I'm Soham Halder, a Kolkata-based football correspondent and sports lover. Passionate about Indian Football and providing high-quality coverage of the same in its myriad facets.
The hottest debate in Indian Football at the moment involves the Indian Football Team and the Argentine Football Team. On June 20th, reports said that the AIFF, the country's governing body of football rejected a rare chance to host Messi's side in a friendly during the international window. And chaos ensued.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant have acquired the services of Anirudh Thapa in what is the biggest deal ever signed by any Indian footballer in history. The man from Dehradun has put pen to paper on a contract that runs till 2028, earning a whopping 3 crore rupees every season, making him the highest-earning Indian. Thapa was a player that had been long admired by the Mariners, from the days of Antonio Habas, and the saga finally came to a close on 12th June, Monday.
On June 6, the Blasters issued a statement, announcing the ludicrous decision of a "temporary pause of our Women's team" due to the "recent financial sanctions imposed on our club". The sheer audacity of the decision and the poor wording of the statement has precipitated a major backlash from fans, journalists, commentators, and other professionals alike on social media. The Manjappada, KBFC's fan club vehemently revoked the decision.