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Indian Football is a gold mine waiting to be explored, says Arsene Wenger (www.the-aiff.com)
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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (7 children)

Even before that : it’s a mystery why no english player of indian background has made it to the highest level

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are several factors but racism plays a big part. Even in cricket, South Asian origin players in England face a lot of institutional racism, despite the fact that British South Asians have been integral to England winning World Cups and Ashes, and three different countries in the Indian subcontinent had won the World Cup before England did.

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    There is also a traditional view in Indian culture that pursuing a career in sport might be seen as throwing away an education, so while it’s not as prevalent anymore it still plays a factor in it.

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