1. How would you describe the current state of Indian football? The current state of Indian football is a difficult one. The Indian national team is having difficult times with the results not matching to the expectations. There is sadly a decline since Team India played in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Many senior players retired from international football after the continental championship and there was a change in the team management. The I-League didn’t attract too many fans, media
Photo Credit: Houston Hurricanes FC Houston Hurricanes FC, a charter member of the Texas Premier Soccer League (TPSL), has signed Indian football prodigy Pratik Shinde to a three-year contract extension. “I talked with our General Manager Roderick Lemond and we decided that we wanted to tie him down for the next three years,” Hurricanes President/Head Coach Brendan Keyes stated. “He deserves full credit for his recent performances, coming over to a foreign country with with his family back in India must
Pratik Shinde will miss out on the TPSL’s showcase game tomorrow as an injury will keep him from playing in the Admiral Texas Cup Final. Shinde suffered a groin strain in training last night and will miss the match. “He is devastated,” Houston Hurricanes FC head coach Brendan Keyes stated. “I feel so bad for him as he just earned his starting position back by playing some really good football.” Jorge Vela will also miss the game with a pulled hamstring. “That’s
“It’s been a honor to play for a coach like Brendan Keyes. He helped me achieve my dreams and always supported me.” Photo Courtesy of Brendan Keyes Those words came from Indian football phenom Pratik Shinde, who became the youngest Indian footballer in history to play abroad when he signed with the NPSL’s Galveston Pirate in 2012. “I would say Coach Keyes truly loves the game,” Shinde added. “He has been a great player in the past and continues his legacy through
Galveston Pirate head coach Brendan Keyes is sharing his years of coaching experience with the world, literally. Keyes is leading a delegation of professional coaches and players to India and Mexico with the purpose of offering top-flight instruction in an international camp format. These events should be great publicity for his Galveston squad and the NPSL as a whole. Keyes will be joined in India by former I-League coach Mohamed Nizam Packeer Ally and former Ireland Women’s National Team coach Noel
