16 May
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Salgaocar FC celebrates AFC Grassroots Football Day Salgaocar Football Club yesterday organised a Grassroots Football festival at the Chicalim Panchayat Ground to celebrate AFC Grassroots Football Day. For children, playing a sport is important – not just because of the physical, or social benefits, but because of the fun they have. Grassroots football plays an…

15 May
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Nowadays Goa is not a giant in Indian football, but a few years back they produced tons of talented footballers – starting from legendary Neville D’Souza, Derrick D’Souza, Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, Bruno Coutinho, Candido Abreu, Mauricio Afonso, Derrick Pereira to Climax Lawrence, Clifford Miranda, Mahesh Gawli, John Dias, Anthony Pereira etc. Goa, in-spite of producing such…

04 Jan
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Goa’s debut in the national football championship for the Santosh Trophy in 1964 was a memorable one against Andhra Pradesh, who eventually made it to the final. Goa made a very impressive against the star studded Andhra Pradesh and instantly came to be recognized as one of the best football playing states in country. When…

18 Oct
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Like every Goan, the love of football coursed through Vasudev Mahadeva Salgaocar’s veins. After establishing himself in the business world, his group — House of Salgaocar — earned the distinction of becoming the first business house to start a football team in the state. From Vimson (an abbreviation of V M Salgaocar & Sons) in 1956 to Salgaocar Sports Club, the…