FIFA FEVER

This south Kolkata confectioner has made FIFA so much sweeter, what with their delightful football cakes and a World Cup trophy made from... wait for it...kheer! That’s right, no fondant business for this one.

Eleven-year-old Nathania John made the news this year for being the first indian girl to be an official match ball carrier at FIFA. We’re so proud of this Tamil Nadu kid!

No one shows FIFA as much love as Malayalees do. Case in point The Mallu Football Anthem launched by superstar Prithviraj. The idea behind the video was to capture the “mallu passion” for football. Mission accomplished.

This amazing couple - Pannalal Chatterjee and wife Chaitalihas been to nine FIFA tournaments, and are hopefully on their way to the tenth one. They gave up most of their life’s luxuries to create a World Cup Fund.

Another case in point is Clifin Francis, 28, a Kerala man who decided one fine day to cycle all the way to Russia - that’s right - in the hopes of meeting his idol, Messi.