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It has long come as a mystery to soccer fans: how can India, with a population of 1.2 billion and a burgeoning passion for football, be languishing at 162nd in the world rankings below Madagascar and Nepal?

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High hopes for Indian footballupdated: Mon Jan 30 2012 13:12:00

CNN World Sport interviews former India football coach and Olympian on a new Indian Football League.

De Boer on Dutch chancesupdated: Sun Jul 11 2010 13:52:00

Dutch football legend Ronald De Boer assesses the Netherlands' chances in the World Cup final.

U.S. finally catches World Cup feverupdated: Thu Jun 24 2010 13:31:00

I knew every last American had been touched by the World Cup when my father-in-law told me how much he enjoyed "the first few innings" of the Brazil-Ivory Coast match.

SI.com: World Soccer: Ronaldinho named Player of the Decadeupdated: Tue Dec 15 2009 13:01:00

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, better known as Ronaldinho, is World Soccer's Player of the Decade. Based on the votes cast by readers in the 10 annual votes between 2000 and '09, the Brazilian -- who was our World Player of the Year in '04 and '05 -- is the outstanding performer of the past 10 years.

Serie A football previewupdated: Mon Aug 24 2009 04:45:00

CNN's Pedro Pinto and Gazzetta dello Sport's Giancarlo Galavotti discuss the teams in this season Serie A football league.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: Things will get worse for Serie A before they improveupdated: Thu Jul 30 2009 14:00:00

Welcome to rock bottom. It couldn't possibly get worse, could it?

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Spain defender Puyol on why this could be the yearupdated: Tue Jun 10 2008 12:46:00

If it's international-tournament time, that means Spain is officially on red alert. For all of the quality players and international prestige Spain has earned over the years, its national team still can't win when it counts. Its best finish at the World Cup was way back in 1950, when La Furia Roja finished fourth.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: Five-minute guide to Euro 2008updated: Thu Jun 05 2008 11:30:00

SI.com's Gabriele Marcotti is in Switzerland and Austria for the 2008 European Championship. Here's his primer for the tournament.

SI.com: Gavin Hamilton: Riquelme deserves awards, but will likely be ignoredupdated: Wed Nov 28 2007 12:10:00

It's that time of the year when attention turns to the annual individual player awards.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: For better or worse, refs' errors are part of the gameupdated: Thu Oct 11 2007 12:50:00

Also in this column: • Lunacy of FIFA's award list

SI.com: A Real messupdated: Thu Jan 18 2007 10:51:00

When Real Madrid hired Fabio Capello last summer, it was looking for a "sure thing" -- a big-name coach who would cut through the B.S., tame the Galácticos (or what was left of them) and deliver some kind of silverware. Any kind.

British designer gunning for Italyupdated: Fri Jul 07 2006 12:41:00

British fashion designer Neil Barrett will be paying close attention to what the Italian football team is wearing this Sunday when they play in the World Cup final -- he designed their uniforms.

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