Rise of the underdogs

June 26, 2018 12:36 am | Updated 12:36 am IST

At the FIFA World Cup the big teams are floundering and unable to stamp their hegemony despite having illustrious names in their ranks. The way in which the smaller teams are posing a threat to them has certainly raised the bar for World Cup football as a whole, thanks to the increasing significance of club football which has helped players to burnish their talent.

Adwaith Kerala Varma,

Kozhikode, Kerala

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