The FIFA Dream...!

It’s 2010. And still India is not playing FIFA World Cup. But I am even happier to see the numerous fans and discussions that started off in India about the champions and history of FIFA. It shows that in India we are passionate about football more than we ourselves would likely believe.
I would say here…take my words, and India will rule FIFA chart, like cricket very soon.

Some of you might say, Raj has gone totally crazy but I mean it seriously and I want to explain to you my thought process on this ambitious declaration. Maybe we can get something started…

First of all I want to correct our belief that Indian never qualified for FIFA.

Wrong…
We had a glorious history of qualifying FIFA long back in 1950 FIFA world cup.
But, that ended with a refusal to go “because of the expense of traveling such a long way to play” (or, according to some reports, because FIFA would not allow the team to play barefoot).

Fine, we accepted it happily. But, we Indians; are full with sporting spirit. We believe in our Team, and will endeavor to get there.

Apparently, the history of the sports turns on the amazing performances of certain pivotal individuals. They are the champions of their ground. But these fascinating people are part of the glory to their team as a whole.

Every instance of their success is an example of their individual dedication toward their team and their focus toward their single goal to make their country win.

He can be Adriano, Pablo Aimar, Roberto Baggio, Michael Ballack, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Luis Figo, Ricardo Kaka, Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, Pele, Ronaldinho or Zinedine Zidane, we inspire them all.

This… gives us assurance of the latent powers of simple manhood with higher courage and larger confidence.

Confidence, the timeless quality that separates winners from losers, the classic factor that distinguishes leaders from followers

Put 11 players on other side, stadium full with 70,000 screaming fans, battle it out for that final goal.

It’s not quite so simple. Agree. There are groaning, tackling, slashing moves and acrobatic actions. True. But we are ready. We have proven our steel in various other sports too.

The above would give us a challenge for the coming years with milestones to aspire to.
And we are ready for that. The world is eyeing India and putting a lot of hope in us.
Apart from that, football commands a massive fan following across the length and breadth of India and is the most loved sport in the sates of West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim.

Our IPL is challenging any Soccer League in terms of growing popularity and of course the earnings.

And what more, we are bubbling up to show the world, we are not less than anyone, come may what.

Olympics we have started off, FIFA is not too far. We have a talented youth with that flair to achieve victory, that passion to prove, that emotion to take care of billion hearts, and that attitude to show to the world ‘We are coming soon”.

We are just waiting for that one opportunity, and done…! We will be there.

Cheers…!