SAIKIA DREAMING

Congrats to Shubho Paul, barefoot teenage footballer from Saikia, West Bengal, whose brother, Raja Paul, gave up his own soccer dream to support his talent. Shubho, who would go to training grounds on a borrowed cycle, is now set to travel to Bayern Munich to play against U-19 teams in the Bundesliga. It was his coach Tapan Karmakar who first took Shubho's talent seriously. Shubho counts among his fans Kolkata legend Chima Okorie who gifted him his first boots and none other than West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Go, Shubho! Priyanka Mathur

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