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British Indians Edge Closer to Representing India, Bhatia Nears Liverpool Stake

2 hours ago·1 min

Senior figures within Indian football are growing confident that British Indian players could soon be allowed to represent the national team — a development that would mark a turning point for the Blue Tigers' global ambitions.

Under current FIFA-linked rules, players of Indian heritage based abroad must surrender their overseas passport to qualify for the national side. That barrier has long blocked British Indians from earning a senior cap, and has hampered India's attempts to climb back into the world's top 100 FIFA-ranked nations.

One senior official told Sky Sports News he is

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