India is passionate giant of football: FIFA President

TIL Desk Sports/ FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday described India as the “passionate giant” of football and asked AIFF to ensure that there is a steady growth of the sport in the country. “India has always been mentioned as the ‘Sleeping Giant’.

But from what I have seen here I am sure that India is now the passionate giant of Football,” Infantino said at a media interaction here on Tuesday. “India are the World Champions of passion. The work done by AIFF is impressive and it is not a coincidence that Football is developing in India and the passion is growing year after year. Results won’t be immediate but it will follow in coming years.

“India is a passionate giant because I have been seeing the graph of development. The Mission Eleven Million which the AIFF is working on to indulge the youth is commendable. The passion of the people, of the fans, of the Players, of the youth and the people associated with Football is heart-warming and makes the future bright,” he added.