The most joyful football is the football played on a beach — barefoot, no lines, no score that really matters. He's had it twice so far, in two different cities, with two completely different sets of people.
Kochi — with strangers
During the Coco Cup trip, on a Kochi beach, with a bunch of kids he'd never met before. Write-up to come.
Goa — with the Vicky FA boys
On the Veeran Cup trip to Goa, this time with his own team — the boys from Vicky FA. Write-up to come.
This page is a placeholder on purpose — the two stories go here when they're ready to be told properly. Sand, a ball, and no reason to stop: that's the version of the game we never want him to forget.