![TOPSHOT - In this photo taken on January 28, 2019, Real Kashmir's players celebrates with fans after scoring in their I-League club football match against Chennai City FC at the Tourist Reception Centre football ground in Srinagar. Real Kashmir is the first club from the war-torn Himalayan region to make it into India's top football league. With the help of Scottish coach David Robertson, the Snow Leopards have emerged as serious title contenders in their debut I-League season and on February 6 beat Gokulam Kerala 1-0 to go top of the table. - TO GO WITH Fbl-IND-unrest-KAshmir, FOCUS by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA
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Real Kashmir's players celebrate a goal with their fans. AFP
Real Kashmir's players celebrate a goal with their fans. AFP
Real Kashmir: The unlikely rise in India's I-League of a football club looking to make change on and off the field
The side are going from strength to strength having been started in March 2016 simply as something to keep locals occupied with
Agence France Presse
08 February, 2019