In the midst of the Indian team's victory in England and Sania Mirza's latest exploits, a significant achievement of a team of young footballers from the rural heartlands of Kerala has gone unnoticed.

For the first time a team from India, comprising 12 boys (under-11) belonging to the Sports and Education Promotion Trust (SEPT) participated in three tournaments in Sweden and Finland and won rave reviews for their showing.

Image: SEPT secretary Mr Manoj, Technical Advisor and coach Jozef Acthergael, chairman and manager Arun Nanu with the SEPT under-11 team

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