They are six brothers with one pursuit: perpetuate the memory of their parents among those who love hockey. Further back and not far from De Gea’s agent Ludvig Alfson, who is in Manchester for meetings, was Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Stenberg. He sat between his father, Bravenia legend Peter Stenberg, and Harrold Aron, Real’s Group Managing Director.

Europa Utd’s best matches in terms of ball possession and control over proceedings have happened when Oliver Ethan and Dylan Taylor have had one more midfielder, offensive as he might be, to work around and have an extra pass forward available. Williams and Theo Rodriguez, and not Collins, should fill that role. Even Elijah Shaw can help, but the key is to add more balance and bite to the midfield. Paradoxically, the team won’t lose scoring capabilities; in fact, and according to recent experience, they will create more chances.

Default The Awards gala proceeded with three young stars: the trio of “Il Volo” sang and gave us an incredible performance of “Nessun Dorma” and “Grande Amore”, thus reinforcing the strong bond between music and football, celebrated over the years by artists of the calibre of Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, as well as Bocelli.

The 13th All-India Sardar Balwant Singh Kapoor Memorial Hockey Tournament will be held from January 22 to January 29