With the football lovers upbeat over India hosting its maiden FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2017, former Olympian and football great SS Hakeem today said he was hopeful that Valley youth would get selected to for the marquee event. Hakeem, who was part of the Indian team that participated in 1960 Rome Olympics, also said “much more football” was being played in Kashmir than in other parts of the country. “There is much more football in Kashmir than anywhere else in the country. I have high hopes that selectors will…
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