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Ryan D’Souza was the star of the show at the 45th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana rink football tournament, scoring two goals for the Bandra team St Peter’s.  They played against Our Lady of Dolours from Wadala, and the match ended up being a real thriller with a scoreline of 3-2 in favor of St Peter’s. The whole event took place at the WCG tennis courts under the lights and both the teams really did their best on the pitch.​ St Peter’s benefited from Ryan’s goal-scoring skills and teamwork, which took the contest to a higher level. The Bandra side came up with their ‘A’ contest and proved to be a potential champion in this year’s competition.​ Ryan’s Double Strike Makes the Difference Ryan D’Souza was the main man of the match without a doubt. He scored two goals and brought St. Peter’s the lead when it was most needed. His goals were at a very crucial time and ensured his team was always ahead in the match.​ The forward’s performance was sharp and focused: He scored his first goal early to set the tone His second goal came when the team needed it most He worked well with his teammates throughout the match His movement off the ball really generated space for other athletes. Curt D’Mello Adds Third Goal Though Ryan was in the limelight, Curt D’Mello was equally prominent. He scored the third goal for St Peter’s and ensured a safe margin for his team to keep Wadala at bay. The collaboration of Ryan and Curt was a display of how the Bandra outfit could work together so well.​ D’Mello’s goal was a very important one because Our Lady of Dolours was still pressing and trying to get back to the contest. His hit gave St Peter’s time to relax when the tension was already high.​ Wadala Side Fights Back Hard Our Lady of Dolours was not prepared to surrender without a struggle. Tyson Patel was the one to put in the net all two goals for the Wadala team and thus kept them in the match until the end of time. His efforts even brought out the character of the athlete although his team was the one to lose. Patel’s two goals kept the scoreline respectable: He pulled one back to make it 2-1 at one point His second goal brought the deficit to just one goal He kept fighting even when his team was behind His performance gave the Wadala side hope throughout​ About the WCG Rink Football Tournament The 45th Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana rink football tournament once again sees the parish teams from around the region competing with each other. This event has been a part of the local community for years, and its popularity has not diminished a bit. The use of court instead of field makes the contest faster with the quick passes and more running.  The rules of rink football vary greatly from traditional football. Players may only use the lower body to play ball, plus they have to push it in from the sides as opposed to throwing it. This makes for a distinctive style that requires athletes to be quick thinkers and controllers.  Tournament Other Results A more thrilling contest was on the same night. The sole goal scored by Manav Bonulu took Our Lady of Health, Sahar past St. Joseph’s, Mira Road by the slimmest of margins, 1-0. Thus happened the Sahar team moving to the next round.  This year’s competition has already seen several parish teams showing their quality. The tournament still manages to draw teams from the farthest corners, as some are coming all the way from Mira Road and Vasai just to compete. What’s Next for St Peter’s After this performance, St. Peter’s will now look to their next match with confidence. If Ryan D’Souza’s form continues, they might reach the finals of the tournament. The pressure that the Bandra team had shown they are able to take and win very close matches.  If platforms like Kheloexch were to cover such local tournament action, it would open up more ways for the fans to follow their favorite parish teams. The community spirit surrounding these matches really makes them special, and wider coverage could be one of the ways the gang of rink football gets bigger.  The bond between Ryan and his co-athletes is strong, and that could be the winning factor as the competition gets tougher. As getting goals from Curt D’Mello as well, the team has the attacking threats spreading from one athlete to another and the opponents will have to keep a close watch on St. Peter’s.  For the audience who is interested in keeping up with the tournament results, following local coverage and community pages facilitate the tracking of how teams move up. Kheloexch and like-minded sites could make these grassroots competitions more visible to bigger audiences if they shoot up their coverage of parish-level football.  The 45th WCG rink football tournament is still the main spot for local talent and is successfully keeping the tradition going for one more year.

