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What has the Sports Minister done for football in India, asks coach Houghton

New Delhi: India’s football coach Bob Houghton on Thursday turned the heat on M S Gill for his recent remarks regarding the fallen standard of the national team, asking the Sports Minister what he had done for the sport. “I’m amused at times (when people talk about how poor the Indian team is). I remembe ....Read more

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MR "KHEL" MINISTERBy: MAHESH | Friday , 19 Jun '09 15:23:22 PM Reply | Forward THIS SPORTS MINISTER WAS EARLIER ELECTION COMMISSIONER WHOSE JOB WAS TO GET THE ELECTION DONE. JUST TO GIVE ADVISES AND REST WOULD BE DONE BY OTHERS. HE BECAME THE MINISTER IN REWARD OF SERVING ELECTION COMMISSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT "MAI BAAP". SO HE DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SPORTS AND JUST GIVING COMMENTS AND ADVISES ABOUT THE SPORTS. HE MIGHT BE NOT KNOWING THE NAME OF LEGEND SUBRATO... IT IS FATE OF SPORTS IN THE HANDS OD SUCH REWARDEE APPOINTED PERSONS.

FOOTBALL AND THE SPORTS MINISTERBy: NIRANJAN | Friday , 19 Jun '09 8:55:19 AM Reply | Forward WHY SHOULD THE SPORTS MINISTER TAKE INTEREST IN FOOTBALL? IS THERE ANY MONEY TO BE MADE IN FOOTBALL? THE MINISTER IS ONLY INTERESTED IN CRICKET BECAUSE OF THE CRORES OF RUPEES THAT CAN BE MADE FROM IT. IN FACT THAT IS THE REASON THAT ALL THE POLITICIANS LIKE SHARAD PAWAR, LALU YADAV ETC SHOW INTEREST IN CRICKET BECAUSE OF THE MONEY.

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