- A 29-year-old footballer Bala Devi from Manipur has become the first Indian footballer to associate with a foreign football club.
- She has been associated with the famous European club Rangers for 18 months. Bala Devi has also been the captain of the Indian women’s football team.
- She is the highest international goal-scorer in South Asia. In 2015 and 2016 she was awarded AIFF Woman Player of the Year title.