Spanish clubs are considering locations such as Miami as well as other cities worldwide for their matches. For some supporters, this is a different feeling and perhaps even a negative one.  However, the reality is that this to the European football market could be the time that the said towns and cities visited finally access the great teams that were previously far away from them, at least through television sets and radios. How This Opens Up New Markets While holding matches abroad, La Liga will be able to cover countries where there is already huge interest but limited access. This has been the case for NFL for so many years. Their teams are sent to London, Germany, and Brazil to face each other during regular season matches.  Each contest contributes approximately 40 million dollars to the economy of the host city and expands the customer base of the respective teams across various continents. In this vein, Spanish clubs can also venture into the same way. Here’s what this approach does: Brings the action to fans who can’t travel to Spain Creates strong connections with communities far from Europe Shows young athletes across the world what top-tier football looks like Builds long-term relationships in markets that have huge potential​ Growing Revenue Without Losing Identity Premier League is the main earner in football, far beyond La Liga. In terms of revenue, Real Madrid is first, but apart from that, only two other Spanish clubs are among the twelve highest earners. This situation is a handicap for Spanish football’s competition with the rest of Europe. Going overseas helps to generate new income from ticket sales, local sponsors, and broadcasting deals.​ The club of Barcelona reported that its revenue for the 2024-25 season would be 994 million euros. The main contribution to that figure was the commercial income. The impact of competing in away competitions is such that the providers are only able to tap into large markets where European football has already won millions of fans but not physically present yet.​ Rohit Sharma 264 Scorecard Displays What Records Mean Globally We are talking about global moments and it is hard not to mention the Rohit Sharma 264 scorecard from that Sri Lankan match in 2014. The performance made its way to the world’s news because cricket was there, and no one had to miss it.  The same reasoning applies. When La Liga carries Barcelona or Real Madrid to Miami or other places, they are making those unforgettable experiences for people who would never otherwise see them.  In the same way that cricstrike has been selling cricket content to new viewers, taking football matches overseas is extending the sport’s influence beyond the customary frontiers. Building Connections With Younger Audiences The NFL runs youth clinics and training camps when they visit international cities. These programs get local kids involved with the sport and create future fans. La Liga can do the same thing. When teams show up in new places, they don’t just compete a match and leave. They can:​ Host training sessions for youth academies Meet with local clubs and share knowledge Create partnerships that last beyond one single match Give young athletes a chance to learn from professionals​ The Pushback Makes Sense But Misses The Point This idea is disliked by numerous fans and supporter groups. They argue that it loses the home advantage and robs the diehard fans, who pay for a whole season, of their right to see the matches. UEFA authorized the contests but labeled the decision as unfortunate. The concerns are genuine, but they are only concerned with the immediate problems.​ Indeed, Villarreal has to forfeit a home match. Local fans are deprived of one contest. However, the larger issue that Spanish football should be able to fight the Premier League in terms of money is visible. The disparity will just get bigger, and the only way to keep it from happening is to take one or two contests abroad every season.  What Success Really Looks Like? The NFL did not create its international market instantly. They started with a small step of preseason contests in the 1950s. Now in 2025 alone, they are conducting seven regular season contests outside the US. Their joint revenue has increased from 8 billion dollars in 2010 to more than 23 billion dollars now. Part of that growth has been due to their approach of reaching out beyond the American borders.  La Liga is not going to get immediate results either. However, the competing of matches abroad does create long-term value. When there are more fans, it means more sales of merchandise, and the rights for broadcasting will be at higher rates, and more lucrative sponsorship deals. The advantages of this have a compounding effect over time and make Spanish clubs’s presence still significant on the world stage. Moving Forward Despite The Noise Barcelona and Villarreal’s match in Miami got canceled after facing too much opposition. La Liga president Javier Tebas said they’ll keep trying because Spanish football needs to look forward, not backward. Serie A is still planning to send AC Milan and Como to Perth, Australia. These leagues understand that staying in one place limits growth.​ Football belongs to its fans, but it also belongs to everyone who wants to experience it. Taking matches abroad doesn’t replace local contests. It adds to them. It creates chances for people across the world to see live football and become part of something bigger. That’s what makes this move good for the sport’s future, even when it feels uncomfortable right now.​

