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Vishal KaithGoalkeeper · IndiaMohun Bagan Super Giant
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Nickname, coach, captain and the records that define them — a plain-explainer on the India women's national football team and the ranking it lives with.
The women's game in India has talent, ambition and a growing audience. What it needs is a pathway that holds together from school football to the senior national team.
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Eleven clubs, one promotion route, one relegation trapdoor and a set of cups that lead towards Asia. How the I-League actually works.
One club went up as champions, one won the league and lost the place, one went down and still reached the top tier. How movement between the leagues really works.