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FIFA 13 Review

With the worldwide launch of FIFA 13 in the next few days (28th Sept EU; 25th Sept US); TKTG looks at the upcoming changes in the latest edition by EA Sports. Commentators will now switch to the touchline to provide details of player injuries, while Alan McInally will regularly phone in with the latest goals […]

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Indian football has a lot of ground to make up

India are at their lowest ever ranking. FIFA puts 168 nations above the planet’s second-most populous country. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has targeted a place at the 2022 World Cup. Nine years from now, when qualification is over, one of those facts is going to be repeated with incredulity. It seems that 2022 […]

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Bend it like… Babar?

“Football has really picked up among youngsters in recent years because people have had more exposure to the sport on television than ever before,” says Khan. Before 1999, Pakistan Television was the only source for Pakistanis to watch international football competitions. Then the satellite dish service arrived and became the avenue for local audiences to […]

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Afghan Premier League a hit with fans

    Afghans have been glued to their TV sets this week watching the start of their country’s first-ever football league season. It may be a long way from the standards of European football leagues, but the newly created Roshan Afghan Premier League has generated huge excitement and turned people across the country into football […]

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