India, Dec. 5 -- For India's football standards to improve, it is important to find talented footballers at the age of six or so and get them to train in good academies with adequate facilities. Schools also have to play a role by increasing the number of weekly PE periods, said Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri.

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Identifying talent at the right age is the most important aspect. We are a huge country with talent across its geography. Children who are talented but based in remote corners have to get identified and brought to centres where there are better facilities. This is the difference. Identify kids as early as six years of age and train them. They may not have the best of grounds to train on but that's okay. Let them de...