Live India, Love Football

I remember the day that I declared that I was going to pursue Sports Management as a career back in 1996 while in my hometown of Huntington Beach, California. My parents, Uncles, Aunties, heck even my friends not only didn’t support this choice, most of them didn’t even understand what I was talking about. Thankfully the hit movie Jerry Maguire was released the same year and although I had no interest in becoming a player agent, at least people had a reference to relate to when I mentioned anything about the business of sport. Now fast forward 10 years to 2006. I am the Director of Fan Engagement for Major League Soccer, living in New York City, making a decent salary and loving the projects I’m working on and the people I work with.   During those days, I would fly back to Los Angeles at least once a month for meetings and events and would always make time to drive down the 405 freeway to Orange County to see my parents. And, of course, like any proud, doting...

This is the 3 rd FIFA World Cup that I’ve watched from India and it is truly incredible to see the type of love people have for this tournament and the relentless support many have for their favorite footballing nations. I’m just sharing a few images which showcase the passion for the beautiful game which resides in the hearts and communities around this beautiful country. (Please note that I’ve not taken these images and I’d like to thank TV Presenter Joe Morrison for requesting people around to send him shots of FIFA World Cup support in India as a few of these images were pulled from his Twitter feed)