A few players on the Indian football team were 'found out' as not being up to international level, says sports presenter Joe Morrison, after India's crash out of the AFC Asian Cup, following a loss against Syria. He talks to Kathakali Chanda about why this tournament has been a reality check for India, showing that despite hype around the local Indian Super League, football standards have not been raised
The latest development in Indian football is that the country's sports ministry has mandated that only teams that rank among the top eight in their respective sports will go to 2022 Asian Games in Huangzhou, China — which was postponed from last year due to the Covid pandemic. The Indian football team ranks number 18 and so won't make the cut, Kathakali Chanda points out. The All India Football Federation and National Coach Igor Štimac have appealed to the government to relax the mandate. Katha and well-known sports presenter Joe Morrison discuss this on ToThePoint today
India won its 9th SAFF Championship final yesterday and Sunil Chhetri took home his third Golden Boot award. But how bright is the future of Indian football? In this extended edition of ToThePoint, Kathakali Chanda is in conversation with the well-known sports presenter Joe Morrison. They speak about how far the game has come in India from its darkest day of recent memory when Chhetri had to appeal to fans to come watch the match to the current growing interest in the game. And, did the latest championship reveal glimpses of who might inherit Chhetri's mantle?
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