December 2020 - KreedaPanti

The Lions of Mesopotamia: The Story Behind The Iraq Football Team’s Asian Cup Win

The Lions of Mesopotamia: The Story Behind Iraq’s Asian Cup Win

Everyone loves an underdog story. Football is no stranger to it. West Germany’s 1954 World Cup triumph merely nine years after the Second World War, Iceland’s historic win over England at UEFA Euro 2016, Leicester City’s Premier League victory in the 2015-16 season, are but a few fairytales etched in footballing folklore.

But the story of the Iraqi team’s victory at the 2007 Asian Cup stands out even amongst all these pieces of legend.

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Indian Sports’ Transient Relationship with Mental Health

December 28, 2020December 24, 2020 kreedapanti 0 Comments mental health, mental health illness, sports management, sports therapy, therapist, therapy

Indian society has a turbulent relationship with mental health. It’s a topic oft shunned. We’d rather not talk about it. Ignore it and brush it under the carpet, as if that will stop it from existing.

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The Best Indian Uncapped IPL XI Ever!

December 24, 2020February 8, 2021 Parshva Shah 0 Comments BCCI, Cricket, Gentleman's Game, ICC, Indian Cricket, INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, Indian Uncapped, IPL

The league has given a lot of players their deserved fifteen minutes of fame, but a lot of them were just too good to be just an IPL player. In this article, I list the XI that could have represented India but weren’t lucky enough to receive a national call-up.

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Fiasco of Blue Clay: The Madrid Open Controversy

December 22, 2020September 14, 2021 Hriday Sharma 0 Comments ATP, Djokovic, Federer, Madrid, Madrid Open, Nadal, Tennis

Tennis, a sport with the history so rich and old it would make anyone think twice about changing any fundamental aspects of the game.

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Navigating Global Football Cartels: Lessons From The Colombian Drug Trade

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Pritesh Patil 0 Comments Arsenal, drug trade, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, football business, Football cartel, football transfers, Neymar, PSG, sports management, transfer market

In the digital age, sport is a commodity, and the beautiful game runs like a football cartel, and if it is to tread into the future, it should learn lessons from its more nefarious cousins, drug cartels, before it too crumbles under its own weight.

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The EA Sports Saga: The Most Hated Video Game Developers in the World

December 2, 2020August 11, 2021 Hriday Sharma 0 Comments EA, EA Sports, Electronic Arts, Esports, Video Game Developers

For decades now, Electronic Arts (EA) have been the largest, most impactful makers of video games. Yet many of you will not be surprised to hear that EA is not the most loved company in the world. In fact, they have been commonly referred to as the ‘Evil Empire’ and that may not even be the worst of it.

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The Unusual Sport of Leg Cricket

December 1, 2020December 30, 2021 Hriday Sharma 0 Comments Cricket, Indian sports, Leg Cricket, Unusual Sports

In India, cricket is no less than a religion, and the sport has a following unlike any other. The popularity of the game can be measured with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 bagging a global average audience of 1.6 billion. But if you ever get bored with the normal variation of the game, Leg Cricket has got you covered.