eventhough football is very popular in india, and many many youngsters are playing it daily, Indian team is not at all talented, not a powerful team?
203411
because of lack of motivation and also Corruption.
191618
Yes, football (don't call it soccer!!!) plays a major role in this country, at all levels and all ages.   It is a major topic of conversation / debate (and unfortunately fights) in English pubs.  There are intense, almost tribal, feelings of dedication to your team, and there are major rivalries, such as Man United and Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs and Plymouth and Exeter.  (However, probably the biggest is Rangers and Celtic in Scotland).\n\nFootball cuts across boundaries of class, age and (mostly with a few major exceptions) religion - your club is in your heart.  \n\nHaving said that, there are always so-called fans who jump on the bandwagon of whichever club is most successful, in the 80s, it was Liverpool (boo!!!), in the 90s, Man United, and today, Chelsea.  No true fan can change their allegiance though - even when a club goes to the wall (look at Accrington Stanley for a contemporary example).\n\nInternational football is another matter altogether, England fans have a bad reputation in Europe, which was well deserved some years ago; hooliganism by England fans (I say fans very loosely) is largely now a thing of the past, thankfully.  \n\nThere is no sport in England bigger than football, and the same goes for most of Europe.\n\nApart from supporting a team, football is played regularly by millions of men (and women) across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland at every level from a kick-about in the local park, through pub teams who play on a Sunday morning, to top level professional players and everything in between. There are leagues for 5-a-side, 6-a-side, 7-a-side and 11-a-side in most towns.\n\nHistorically, the first officially organised competition was the 1872 FA Cup, a competition which is still going today, and is highly prestigious - this year's final will be between Liverpool and West Ham United.  The Football League started in 1887, and the first champions were, I think Preston North End in 1888 (although I could be wrong).  You can see, then, that there is a lot of history to the game.\n\nSo yes, football is a HUGE part of English culture.
430929
see no doubt he is a good player\nbut he got many oppertunity to prove himself\nbut he remain failed\n\nand now in present indian team there is no space for him
437793
I completely agree. Indian cricket is like English football. yeah sure you are alright, but the public talks them selves up way too much
627535
India are strong contenders as do South Africa and Pakistan. India has a bunch of youngsters who are given lot of chances bfore the world cup. The bench strength of India is greater than that in the previous cup
574092
I've yet to understand the popularity of baseball myself but hey to each there own.  When I ask my family about world cup and I have to tell them it's soccer. They roll their eyes and yawn.  To those that never played the game it is rather boring and you can catch all the action on the highlight reel of the late night news.  When you get down to it, when one doesn't know someone that's actually playing it's hard to spark interest.  Baseball players, basketball etc...have become household names and hence an increase of popularity.
448154
yeah u can say this defetes are shameless defetes.last 4 series India didnt play well. dravid is oki. he tried with this team to win. but this team is not perfect. young players played well in some matches. but now this is proved that they r not prepared to play in this highest lavel of cricket. team selectors have to think more about the young players. they need to bring back players like Shourav Ganguly, Laxman, Nehra. Chappal should resign. He isnt the perfect man for India. He is a gud coach. But he is not appropriate for this team. His methods r unique but not useful. So kick him out. Vensarkar & pawar has to attend this matter. Dont go for money, think for ur team. Dont do POLITICS with Indian Cricket.
647056
England are really bad at football and the english people are so arrogant (i'm english btw and i live in england). I think they feel a need to show that they're tough and they're "better" than everyone else. They attempt to do this by fighting other people and "winning", though it's really pathetic. They want to show it by offering the best in their country at football, but that'll never happen, so they resort to doing it themselves violently...
317841
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.\n\nIT MUST BE FAMILIORIZED. IT CAN BE CONDUCTED IN ODI FORMAT AND EVERY TEAM SHOULD BE GIVEN MORE CHANCES TO PLAY.\n\nABOVE ALL NO PARTIALITY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.
549343
If they perform to their potential and ability, they are defenitely going to be assets to Indian Team.  Unfortunately they are not doing justice to their potential.  One can see many youngsters coming to Indian Team in the near future before team for the world cup is selected.
672875
IF SOMEONE BELIEVE "GANGULY" ONLY THE SO CALLED\n"EXPERIENCE".....THAT'S TOTALLY WRONG.\n\nYOU CANT BLAME A CAPTAIN OR COACH FOR INDIA'S OVERSEAS DEFEAT.\nITS HAPPENING FOR QUITE A LONG TIME..ALMOST THE BEGINNING.\n\nEVERYONE KNOWS THE UNIVERSAL TRUTH...INDIA CANT WIN IN ABROAD.
270898
Hey me and my friends are trying to figure out the same question. We have figured out till now is \n\n1. To teach and preach football to everybody by spreading the excitement that we get by watching matches.\n\n2. If possible get sponsors interested in the sport.\n\n3. The most important is to force the National football administrators to get a better coach.\n\n4. Get the youngsters to know and play football better by teaching whomsoever you can.\n\n         My friend its kinda tough but u know that its never easy. Also it gives a nice feeling that India had once reached the fifa world cup finals and then didnt qualify due to playing barefooted.
146773
good question!!!!well,foot ball in asia is being popular slowly everywhere.we should have organized more tournaments ofen.sponsors also need to provide better opportunities and need more academy for football with less fee as asian are not effordable for expensive or international academies.\n  there are many good players in asia but only few of them get chance and only richmans son/doughters get chance.......thanks a lot
282427
BEST OF THE TWO GOT THE PRIDE.\n\nITS A BITTER TRUTH.INDIAN TEAM IS NOT STRONGEST AS YOU THINK.\n\nENJOY THE CRICKET WITH 3RD PERSON ATTITUDE.\nYOU WILL FIND MORE TRUTHS ANT CHEATS.
627178
I don't understand your question. can you rephrase your question.\n\ni think cricket needs to become more popular so there will be more teams and competition
344855
Unfortunately the performance of the Indian Team is very pathetic of late.   The present situation calls for drastic and harsh action from the Cricket Board.  I strongly feel that as a first step to improve the performance, payment to the players should be linked to their performance instead of graded system presently in force.  Once this is done, players will be forced to leave their complacency and try hard to earn their money by performing better, which ultimately turn around fortune of Indian Team
504382
I certainly do. When teams like Chelsea and Arsenal field an all foreign team it is dreadful. People say that there are not enough good English players around. I disagree. Look what Fergie did at Man Utd in bringing players like the Neville brothers, Scholes, Beckham and Giggs through the system. Many managers will not persevere with young English players. They go and buy foreigners because they are quite often cheaper and will accept lower wages. Also signing foreign players is sometimes a quick fix. It takes time to nurture young players and some clubs will not give managers enough time to do this as they want instant results. Restricting the number of foreign players would make clubs have a rethink and it would be better for the national team. Of all the foreign players playing in England how many are really top class players? Not that many.