the infectious energy of a sea of orange jerseys and that is cle... Read More


Messi, Mbappe, Haaland: Different shades of genius

India, June 23 -- We are in the middle of a never-before-seen race for the Golden Boot. With every game, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are finding a higher level, egged on not just by... Read More


From Captain Tsubasa to Blue Lock: The anime dreams becoming Japan's reality

India, June 22 -- Japan's striker corps at the 2026 World Cup features a new "egoist" mentality. If you don't quite get what that means then you need to watch Blue Lock, a football anime set in the af... Read More


Tactics matter, but at least let them play

New Delhi, June 20 -- There was so little action in the first half of the game between South Korea and Mexico that the only statistic Opta could come up with was this: the six offsides in this match (... Read More


Tactics matter, but at least let them play

New Delhi, June 20 -- There was so little action in the first half of the game between South Korea and Mexico that the only statistic Opta could come up with was this: the six offsides in this match (... Read More


The sheer joy of the GOAT debate

New Delhi, June 18 -- It was that kind of day; the kind when you start thinking of the greats. Of Garrincha, Ferenc Puskas, Pele, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Diego Maradona, Marco... Read More