micheal chopra and rikki bains

[sof2xlc]

do you think they will play for india?

[Gunner4ever]

donno if chopra can..he's rep. the UK U-21 previously...Where does Bains play??!! What team?

[Ramsi]

donno if chopra can..he's rep. the UK U-21 previously...Where does Bains play??!! What team?

Rikki plays for Coventry City..

but I dont think that both players will play for India.. :rolleyes:
in England give them a chance then I think they will choose for them..
But I would be great if they choose for India.. :)

[kushal]

i would love them playing for india as well but at this point i don't think a player from england would come into the setup that we've got to jeopardize any possible playing career.

[sof2xlc]

i would love them playing for india as well but at this point i don't think a player from england would come into the setup that we've got to jeopardize any possible playing career.
wait i dont understand.. why would playing for india jeopardize your playing career.

[Ramsi]

i would love them playing for india as well but at this point i don't think a player from england would come into the setup that we've got to jeopardize any possible playing career.

Yeah I know mate...

I'am really hoping that India will get a good team..
there are alot of talentfull players in Holland & England with an Indian background (as me :) )

anyway here is also a list of some Indian players who are playing in Europe:

Rikki Bains (Coventry City FC)
Kiran Bechan (FC Groningen)
Vicky Chand (Ängby Stockholm)
Michael Chopra (Newcastle United)
Ebbie Kodiattu (New Hampshire Phantoms)
Thomas Pereira (Viking FK Stavanger)
Prince Rajcomar (FC Utrecht)
Vijay Sidhu (Coventry City FC)
Harpal Singh (Leeds United AFC)
Ranvir Singh (Club Diriangen)
Simran Singh (AB Copenhagen)
Tajinder Singh (Huddinge IF)
Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain)

source: http://www.answers.com/topic/nris

[varun]

Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain)
so he is Indian

i know chopra refused to play for India and most likely all of the others will too :( which sucks cause all of them are elidgable untill they play for the national first team of another country under the new rules

but come to think of it all those players + current squad and we might have a half good starting 11 :rolleyes:

plus finally Nike took over the team jersey and the new one is pretty good, gonna pick one up soon :)

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-7223899490465_1898_431997242

[sof2xlc]

so he is Indian

i know chopra refused to play for India and most likely all of the others will too :( which sucks cause all of them are elidgable untill they play for the national first team of another country under the new rules

but come to think of it all those players + current squad and we might have a half good starting 11 :rolleyes:

plus finally Nike took over the team jersey and the new one is pretty good, gonna pick one up soon :)

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-7223899490465_1898_431997242
uugh those jerseys suck soccer balls...the other with the strips are better. nevertheless where can you buy one...oh and by the way vikash has already capped for france...and fm2006 only recognizes vijayy and bains as indian nationals

[fcb_sandy05]

It would be nice to see.Kanoute (who even played for france u-19's i think) decided to play for mali.The younghusband brothers at chelsea have 'chosen' the phillipines over england.
So many examples of this happening with other countries. If someone like chopra decides to play for india, i'm sure others will follow.

The only way I can see such a move being detrimental to a player's career is that he will have to miss games for his club to play in the tournaments.

[varun]

uugh those jerseys suck soccer balls...the other with the strips are better. nevertheless where can you buy one...oh and by the way vikash has already capped for france...and fm2006 only recognizes vijayy and bains as indian nationals
i know but thats the best we've ever had so i'll take it, as for buying, see worldsoccershop.com (http://store.worldsoccershophosting.com/127038.html) they have it.

PS: fcb_Sandy the knoute example was just what came to my mind and evryone loved him for doing that

[fcb_sandy05]

oh..here is a full list of players of indian origin
http://indianfootball.com/pio.html

[sof2xlc]

It would be nice to see.Kanoute (who even played for france u-19's i think) decided to play for mali.The younghusband brothers at chelsea have 'chosen' the phillipines over england.
So many examples of this happening with other countries. If someone like chopra decides to play for india, i'm sure others will follow.

The only way I can see such a move being detrimental to a player's career is that he will have to miss games for his club to play in the tournaments.
ya but think of the benefits if he becomes a star for india. endorsments and such


70$ for a jersey screw that

[kushal]

ya but think of the benefits if he becomes a star for india. endorsments and such

they'll be awfully limited coz of cricket.

