Wednesday, October 15, 2014

A spectacular start to Indian Super League football...

Ayush Bucha cannot wait for the start of the Indian Super League. Like 70,000 other fans he is desperately trying to get into the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday evening.

The 10-week, eight-team tournament is a new chapter in the history of Indian football and he wants to be part of it.

"The sleeping giant is waking up. India's journey to the World Cup [football] starts here," he shouts.

Everyone is excited. One fan in a Manchester United jersey says, "Tomorrow I am going to buy an Atletico de Kolkata shirt. United are out."

In a city which is passionate about its football, the stadium has seen bigger crowds than this: 100,000 fans turn up to see the derby between local champions Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

But this crowd is different. Full story...

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