It’s almost effortless to look at a scorecard and consider that you have the complete story. The national football team was at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, played three games, and went back home without having scored a goal. If one examines the situation closely, it looks like a team going through a bad period from beginning to end.  However, this is just a superficial problem. There are much larger issues behind the scenes than just a few bad days on the pitch. In fact, the aspiration of leaving a mark in Asia wasn’t lost in the 90 minutes of each match, but rather through the systematic long-standing problems within the team’s support. The foundation is brittle and unless the mending is done, no amount of positivity will change the outcome. A Quick Look at the Scoreboard The metrics of the 2023 tourney are crystal clear and tell a tale of despair. The squad was placed in Group B and their adventure turned out to be a total letdown.  The hopes were sky-high since it was the second consecutive time the squad had made it to the tournament, a first in the club’s history. However, the performance did not match the milestone. The results tell a story of being overrun. Match 1: A 2-0 defeat to Australia.  Match 2: A 3-0 defeat to Uzbekistan.  Match 3: A 1-0 defeat to Syria.  Three matches, no goals scored by the team, and six goals conceded. The squad was ranked last in its group with no points. Even though one of those matches had a very good defensive effort in the first half, a few errors after halftime caused the loss. The showing against Uzbekistan was particularly bad, with the team not exhibiting any attacking will at all. More Than Just a Tough Draw Some people would consider the draw a tough one. Both the teams, Australia and Uzbekistan, were of very high quality. However, if one uses the match performances as a yardstick, one can easily see that the problems were not merely due to the quality of the rivals being so high.  Very little if any effective build-up play was observed throughout the game, and at times the defense was quite messy. The situation has the characteristics of the “bad night” only if the excuses of poor preparation and faulty game plan are used. The team not only could not convert but also sometimes looked as if they had no strategy for doing so. The fans’ disillusionment with the team’s performance was not limited to the score only; it was about the whole thing and the style of play the team showed. The supporters, even if through a loss, expected to see something good in the match, but the audience got to see a team that could barely execute the simplest technical moves properly. This is not to say that the players were not trying hard at all; rather it is the whole system out of which these big matches are played that is the problem. The Kheloexch View: A System in Need of a Fix Despite the 2023 tournament, the issues were not over yet. The qualification for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 was another disaster with the team again not having any chance of making it.  It is then that the idea of a “broken structure” becomes impossible to ignore. The campaign was nothing but instability. The team managed to have three different coaches in the eight qualifying matches and, what is even more disappointing, they were not able to win even once. This turnaround of leadership is a clear indication of a system in crisis. Other organizational issues have also been a major factor downplaying the progress of the team. There has been ongoing instability in the domestic leagues that are supposed to develop talent.​ There have been public disagreements with coaches, creating a poor environment.​ Confusion over squad selection for important tournaments has also been an issue.​ A failure to build on past successes, like the promising 1-0 result against Kuwait in November 2023, shows a lack of long-term planning.​ It is labeling the team unreasonable to expect a consistently high level of performance when the system is still unstable. Not being able to qualify for the 24-team tournament is a very clear proof of these problems that have lingered for a long time.  An individual’s bad performance can be justified. Continuous underperformance, no matter the management or the season, is a sign of a weak structure.  The Kheloexch analysis suggests that the team is lacking the very foundation of their strength, which is indeed very clear. Where Do We Go From Here? By focusing solely on one lost match, the management is taking the simplest route possible. This, in turn, eliminates tough questions. The fact is that the national team is stuck in a cycle of mourning over the loss of the very system that was supposed to be their support. Building a successful national football program is not only a question of time but also a matter of having a stable foundation. It is a matter of a distinct long-term division like:  In the end the health of the football system must be the main concern and no more the short term results.   The players need to be nurtured through a well-established domestic league.   The national confederation is to draw a clear and constant map for the team.  There should be a unity of the coaching staff and tactics throughout. There must be continuity in the coaching staff and strategy. Young talent needs a clear path to the senior squad. The vision of being one of the best in Asia is still there. However, it is going to be just a vision if the attention remains on the players who had a poor night. An entire structure needs to be redesigned with a strong future plan. Without that, the same talk will be repeated in a couple of years.

