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King James' Babble

With 53 appearances as England’s goalkeeper, David James built a career in India as a player and then coach of the Kerala Blasters.

When David James and Sunil Chhetri sit side-by-side, they make an interesting picture: One a striker, around five-and-a-half-feet tall. The other a goalkeeper, well over six feet. That snapshot almost tells us how much taller the standard of the game in James' country is as compared to that in India.

But when the Briton talks about the World Cup, or his own bit role in the big show as a commentator, all you hear is respect for the smaller teams in the fray-and of

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