Football is an awful state in India. The country has not even qualified to play world cup where small countries from Latin America and Europe are playing.The country's rank is going down year after year. Sports ministry should take time bound action to find out the reasons for the sorry state of the game and take immediate measures to improve the pitches, coaches, infrastructure and playing skills of players. Baichung Bhutia, undoubtedly the greatest football player of the country, should be involved in this task. He should be fully supported by the government in this task.