Verna lift St Rock’s Cup

Spanish football legend Carles Puyol on Monday handed over the first lot of tickets of the upcoming Under-17 FIFA World Cup to the grand daughter-in-law of 1911 IFA Shield winning Mohun Bagan captain Shibdas Bhaduri.

The Goan NetworkPublished May 16, 2017, 6:53 PM IST

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Bhaduri had led the legendary Mohun Bagan team that became the first Indian team to beat a British team in the final of a major tournament when they got the better of East Yorkshire Regiment 2-1 in the 1911 IFA Shield.“I was very curious to discover the country and its people. It gives me immense joy to confer this honour,” said Puyol.

Salgaocar FC (SMRC) champs

Salgaocar FC (SMRC) beat Salgaocar FC (VMSB) via tie-breaker to win the El Shaddai Under 13 invitational tournament at Assagao.

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Published May 16, 2017, 6:50 PM IST

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the goan I networkMARGAOTeams hailing from different parts of Goa like Sporting Clube de Goa, El Shaddai and Foot Fun Mumbai participated in the tournament and was divided into two groups and played in league system. The winners of both the groups were to compete each other in the finals. Salgaocar FC (SMRC) were the power house in their group as they beat Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0, Foot Fun Mumbai 6-0 and GFDC Parra 1-0 respectively. For SFC (SMRC) Sherwin…