Football fever in Goa…

There is cricket in Goa. Match on a hot Sunday morning, complete with a small stadium, spectators and commentators…

And then there the more serious business of football. On the roads, in the playgrounds, in schools. Even in hoardings. Everywhere…

You are in Goa and you are not cheering for football??

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Hot? Who says it is hot? 11 am on a Saturday morning, these kids were plaing football and screaming their lungs out. Notice that some of them are actually playing barefoot. Ouch! Just watching them made me tired….

Football fever unabated...

Can you spot the football in the air?

Abrupt cessation of sport when one of the kid spots me. Time out under the tree to discuss the stranger with the camera. Play not to resume till she moves away.

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4 comments

  1. Nicely captured mood and place… considering I just went to Goa last month (for the first time in my life!) this post immediately caught my attention… btw, was looking at your earlier post with the ‘warning’ sign.. and considering I was there at the beach on that day last month when 4 people drowned at Calangute beach right in front of our eyes, I thought that if only people heed the warning about not swimming after drinking, so many young lives would not have been lost.. brings back memories of that day, which made me think about how many times we have been careless and not paid attention to the warnings our parents/friends give us, and end up paying heavily for it..

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