Mohammad Amin-ul Islam

Amin has worked at various publications, namely Amrita Bazar Patrika, The Asian Age, The Pioneer, The Indian Express, Sahara TV, Zee Sports and, most recently, The Times of India in Delhi, where he served as Asst. Editor for six years before moving to Qatar. Now based in Doha, he focuses on interacting with the who's who of World Football.

As a writer, his analysis of the game has gained him much appreciation from players, readers and critics, in India as well as abroad. He has published a book titled The World Cup 2002 on behalf of The Indian Express. He writes his column as Footballwallah for Sportskeeda. He also shares his views and thoughts about the game, along with his expert analysis of the growth of Indian football on his blog, http://footballwallah.blogspot.com

He has given a number of expert interviews: for instance, a BBC interview in London and another one for AFP. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football and http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article)

Amin was voted the best Indian football columnist in 2012.