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Ananya Pillai

Football

Ananya covers Indian football, with a focus on the women's game — domestic league structure, national-team form, and the gap between regional dominance and continental competitiveness.

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The Golden Cage: Why India's SAFF Triumph Must Be the Floor, Not the Ceiling

India's women scored 18 goals and conceded one en route to a sixth SAFF Championship — a dominant campaign that also exposes how shallow the South Asian competition actually is.

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