Setting up teammates for goals is a skill that often gets less attention than the actual scoring. However, the best Playmakers of all time have been responsible for turning hundreds of chances into unforgettable goals.  Let us see seven Performers who mastered the art of assisting. 1)Ferenc Puskas Takes the Crown Hungarian legend Ferenc was the first Performer in the world to have 404 assists in his entire career of perhaps the most skilled football attackers in history, who scored with astonishing accuracy over 800 times in fact. His left foot was magical and his ability to spot teammates in better positions made him a complete forward.  Playing through the years with clubs like Real Madrid and for the Hungarian national team in the 1950s through 1970s, he added a new dimension to the game by creating goals as much as finishing them.​ 2)Lionel Messi Chases History Messi with 398 assists scored during his club and national team matches takes second place in the all-time rankings. The Argentine has recently become the highest assist provider in international matches with 60, thus exceeding both Neymar and Landon Donovan’s records. Here’s what makes his numbers special:​ 192 assists in La Liga alone 18 assists in Copa América history 40 assists in the UEFA tournament for clubs Still adding to his total at Inter Miami Messi’s time at Barcelona saw him link up with Performers like Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, and Suarez to create some of the most exciting attacking moves ever seen. His balance, timing, and vision turn half-chances into clear opportunities.​ 3)Pele’s Creative Genius The Brazilian idol marked a total of 369 assists throughout his magnificent career. Nicknamed the “King,” Pele was a ruler of the football scene during the 1950s to the 1970s with his teams Santos, New York Cosmos, and, of course, Brazil.    His skillful connections with fellow Performers such as Garrincha and Tostao were instrumental in Brazil winning three World Cups. Pele was a true innovator, often retracing his steps back to the defense in order to create an attack and thus giving birth to what we now know as the “false nine” role even before it was baptized as such. 4)Johan Cruyff’s Total Approach The Dutch genius was a record of 358 assists and was also a factor in changing the perception of football. Cruyff, who received the Ballon d’Or three times, Performed for Ajax for nine years before moving to Barcelona in 1973 for a record transfer fee.    He was directly involved in 33 goals and provided 28 assists in just 48 games for the national team. Cruyff’s game was such that he showed that with clever movement and quick brains, any defense could be undone. 5)Thomas Muller Keeps Going At 305 assists and counting, Muller earns his spot ahead of bigger names. The German forward created most of his chances at Bayern Munich before moving to MLS with Vancouver Whitecaps.  Even at 36 years old, he’s still producing – six goals and three assists in his first six MLS matches proved he’s not done yet. Bayern fans know him as the club’s all-time leader with 217 assists in his career there.​ 6)Kevin De Bruyne’s Modern Masterclass The Belgian midfielder has become one of the era’s premier creators. While league-specific data shows 150 assists in major European leagues but 300+ in all time , his overall club career total assist includes 251 assists across all matches. At Manchester City, De Bruyne has:​ Tied the record for most assists in a single Premier League season Won multiple Performer awards Created 31 assists in the UEFA club tournament His passing range and ability to find forwards in dangerous spots makes him one of the deadliest Performmakers around.​ 7) Cristiano Ronaldo (GOAT) Leads Where It Matters While Cristiano’s career total sits at 258 assists , his dominance in the UEFA competition for clubs stands above everyone – including Messi. The Portuguese star holds the record with 42 assists in that tournament, one more than Angel Di Maria’s 41 and two ahead of Messi’s 40. Here’s why his numbers there matter:​ 140 goals plus 42 assists equals 182 total goal actions Most assists in the tournament’s history Performed across three different clubs 183 matches in the competition Ronaldo started his career more as a creator than scorer – he didn’t score in his first 26 matches but already had six assists by then. As he developed into a goal machine, he still kept setting up teammates when they had better chances.​ The Assist Kings Live On These seven Performers are the best examples of a great attacker who is not only a scorer but also a spectacular team Performer. The ability to create chances was the factor that separated the great performers from the legends, starting from Puskas in the 1950s to the current stars like De Bruyne and Messi.    The thrill generated by a perfect assist is as great as that of any goal even if you are watching on Kheloexch or following the highlights of the major tournaments.   All these Performmakers with their creativity and passing were able to shift the outcome of the games. The number of assists they have achieved tells the story of a thousand and one moments when they picked the perfect pass instead of opting for the selfish shot. That’s what makes them really remarkable.