Rajib Boy and Arka Dey, both 16, earned the chance along with nine others to attend a Manchester United training camp after a nationwide talent hunt. Boy and Dey both hope to use football as a way out of poverty.
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Rajib Boy, 16, is one of the other 11 teenagers selected to train with Manchester United. The training camp followed a nationwide talent hunt by club coaches organised by Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel. Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP -
Arka Dey helps his mother run a roadside snack-stall in Kolkata. 'I still can't believe that I have been selected,' he said. Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP -
Rajib Boy is the son of a sex worker who trains at the local school in Kolkata. 'I am not ashamed of being a sex worker's son. She is my source of inspiration. (But) I want to take her out of the red light district as early as possible,' he said. Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP -
Arka Dey's father died after a battle with cancer three years ago. Dey wants to honour him with a football career. 'My father was a fan of Brazilian star Pele. He was my first coach,' he said. Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP -
Rajib Boy says Cristiano Ronaldo 'is my idol. I am focusing on scoring goals.' Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP -
'If I score a goal for one team, I am hired to play for another team and I earn a little money,' says Arka Dey (jumping). 'One of my neighbours has promised me to buy me a nice kit and good pair of shoes before I leave.' Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP -
Rajib Boy is hoping football can help him bring he and his mother out of Kolkata's red-light district, Sonargachi. Dibvangshu Sarkar / AFP
In pictures: Two impoverished Indian boys earn chance to train with Manchester United
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