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Rohan Luthra’s Cardiff debut a brilliant moment for British South Asians in Football, says Michael Chopra
Cardiff City legend Michael Chopra hailed Rohan Luthra’s debut as “a brilliant moment” for Britain’s South Asian community. The emergence of 6ft 5in Punjabi goalkeeper Luthra provided one of the few bright spots for Bluebirds fans last season – with Cardiff, who lost to champions Burnley on the final day, finishing 21st and enduring an…
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British South Asians in football: Who makes it into the 2022/23 Team of the Season?
The 2022/23 season has been another breakthrough campaign for British South Asians in football. Players from the community featured at every level of the women’s football pyramid and across the divisions in the English Football League. But which players made it into the Team of the Season? Sky Sports journalist and FA Level 2 scout…
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Sporting Khalsa to host Punjab United in pre-season game ahead of South Asian Heritage Month
Sporting Khalsa will host Punjab United in a celebratory pre-season friendly, days before the start of South Asian Heritage Month. The two teams will meet at Sporting Khalsa’s home ground in Willenhall ahead of South Asian Heritage Month, which has grown considerably in recent years and runs between July 18 and August 17. The sides…
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Easah Suliman: Ex-England youth captain set for Pakistan debut against India at South Asian Football Federation Championships
Former England U20 captain Easah Suliman is set to make his international debut for Pakistan against India at next month’s South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships. The Vitoria defender looks set to been handed his first international call-up by head coach Shahzad Anwar for the upcoming eight-team tournament after receiving international clearance from FIFA to…
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South Korean football player Son Jun-ho held in China in bribery sample – rezal404
South Korea’s midfielder Son Jun-ho gives a press conference before a training session at Al Egla Training Site 5 in Doha on November 22, 2022, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP) BEIJING—-South Korean football player Son Jun-ho is being held in police custody in northeast China in connection with…
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Southampton: Once the pride of the south coast – what has gone so badly wrong at Saint struggling?
Southampton are a football club burdened by trouble and strife. It has been that way since their European zenith under Ronald Koeman – an extension of the fine work Mauricio Pochettino had undertaken in the two seasons before his arrival. Saints are a far cry from the club the Dutchman inherited back in 2014. And…
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