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Indian football legend IM Vijayan took to Twitter to pay his tribute to 'Hand of God' Diego Maradona, who has passed away at the age of 60. Watch the video of the iconic moment when the two shared a stage!

Verma's ingenious idea to circumvent this issue was to give Shafali a haircut that made her look like a boy. This allowed her to play every weekend.

Imagine this: You are made the captain a few months before travelling for the World Cup, your country has won just one match in the last two editions of the tournament combined, your teammates are so certain about crashing out early that they book tickets for vacations. And you are 24. #KapilDev #83Film #WhenHistoryWasMade

In the past century, India has witnessed many glorious sporting moments. So on #NationalSportsDay, we at The Better India decided to undertake the difficult task of listing the top 10 greatest moments in Indian sports. What do you think of the list?

"We believe that children belong on the football field, playgrounds and in classrooms, but not on shop floors of factories."

To motivate the 'Women in Blue,' Virat Kohli, the men's cricket team captain has initiated a fun social media campaign, that has been trending!

Carving a name for himself with sheer grit and hard work, the 21-year-old lad is inspiring youngsters in cricket-crazy western UP to consider a career in football!

Unable to watch it live in Russia, the 53-year-old fan is hoping to create a stadium-like atmosphere for nearly 500 football buffs in town. After all, there is no fun in enjoying a nail-biting finish alone, right?

For Clifin, the World Cup is the biggest celebration of football and there was no way he would miss it.

The 53-year-old tea-seller wanted to go to Russia and see his hero play live in the World Cup, but faced with a fund crunch, he did the next best thing — paint his entire home-cum-tea stall in blue and white!