Before U-17 kick-off, Goans ask: Where are our players
(WorldNews India)

Panaji: It is the state sport and considered to be a religion, but when the probables for the U-17 World Cup were picked, Goan football players were conspicuous by their absence. A state, which boasts of some of the best football players who represented the country and has a dedicated council with an annual budget of Rs 5 crore, has gone unrepresented in the U-17 team. `Everyone told me Goa is one of the best places to find playersbut look (at the team), there are zero players (from Goa),` India`s U-17 coach Luis Norton de Matos told TOI in an interview last week. Luis is not the only one who is surprised. The absence of any Goan players in the Indian U-17 team has been a talking point for...