Residents of Pozhiyoor are having a ball

Thiruvananthapuram | Wednesday | 13th June, 2018

Summary:

The residents come together to celebrate a common love,” says Cleofas Alex, former assistant coach of Tamil Nadu Santosh Trophy team who hails from Pozhiyoor. The testament is the sheer number of Santosh Trophy players the fishing hamlet has gifted the State over the years. An Under-12 football match of SMRC players under way at the SMRC stadium in Pozhiyoor. As the countdown to the FIFA World Cup kick-off nears, Pozhiyoor is busy making arrangements for its own version of one of the planet’s most watched sporting events. The champions would be presented with a teak replica of the World Cup rolling trophy and a cash reward..