Ladies and gents. Brothers and Sisters. AssalamuAlaikum.
As many might be aware that football once was the biggest and best loved sport in Bangladesh, it was once the national sport of Bangladesh. Football has been not doing so much well last some certain years or so. But, why they haven't done well facts remains : they don't get enough funding, they don't have much facilities, they don't have much academies, they don't have proper system hence the decline is bound. But no matter what has been going on with the football team, Football is still the biggest loved sport in Bangladesh (no matter what the cricket lovers might say) Football is in the Bangladeshi blood....Come Football World cup you will see Bangladesh painted in Argentina and Brazil colours through the country, you NEVER DON'T see that associated with other sport or event.
While recently, the cricket team has done well, the support for cricket has rising up so much (and it should rightly so, its another sport we must sport support our nation Bangladesh in all sports anyway), because of success in the International arena. But, have faith, Football is not only played by 10 full nations, football is much harder, even big nations like China don't have great team or neither ranked within the top 50!
Football is the worlds mega sport, mega nations are having hard to get into this in a big way, Bangladesh BFF dont have even quarter of what China and other some big/rich nations (those who are trying to make it to football in the top end ) have in terms of facilities/sponsorships/funding and other things which are need to develop the game. What ever we have we have done well in the regions where we play in history. One must be patient and not come to conclusions that we are not good enough because we haven't made it to World Cup ; BECAUSE we simply dont have the facilities/funding/sponsorships, the system yet, and despite all that football is still huge in BD.
PS... I believe (InshAllah) one day BANGLADESH will become a top ASIAN football side and will qualify for the World Cup, if providing: they have proper system, facilities, funding given to them.
Cholo Bangladesh Cholo Buhudur
