Football

Once known for illegal liquor, Bicharpur village in Madhya Pradesh is now a football hub, producing around 45 national players. Learn how coach Raees Ahmed's efforts kickstarted this transformation.

Aditi Chauhan, the first Indian woman to play in the English League and goalkeeper for the women’s national team, started the She Kicks Academy to create a professional environment for underprivileged girls in Delhi.

Alarmed by the rate at which his friends were dropping out of school to earn a living, Mumbai resident Ashok Rathod decided to train children in football as a means to help them stay in school with his NGO, Oscar Foundation.

Brothers Shib and Hari Shankar Dasgupta, with their NGO Shreeja, have integrated sports and academics in a way that girls across West Bengal are getting a fair shot at escaping the cycle of violence.

Vijay Barse, whose foundation Slum Soccer has gained global recognition for helping thousands of slum children fight addiction and a dark future with football, narrates how he fought the urban rural divide to change so many lives.

Unable to fulfill his own dreams, Anand Kumar Gope has channeled his skills into helping girls from his village in Jharkhand play national and international level football, breaking down social taboos

Sangeetha Sekar grew up on the streets of Chennai, but worked to become a football player. She has represented India in tournaments held in Russia and Scotland, and talks about her journey thus far.

More than anything else, what many Indian fans remember is the joy he gave them. As Maradona once said, "When you're on the field, life goes away, the problems go away, everything goes away!”

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!

Nicknamed as the ‘Chinese wall’, Gostha Paul was also the first footballer to get a stamp issued by the government. #BirthAnniversary