As if the Inter-batch Football Tournament and Five-a-Side Football were not enough, the NUJS Football League has been added to the NUJS sporting calendar. Each of the four teams in the League has one or more ‘owners’—interested members of the student body and alumni. They were allotted a certain amount of ‘money’ which they could use to ‘buy’ players who signed up for the league. At a gripping auction held on 14th November, human beings were bought and sold like cattle.Given the mode of team-formation, neither batch pride nor regional pride is at stake. Still the event has proved popular, proving that people here will get excited about anything. And why not? The matches have produced skilful football, on-field skirmishes, rumours of match-fixing, goalkeeping blunders and all the other ingredients of a truly interesting tournament.
The first half of the league, comprising six matches, has been played so far, and the transfer window has been opened with the Czars leading the table. Football fans are eagerly awaiting the second half of the season, which is to commence in the last week of December.
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