Debodinna Chakraborty

Portugal are through... but the questions aren't going away. 👀 Cristiano Ronaldo's side scraped into the knockouts after a tense draw with Colombia, with their midfield once again coming under the spotlight. 🇨🇴⚽ #FIFAWorldCup #COLPOR | @DeboDenoC indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

The smallest nations can dream the biggest dreams. Cabo Verde are through to the #FIFAWorldCup2026 knockouts. 🌍🇨🇻✨

Scrutiny's favourite target. Football's ultimate survivor. Cristiano Ronaldo walked into Houston under pressure and walked out with two goals, another record and the last laugh. The critics keep coming. So do the answers. @DeboDenoC #CristianoRonaldo #FIFAWorldCup indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

Argentina know exactly what Messi means to them. Portugal are still trying to define Ronaldo's place in this version of their team. @DeboDenoC with another hot World Cup take. Read here indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

Messi opens his 2026 World Cup with a hat-trick. While Ronaldo goes goalless in Round 1 as the rivalry takes a dramatic early twist. Two legends. Two different starts. @DeboDenoC #Messi #Ronaldo #FIFAWorldCup indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

The World Cup gave fans a Messi hat-trick, a Mbappe record and a Haaland brace. Yet #CristianoRonaldo walked away empty-handed as Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by DR Congo. Here's our match report by @DeboDenoC 👇 #FIFAWorldCup2026 #PORCOD ⚽🏆 indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

The truth is that FIFA is desperate to get India to play in the World Cup, has been for a while as we are literally the largest sports market with just a single sport dominating, the last fairly unexplored major market in sport. They gave us the FIFA U17 World Cup on which I worked for that reason. The women's U 17 as well, they also wanted to give us the U20 tournament if our team continued to do improve, but the AIFF had imploded by then. FIFA, like every world sporting body other than the ICC, wants to bring our huge audiences to their sport. It is our collective sports administration incompetence coupled with a clunky structure of sports being in the state list instead of the central list that is shooting us in the foot. And why most major Indian sporting achievements have been individual, despite the system instead of thanks to the system.

What was your first #FIFAWorldCup memory? @AmarPanicker asked colleagues around the @IndiaToday newsroom about their first World Cup memory that first captured their imagination. The answers were nostalgic, surprising and deeply personal. Read: indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

🧵Messi vs Ronaldo.👊 The rivalry that defined a generation. Five World Cups each. Countless records. Endless debates. And now, football could be preparing for one final chapter as both legends eye a historic sixth #FIFAWorldCup in 2026.

#CristianoRonaldo's World Cup legacy👇 ⚽ First player to score in five different World Cups 🇵🇹 Most World Cups played by a European footballer (5) 🏆 On course to become the first player alongside Messi to appear at six World Cups The trophy still eludes him.

#LionelMessi's World Cup legacy: 🏆 World Cup winner 🎖️ Two-time Golden Ball winner ⚽ 13 World Cup goals 👟 21 goal contributions 📈 Most appearances and minutes played in men's World Cup history Yet he's coming back for more.

One completed football. One is still chasing the final piece. Messi vs Ronaldo has lasted longer than anyone imagined. The FIFA World Cup 2026 could be the final time we witness football's greatest rivalry on the grandest stage. ✍️ @DeboDenoC Read👇 bit.ly/3PZdMG5

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Who is sad about not able to watch FIFA World Cup 2026 live in India?

India may not be playing at the #FIFAWorldCup2026. But every four years, millions of Indians make the tournament their own. So why are fans still waiting for clarity on how they'll watch football's biggest spectacle? @DeboDenoC ✍️ @ITGDsports indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

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The nuances of football have always been hard for me to understand But being brought up in an environment, where East Bengal football is celebrated, this one is a beautiful read @DeboDenoC #ISL #EastBengal indiatoday.in/sports/footbal…

All the years of frustration gone. This time, the Bangals celebrate. #EastBengalFC #IndianSuperLeague

India’s first basketball league does not want to be the next IPL 🏀 And that might be exactly why the IBL has a shot. A sustainable pathway for young Indian players. @DeboDenoC gives us the exclusive with commissioner Jeremy Loeliger ⬇️ #Basketball indiatoday.in/sports/other-s…

Delhi Capitals were 55/1. Then KKR’s spinners happened. 😵 Narine, Varun and Anukul absolutely suffocated DC, who somehow scored just 11 runs between overs 12-16. 🤯 📝: @DeboDenoC #DCvsKKR indiatoday.in/sports/cricket…

A Khel Ratna awardee An ex-Thomas Cup champion. A former World No 1. @KusariKingshuk talks to @satwiksairaj who says he is tired of feeling invisible after all that he's done in his career. #Badminton #Sports Read all about it here🔽👇 indiatoday.in/sports/badmint…

A risky dream that only the brave and truly football-passionate dare to take on. Thanks to @dsood92 (@OfficialSCDelhi) and Prithijit Das (@InterKashi) for their valuable inputs in bringing this story to life.