Sandeep Menon

The latest example of 'Politics and sports should not mix' statement

4 Time Champions have missed out yet again on qualification for the FIFA World Cup. In sports, merit will always eat legacy for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Should be the blueprint for Indian Football too as @SandynoneM correctly said

Sport is about merit. There is no prize for legacy or past success. Do the right things to keep your place. Lot to learn for #Indianfootball and Indian sports in general here

Indian football is more than a sport - it’s deeply political and social. This week on FootPol, Sandeep Menon, author of Sacred Grounds, unpacks its roots across regions, identity and history. Listen here: buzzsprout.com/2253650/episod…

As a longtime listener of the @FootPolPodcast, being on it now was amazing! As the name suggests, it's about football and the politics of it all! #SacredGrounds fall comfortably in this space. So please give it a listen. #IndianFootball open.spotify.com/episode/1qKg8C…

@BOMgirltweets Thank you!! I was in Delhi in November, no plans at the moment for a visit. But always open to it if and when a chance comes up. Hopefully something will come up soon!

@SandynoneM I’m glad that someone wrote about Indian football. As someone who’s grown up watching matches at Cooperage and hearing stories of some famous club coaches, this is much needed. Will you be touring Delhi for the launch Sandeep?

It was an honour to speak about #SacredGrounds at Champaca bookstore. A full circle moment. It was here at this very store that Sharda Ugra, who I admire and am privileged to call a friend, agreed to write the foreword for the book and gave me her feedback after reading the first draft of the manuscript. So to share the stage at the new venue of Champaca stores with Sharda was very special. PS: Please buy the book and you will fall in love with #IndianFootball

The hiring was not really the issue. It was the manner. Done at the last moment, an Indian coach suddenly thrown aside, players caught off guard... A Hail Mary attempt to show all the best opportunities were given for the women. This decision, is a good correction. And there are eligible candidates in #IndianFootball

#AIFF's elite academy, launched by #FIFA's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger on Nov 21, 2023, has been found guilty of age manipulation of players #IndianFootball @IndianFootball @FIFAcom @sports_odisha @CMO_Odisha news9live.com/sports/footbal…

What absolute garbage! And they say sports and politics don't mix.

@ArkaTweets1 one of the founders of @Footy_Femmes @coachprad and @SandynoneM talked about the #WAC2026 campaign of #BlueTigresses #ISL #IFL and yes also @KeralaBlasters #IndianFootball youtu.be/RruEnKjubVg?is…

The trio are back. And they're discussing the Asian Cup women's campaign, as well as reviewing the week's ISL and IFL games. Join @coachprad , @SandynoneM and @ArkaTweets1 as they bring you another cracker of an episode. youtu.be/RruEnKjubVg?si…

Thankful for the wonderful and unexpected opportunity to be a small part of the editorial team for the Amar Chitra Katha book about the history of the Indian Institute of Science. Go get your copies to learn about the influence and impact of this over-a-century-old Institute.

Such an entertaining game between Aizawl and Real Kashmir. So much late drama in the Indian Football League!! #IndianFootball

Valverde, Real’s ever versatile Little Bird, goes on a flight of pure fantasy | Champions League | The Guardian theguardian.com/football/2026/…

So proud to be part of the team who helped bring this out!!

The Indian women’s football team in Australia for the AFC Asian Cup was forced to hurriedly source playing kits locally after the set of jerseys sent by AIFF was manufactured for age-group teams, and “did not fit at least 80% of the 26-member squad.” timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ill-f…

Don’t know what the answer is. But it seems important to say it theguardian.com/football/2026/…

I'll take it observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…