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#3 India will take football more seriously
In a cricket crazy nation, the occurrence of such a high-profile football tournament will definitely popularise the sport in this part of the world. To be honest, football is followed in a few pockets in our country which is confined to the North-East region, West Bengal, Goa and recently, Bangalore.
The Indian Super League was a genuine breakthrough for Indian football which involved big names and all the necessary glitz and glamour which ensured the people of our country to stay glued to their television sets for two and a half months of non-stop football. The junior world cup will give the Indian football fans an International flavour.
Hosting such a tournament will help to improve the cricket-centric condition of the people of India. With the I-League and the Indian Super League to kick-off just after the World Cup, the football fever is here to stay for the Indian people. The steep rise in the FIFA rankings throughout the past year has somewhat brought a football wave into the nation but it could well be short-lived. To make it an everlasting one, the AIFF needs to take proper steps and remove India’s tag of being the “Sleeping Giants of World Football”.
