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December 14, 2018

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Official statement from Gokulam Kerala FC

Gokulam Kerala FC CEO Ashok Kumar was manhandled by a bunch of Real Kashmir FC officials today at EMS Corporation Stadium.

Real Kashmir FC was allotted Kozhikode Medical College ground for training after the inspection done by the Match Commissioner on Thursday. Due to hartal, we had difficulty in arranging transport to Medical College Ground on time. The training time was at 10 am and the bus reached at the hotel at 10.06 AM.

But instead of waiting for the bus, the whole Real Kashmir team barged in to the stadium and started to make a melee. The strike and the difficulty to get transport were informed to them and the AIFF officially on Thursday itself.

However, the players and officials barged into the stadium, hurling abuses. When our CEO requested them to leave the stadium, they manhandled our CEO and Kozhikode District Football Association official Hammeed. They snatched Hameed’s mobile phone and threw it on ground, thereby destroying it.

They went on to train at the ground. During training they intentionally destroyed two Hero I-League runner boards.

A picture of Real Kashmir FC team training in the stadium before the runner boards were destroyed, posted by their own social media.

 


The runner boards were destroyed intentionally by kicking the boards on the sidelines during the training. Picture taken after the RKFC team left the stadium.
Gokulam Kerala FC has been a good host to all the travelling teams. No teams were allowed to train at the field of play match day minus one. The home team also trains at the same venue of the away team.

We have arranged training ground at Medical College ground, which is one of the best football pitches available in Kozhikode for the away teams to train. We have paid for the ground and no other I-League team does the same to the traveling team.

A picture of GKFC training in the medical college ground the same day.

Several teams including Minerva Punjab CEO Ranjit Bajaj has personally appreciated our hospitality when their team traveled to Kozhikode.

Despite instigating violence and abusing Gokulam Kerala FC officials,they have spread blatant lies on social media. Police have taken a statement of the events occurred at the stadium. The match commissioner was also present at the stadium.

Instead of behaving like professionals, Real Kashmir FC officials behaved like a set of hooligans. We have officially complained to the AIFF about the misconduct of the Real Kashmir officials.

Gokulam Kerala FC will continue to be good hosts for all the visiting teams and use everything at its disposal to give the best facilities to the opponent teams. A single unfortunate situation caused by one sporting entity will not change our values. Gokulam Kerala FC requests all the concerned people to end this chapter here and let the real battle be fought on the pitch.

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