India's poorest kids turn to soccer in a nation where cricket reigns supreme
- hace 5 años
Siliguri (India), July 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Indira Guerrero). It's 11 am and the kids have gathered for a talent test conducted by the Indian non-profit Sudeva that works to fulfill dreams of children who aspire to be soccer players.
Soccer in India, which ranks 101st in the FIFA rankings behind Palestine, has been relatively unpopular due to lack of funding and infrastructure, relegating the world's most popular sport to state leagues only that can hardly match up to the popularity and devotion cricket enjoys in the country of 1.3 billion people with 65 percent of its population under 35.
Keywords: efe,india,soccer,brazil
Soccer in India, which ranks 101st in the FIFA rankings behind Palestine, has been relatively unpopular due to lack of funding and infrastructure, relegating the world's most popular sport to state leagues only that can hardly match up to the popularity and devotion cricket enjoys in the country of 1.3 billion people with 65 percent of its population under 35.
Keywords: efe,india,soccer,brazil