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Bengaluru, Nov 8: Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia feels that investing in grassroots development is the only way out to take the game forward in the country.
He said footballers of all age in the country should have enough competitive matches to be able to do well in international tournaments “You need to invest in the youth, grassroots development and then the player and the club benefit out of it and that’s how football grows in the country. This is the only way if you want to really take football forward in India,” Bhutia told PTI on Tuesday.
“We have to reach out to the kids in rural, district and state levels. Sadly, we are not making them compete. Kids are not being able to train and compete within their own age group. That’s been the biggest challenge.”
The legendary striker also advocated the need to adopt the formula followed by European clubs, which invest in young talent and groom them to become quality players. (PTI)

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