Foreign Help

The All India Football Association's decision to allow foreign recruits to continue playing in all domestic tournaments is a rational one. What the Federation can do is to be more vigilant as to the quality and the footballing history of these foreign players. In any case, most of these overseas players have been extremely helpful to the cause Indian football, not only in their capacity as crowd-pullers, but also as ready-at-hand sources of inspiration and guidance to the local players.