Overview

Football in India is alive and kicking. Not because of a few famous clubs and the top competitions, but because of the regional tournaments, local heroes and the people who keep football culture alive. The hugely popular Khep games in Kolkata, the hotly contested 7s league in Kerala, the many Basti tournaments in Meghalaya―all of these have kept the ball rolling. And that’s not all. Be it in hilly Mizoram and Nagaland, amidst the lush greens of Punjab, the sandy beaches of Thoothoor in Tamil Nadu or the fabled villages of Goa―football holds a special place in the hearts of many.

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If you thought India was just a nation of cricket, think again. Sandeep Menon has travelled through India and brought back the stories, the myths, the love and the rivalries, out of which football nations are made. A brilliant multi-faceted journey through a brilliant multi-faceted nation.-- ""David Goldblatt, author of The Ball is Round and The Game of Your Lives""

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Sandeep Menon is a journalist, author and educator whose writing moves from the playing fields to the page with ease. An automobile engineer by training, he swapped machines for words (after a brief fling with broadcast media), chasing the highs of telling stories and capturing sporting moments.

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