Cause whenever someone asks me why you like to play soccer. Without a second thought my reply goes �Its in my blood�
The 25th Goan Inter village Ramadan football Tourney in Dubai is coming to the ending stages which is organised by the Goan Cultural Society.
And observing from the matches so far one can conclude that there are no �Goans� left in UAE who have football running through their blood.
I happened to be present for a few matches in this tournament and some more tournaments prior to this one.
All these tournaments have the first rule listed in the �Rules and Regulations�, as ALL PLAYERS MUST BE OF GOAN ORIGIN.
And inspite of doing so it is pity to see teams fielding players who have no link to Goa and even India. I can�t understand the importance of the Organisers stating the first & foremost rule of a player being Goan. It shows the sad state of affairs where the organisers cannot track out the difference between a Goan and a Non-Goan OR their intent is not to do so for reasons best know to them. Talking about certificates, It is a well know fact that in this advanced and corrupt world even a person from Timbuktu can produce a certificate that he/she is from Goa (or whatever place he wants to as per situation). If one wants to really implement the rules then there are many measures to counter this but the organisers prefer to choose the best method��� NONE.
There were rumours of most of the teams walking away but the didn�t do so, and this shows the sporting spirit of the teams with all Goans and the fact that their blood still have football running in them. It is a few teams and the Organisers who have taken a blood transfusion.
So yet another tournament will end �With the name Goan Inter village� on it, but with Non-Goans in it. If it is so difficult to implement the first and foremost rule then It would be better the Organisers do not specify the first and foremost rule and they do not name their tournaments as Goan Tournament at all.
-----Original Message----- From: Joel D�Souza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 7:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet-news]11 NOV 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 11 Nov 2003
SALGAOCAR DAZZLE: In a repeat of the 1999 final, Salgaocar Football Club upset defending champions East Bengal 5-4 via tiebreaker, capitalizing on costly misses by star strikers Baichung Bhutia and Mike Okoro in the penalty shootout, to lift the Durand Cup in New Delhi on November 10. The two teams, who finished as the champions and runners-up in the last National Football League, were locked 1-1 at the end of the full time and golden goal extra time. (PTI report in GT)
TRIBUTES TO TEAM: Thrilled by his Club�s triumph against all odds en route to the Durand Cup title, Salgaocar Sports Club patron Shivanand Salgaocar, yesterday said that conquering teams like Mohammedan Sporting, Mahindra United and eventually East Bengal, was Herculean effort with limited resources. (GT)
THEY HAVE DONE GOA PROUD: Salgaocar Sports Club have done Goa proud. They have brought to the State the oldest and the prestigious football trophy in the country-the Durand Cup-a second time. It is an unprecedented feat in the annals of Goa�s footballing history. (GT)
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