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#3 Blue Pilgrims’ tifo
Over time, the popularity of the Indian national football team has gone up. Credit goes to the players who performed their best on the field to win the hearts of the people.
India, under Stephen Constantine, climbed up to the 95th position in the FIFA rankings at one point of time, which drew interest from football fans across India. People have started following the Indian football once again and quickly, a couple of fans bases have grown up.
The most famous of them is the Blue Pilgrims community. They are present in large numbers in India’s matches and cheer the team with their vocal support.
In the recent Asian Cup, they flew into the UAE to support their nation in the biggest tournament of the continent. After a fashionable win in their opening match against Thailand, they knew they would be outdone in the match against the host nations in terms of support.
However, the Pilgrim made a large tri-colour tifo with ‘This is India’ written on it. Clearly, it was the best thing to see apart from the football. Sadly, India lost that match despite putting up a brave fight.
