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Not long ago there was     a whole lot of talk centered     on some of our leading national footballers. Speculation was rife about them playing in Europe, which   would have     been     a very important     landmark in the annals of Nepali sports. The news spread like wild fire largely because of massive coverage on part of both national print and electronic media. Local bloggers devoted to   sports     also had a field day and left no stone upturned. This obviously generated unprecedented     buzz, interest and excitement in the sport fraternity. The media frenzy     gave everyone the impression that it was going to happen.   I    don’t blame them because they were led to believe. As for the media they were     somewhat guilty of jumping    into the band wagon. The source of the news should have been authenticated before giving it full credence. Here I am talking about highly talented Rohit Chand who was in the spotlight. The youngster was tied to English and French clubs. The w