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People do support and watch football but very few have the passion for the game. But those of us have that passion we follow a lots of Premier League games and primarily UEFA Champions League for which I remain awake from 12:15 to 02:30 am on match nights. That's how passionate I am particularly...

You're absolutely right. Cricket is a craze here and people are absolutely crazy about it with football taking a backseat. But now scenes are changing. We are really excited about the U-17 World Cup as a nation and I hope this will be a new beginning. Personally I'm into officiating in both...

In the lower sections of the society the problems between Hindus and Muslims are pretty prevalent I would say but less so in the higher sections. And you're right about the caste and class divide as well. But I operate in Kolkata which is in West Bengal and here there is really good harmony...

@santa sangria No specific instructions as such but they do prefer more lineant, man managing approach in dealing with dissent, physical play and so on. But sometimes circumstances force us to issue straight red in opening minutes as well and we receive full backing then. Personally I idolise...

Match fee in district level isn't too great. Not really enough to sustain a proper living anyway. Most people refereeing here do it because of their passion and as a hobby. We don't have enough opportunities to become professionals. I myself am a student of Chemistry Honours and will have a...

Hi @santa sangria. Here district level games get really heated because the teams at times get extremely violent. Coming to the atmosphere and crowd it's pretty negligible as there aren't much of a crowd so atmosphere is pretty quiet unless teams choose to become violent among themselves. Teams...

Hi this is Soham from Kolkata, India. I'm a 3rd level referee in my state football federation and look to learn a lot more from my European counterparts as European refereeing is the pinnacle in my opinion. I officiate a lot of college games and district level games and I want to share my...