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Whenever and wherever the national team participates in a major sporting event, expectations are always high back home. The team’s performance obviously becomes   the   subject of interest and intense debate as well. Speaking   of   performances and   accomplishments, there is a striking similarity between the national cricket team and the national football team of Nepal.  Going by the numbers, it would be fair to say that both teams have under- performed, over the years. As evidenced by the statistics, they have been very inconsistent and struggled mightily in international competitions. The story is one of despair. It is crystal clear that a combination of    increasing politicization of   association, pathetic  state of   infrastructure,  absence of grass roots level development, lack of adequate institutional support and planning, coupled  with  limited international exposure have  dramatically  slowed  the growth and  development of  the two most popular sports in

By   lifting the coveted Birat Gold Cup Football Championship, Himalayan Sherpa Club asserted itself as one of the best teams in the country. To the delight of the jam packed vociferous supporters, they sealed the deal by a solitary first half goal against African United Club. The final might have lacked spark and   thrill, but football goers enjoyed every minute of the action. For the Kathmandu based club it has been quite a season in terms of accomplishment. They have    participated    literally   in every major tournament   across the country in recent months. Studded with young and emerging stars the club has progressed   by leaps and bounds in a relatively short period of time. Their success has come through sheer hard work, determination and personal sacrifice. The club might not have star power to boast of, but it does have a whole slew of   highly talented players with great potential. Long as the team plays productive   and   constructive football, definitely more success

A  tournament concludes  and  I get to write another  report card.  I reckon you are   vexed   and tired of browsing   through my so called observation at times. I acknowledge   sometimes my write-ups   get monotonous and predictable as a Hindi movie, and I am guilty of becoming repetitive in terms of addressing the issues related to domestic football. Trust me, my intentions are not   to   turn off readers   and   scribble words and sentences for the sake of it.  By and large, the issues I embrace are   strictly various   aspects of football, and I try my very best to put things in perspective. As   a   matter of fact, in the context of Nepali football   one is left with very few options when it comes to relevant   issues. You have no choice but attend to, even if it means picking the same talking points. For someone like me, whose biggest   passion is   Nepali sports, I cannot stop myself from what I have been doing for long. I am by no   means   an expert of any kind, but that c