[varun]

they'll be awfully limited coz of cricket.
not true just look at Karthekeyan (sp?) and Sania mirza and even the Hockey team, if someone does good then there are enough people to capatalize on it and pour in money.

Sof2xlc that price is shit, you can buy one for Rs 1600 here in India

[bbc_]

Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain)

source: http://www.answers.com/topic/nris
Source=Wrong

BOTH dhorasoo's parents are Mauritian, obviously his ancestors generations back were indian.

[sof2xlc]

Source=Wrong

BOTH dhorasoo's parents are Mauritian, obviously his ancestors generations back were indian.
ya thats what fm says... um like mirza bhutia also gets alot of endorsements...hey um do you know the name of the store where you can buy the shirts for 16k RS.? i am going to india this summer during the WC so that would be cool to where it there

[Ramsi]

Source=Wrong

BOTH dhorasoo's parents are Mauritian, obviously his ancestors generations back were indian.

Source isnt wrong..

I don't know where that is standing on the site...

on the site they are saying this:
Vikash Dhorasoo (born October 10, 1973 in Harfleur) is a French footballer of Indian-Mauritian descent, who currently plays for PSG in Ligue 1.

[indomitable_lion]

Has India ever done anything football wise? I've never heard of an Indian team in AFC Champions League, Asia Cup or Tiger Cup (isn't that the UEFA Cup equivalent?) I think that accounts for players looking elsewhere.

You know what they say, real men play cricket :D
Is Chopra really Indian? He doesn't look it if you catch my drift ;) Or is that a South Africa type situation as in the case of Dave Matthews being South African.

There was an old rumor that used to float around when I was in the 4th grade that India was banned because they used magic to beat the other teams. Supposedly when a player took a shot the other keeper saw knives flying at him.......LOL! I know those stories are stupid and ignorant but they were just so funny. Everybody would go overobard acting out scared keepers. It was so funny.........<changes tone> but completely incorrect and I denounce it.............LOL! :D

[varun]

Has India ever done anything football wise? I've never heard of an Indian team in AFC Champions League, Asia Cup or Tiger Cup (isn't that the UEFA Cup equivalent?) I think that accounts for players looking elsewhere.
East Bengal are pretty good and do half desent in AFC Champs league and have won a few cups of late in S E Asian tornuments and even beat CSKA MOscow at some point if i remember correctly :)

plus there is Mohun Bagan too who do good once in a while.

As for India, they can't play in Tiger cup as it's only for SE Asia ie, Former French polinysia.

Oh they beat Singapore in WC qualifying and played good against Japan......well good in a different sort of way :)



You know what they say, real men play cricket :D
Is Chopra really Indian? He doesn't look it if you catch my drift ;) Or is that a South Africa type situation as in the case of Dave Matthews being South African.
i reckon only his father is Indian, thats why

There was an old rumor that used to float around when I was in the 4th grade that India was banned because they used magic to beat the other teams. Supposedly when a player took a shot the other keeper saw knives flying at him.......LOL! I know those stories are stupid and ignorant but they were just so funny. Everybody would go overobard acting out scared keepers. It was so funny.........<changes tone> but completely incorrect and I denounce it.............LOL! :D
yup thats true, just like China isn't allowed to play their real first team....the one that plays Shaolin Soccer :p :D

[maddog]

ya thats what fm says... um like mirza bhutia also gets alot of endorsements...hey um do you know the name of the store where you can buy the shirts for 16k RS.? i am going to india this summer during the WC so that would be cool to where it there

nike store? and its 1.6k RS not 16k RS lol. btw where u currently reside?

[sof2xlc]

nike store? and its 1.6k RS not 16k RS lol. btw where u currently reside?
'merica..ya 1.6








oh ans we qualified for the WC in the 60s or 50s

[bbc_]

Source isnt wrong..

I don't know where that is standing on the site...

on the site they are saying this:
Yes the source is wrong, I bet you got that from wiki, or answers.com
anyway Dhorasoo is Indian-Mauritian the same way michael jordan is African-American.
both their ancestors have been there for generations. Read up on Mauri-ville my friend;)

Some Mauri people dont even accept him anyways http://www.radiomoris.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1028&page=3

[kushal]

oh ans we qualified for the WC in the 60s or 50s

1954 i think