Novy KapadiaNovy Kapadia, a well-known sports journalist and
columnist, is India’s leading football expert and
commentator. Since 1980, he has covered several
tournaments including the FIFA World Cup, the
Hockey World Cup, Champions Trophy games,
European Fotball Championships, the Olympics,
the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games and all
major national football tournaments. He also taught
at SGTB Khalsa College (Department of English),
University of Delhi. His articles have appeared in The
Telegraph, Sportsworld, IANS, sportskeeda.com, The
Asian Age, India Today, Business Standard, Economic
Times, Hindustan Times, Deccan Chronicle,
Sportstar and The Week. He has also worked as a
commentator and analyst for the BBC, ESPN, ZEE
Sports, Star Sports, Ten Sports, Doordarshan, All-
India Radio, NDTV, CNN-IBN and WION. He is
the author of Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives
of Indian Football (Penguin Random House India),
published in 2017. Read More Read Less
