FIFA’s football carnival is rolling into Russia, unmindful of the ghosts that have haunted the build up, and promising to light up this summer with some exciting football.
Legend tells of a superman in the Soviet ranks. He was not of the army, but was a super soldier on a battlefield of a different kind. Between the sticks, Lev Yashin could shut out the strongest attacks in the world, while he guarded the Soviet Union goal in three World Cups—1958, 1962 and 1966—and led them to their best outing in a World Cup, a fourthplace finish in 1966. A deluge of accolades were conferred on him, including FIFA naming him the keeper of the 20th century in 1998.
Fast forward to November 2017— FIFA once again paid homage to the ‘Black Spider’ by putting him on the official poster of the 2018 World Cup. The vintage-styled illustration has Yashin wearing his iconic cap and allblack gear, leaping for an oversized ball that has the outline of Russia on it. It looks odd at first glance, but the old-fashioned imagery fit the message. For, it is in the land where Yashin drew global attention to his motherland’s capabilities—on the football pitch for a change—that FIFA’s 21st quadrennial juggernaut is heading. The World Cup could be referred to as a juggernaut for a variety of reasons, both positive and negative. To focus on the positives would be to celebrate the tournament for the carnival it is.
And so, 31 teams and more than a million visitors are expected to descend on the 11 Russian cities hosting the World Cup, all of which except one are in European Russia. The 80,000-seater Luzhniki stadium, one of the two venues in Moscow, is all set to stage the grand opening on June 14 as well as the final on July 15.
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A golden girl
One of India's most formidable beauties passed away earlier this month. The odd thing is she would absolutely hate this obituary; she hated being written about and avoided publicity for all of her nine decades. Indira Aswani was 93 when she died. But anyone who encountered her, even briefly, was in such awe of her grace and poise, and one could not but remember her forever.
The interest in wine is growing delightfully in India
The renowned British wine writer and television presenter Jancis Robinson, 74, recently came to Delhi and Mumbai to reacquaint herself with India's wine industry. This was the Robinson's fourth visit to India; the last one was seven years ago. On this trip, Robinson and her husband, restaurateur Nicholas Lander, were hosted by the Taj Hotels and Sonal Holland, India's only Master of Wine.
United in the states
Indian-Americans coming together under the Democratic umbrella could get Harris over the line in key battlegrounds
COVER DRIVE
Usage-driven motor insurance policies offer several benefits
GDP as the only measure of progress is illogical
Dasho Karma Ura, one of the world's leading happiness experts, has guided Bhutan's unique gross national happiness (GNH) project. He uses empirical data to show that money cannot buy happiness in all circumstances, rather it is family and health that have the strongest positive effect on happiness. Excerpts from an interview:
India is not a controlling big brother
Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay considers India a benevolent elder sibling as the \"big brotherly attitude\" is happily missing from bilateral ties. He thinks the relationship shared by the two countries has become a model of friendship not just for the region, but for the entire world. \"India's attitude is definitely not of a big brother who is controlling and does not allow the little brother to blossom and grow,\" says Tobgay in an exclusive interview with THE WEEK.
Comrade with no foes
Lal Salaam, Comrade Yechury-you were quite a guy!
Pinning down saffron
In her first political bout, Vinesh Phogat rides on the anti-BJP sentiment across Haryana
MAKE IN MANIPUR
Home-made rockets and weapons from across the border are escalating the conflict
SAHEB LOSES STEAM
Coalition dynamics and poor electoral prospects continue to diminish Ajit Pawar's political stock
