Stranded in Srinagar for more than a month due to the coronavirus-forced national lockdown, Real Kashmir FC head coach David Robertson and his family will finally return to Scotland on Thursday, ending an anxious wait to attend to his sick mother. Robertson, his wife Kim, son Mason, who plays for the club, and three support staff reached Jammu on Wednesday by an official bus of RKFC which left Srinagar early in the morning. They will fly back home in a British Airways flight from Amritsar on Thursday afternoon.
Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah as midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan.
Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez earned Chelsea a 2-0 victory at lowly Burnley on Saturday, a win that moved the Blues within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Desperate to get back to his ailing mother in Scotland, Real Kashmir FC coach David Robertson and his UK-based players' stay in Srinagar has got extended due to unavailability of chartered flights from the Valley. With his mother undergoing chemotherapy for cancer in Aberdeen, the coach is anxious and so is his co-owner, Sandeep Chattoo, who has been in constant touch with officials from the government, trying to work out a solution.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Scotsman David Robertson, who guided Real Kashmir FC to the top-flight of Indian football in an extraordinary season, says "isolation" is coming in the way of the valley's talented players getting recognition.
Liverpool continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over Everton in a scrappy Merseyside derby as Diogo Jota slotted home the winner in the second half on Wednesday.
Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The documentary narrates the journey of former Rangers ace David Robertson as the coach of Real Kashmir FC
Real Kashmir FC's rise as a top side in the I-League has been "nothing short of a fairytale", feels its Scottish coach David Robertson, who is happy to have refused more lucrative assignments in other countries considering the "pure passion" for the beautiful game in the Kashmir Valley.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Real Kashmir FC face defending champions Chennai City FC in their first I-League home match of the season on Thursday in the first big sporting event in the Kashmir Valley since it became a union territory. The abrogation of Article 370 and the ensuing lockdown in the valley in August had raised security concerns, but Real Kashmir have made elaborate arrangements since then, allaying the fears of the visiting teams.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Premier League.
Robertson received a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the local community.
The lime tree at Kent's ground in Canterbury, south-east England, deprived generations of players of a six.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Arsenal's title hopes hit with 2-0 loss to Villa as Man City get boost
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Liverpool's slim Premier League title hopes faded further on Saturday when Michail Antonio's late header earned West Ham United a deserved point with a 2-2 draw.
Real Kashmir FC proudly represents a region whose scars are getting a chance to be healed by the beautiful game.
Real Kashmir FC, on Tuesday, became the first football club from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the country's top tier I-League
'But again, do we have a choice? Absolutely not. The entire world does not have a choice. Everyone has to deal with patience. It is a global issue so the awareness is global, too.'
Sandeep Chattoo got the phone activated with 'special permission'
Real Kashmir FC scored the game's only goal through Gnohere krizo's 74th minute strike as the debutants made a dream start to their maiden I-League campaign.
Substitute Gabriel Martinelli fired a last-gasp winner to earn Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday.
Liverpool reclaimed top spot in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Burnley at Anfield on Saturday, but they were made to battle hard by a brave visiting side.
Chennai City FC, whom Real Kashmir had beaten twice this season, are leading the table with 30 points from 14 matches.
New Zealand opened the ninth Women's World Cup with a shock win against former champions Norway on Thursday
No other football club -- big or small -- has an association with a global brand like Adidas in Indian football.
The nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list.
The 33-year-old has vast experience of playing in the United Kingdom, United States and the Gulf.
Here's a quick look at the winners of the 81st Annual Golden Globe awards.
Real Kashmir FC overcame the mental turmoil arising out of uncertain situations back home as they beat Chennai City FC 1-0 through a last minute goal in the 129th Durand Cup fixture, in Kalyani, on Wednesday.
Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.
Images from Tuesday's action in the Premier League
'Things changed for us and all the children in the valley when we won the Second Division' 'When we played our I-League home matches it was always a full house. Rain, snow, sunshine, our fans came to cheer for us'
The draw, Goa's sixth on the trot, helped the Gaurs climb to the third spot on the table.
The first club from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the I-League is slowly building up
Liverpool raised the bar so high and enjoyed such a huge winning margin in claiming the English Premier League title last season it would be churlish to doubt their credentials for a repeat showing.
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