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[–] pradeepkanchan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

And corrupt politicians and lackeys will be right there to stifle its potential!

[–] 18-8-7-5@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't trust them in a final.

[–] Saltire_Blue@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Don’t tell the British

[–] calooie@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Before anyone gets excited he means that literally, FIFA wants to operate gold mines in India.

[–] gencoloji@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] Cashlover123@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Infantino covered in gold powder literally would look like Gold Dust.

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[–] Midziu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I imagine Infantino saying this, then smiling big to show that he has 3 gold teeth...

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[–] dakinekine@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Lmao sadly this could actually be real news.

[–] TheUltimateScotsman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smh, the real value in India is the cheap call centres

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[–] h0rny3dging@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Just misspoke, meant "exploited"

[–] flybypost@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

FIFA wants to operate gold mines in India.

Ha, smart move. Cut out the middle man and go for the gold directly. More money for FIFA!

[–] LOKl31@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ballon d’ors gotta come from somewhere

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[–] RABB_11@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

"How can we monetise a billion people?" - FIFA

[–] mcwolf@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

china try hard to not be

[–] Ollymid2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"How can we monetise another billion people?" - FIFA

FTFY

[–] whitejaguar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] Chalkun@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

FIFA getting ready to fund the Mars colonisation

[–] Hexo_Micron@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They will have to fight hard with ICC & BCCI

[–] Fandango-9940@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They really won't, ICC and BCCI shit all over Indian fans and provide a shit product because they know there is no real competition.

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[–] WW_Jones@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

FIFA and UEFA would somehow double the amount of fixtures if India starts watching football.

[–] robins420@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Think the popularity by Son in Korea and multiple the hype by 10

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[–] letsgetcool@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

bit of a weird way to phrase it

[–] Narretz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Indian Football is a gold mine waiting to be exploit... explored!

[–] suzukijimny@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Infantino: “Today, I feel Indian”

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[–] cantona237@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] AayushS1008@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

India really needs to move away from cricket. Waiting for the day when football takes over.

[–] surgereaper@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

They mean gold mine for them to exploit basically

[–] -SandorClegane-@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Colonisation 2.0

[–] k1ngd3mon@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why don't FIFA invest heavily in India? They might make insane returns once India starts playing World Cup regularly.

[–] ziki6154@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Shouldn't India invest on their own football structure first to show FIFA that they care?

[–] DusaDruidee@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Indian Football is a gold mine waiting to be exploited, says Arsene Wenger

*Fixed for you

[–] JuliusSeizure563@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] FormalWorth2115@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

1-800-Cash-for-Gold ?

[–] HopelessChildren@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Again, this topic is tiring at this point but nothing will change as long as Indians continue to simply consume the sport and not play it, along with a lack of infrastructure which means poor kids have no way of accessing professional football.

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[–] lordnacho666@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

In other news, Arsene Wenger opens shovel and pickaxe shop in India.

[–] Longshadowman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Positive-Media423@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of colonialist talk is this?

[–] OwnTheNorth@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Get a grip man Jesus Christ hahaha

[–] Like_a_Charo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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

[–] svscvbh@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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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[–] BrickEnvironmental37@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Football is very popular there but they don't tend to support their own. Even during the World Cup last year, there and Bangladesh were rocking up to big screens wearing jerseys of other nations. Indians were going to Qatar to support England. It's very weird.

India generally have a very poor sporting record. They have 10 Olympic gold medals in their history. It was only really in the last 20-25 years that they sorted themselves out in cricket.

If football ever got big, the BCCI (Indian cricket board) would wield their power and try to crush it.

[–] vivekanandasr@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

India is a big country mate, personally I think there are enough people to support both the sports if it becomes big.

[–] Ruud_Boltz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sue me but my kid (whenever I have him/her) is gonna train in football at all costs. It's upto them how far they want to go

[–] SteevyKrikyFooky@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Always wondered about this. Out of +1 billion people, they couldn’t find ONE talented football player?

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[–] Lack_of_Plethora@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

A country that obsessed with football, with that many players, could easily be a football powerhouse.

[–] JessyPengkman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking about this the other day. There's over 1b people there and lots looove football, why do we never see good Indian players? Is the infrastructure that bad?

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[–] Cashlover123@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Finally someone significant has realized the power of Pav Bhaji, Momo, Rice+Curry and Aloo Paratha.

[–] Jezar157@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Mi primera chamba

[–] plnchris@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

obligatory "he is a specialist in failure"

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