Goa the game in the state under the new name Goa Football Association. Goa, along with West Bengal and Kerala is the locus of football in India and is home to many football clubs in the national I-League. The state's football powerhouses include Salgaocar, Dempo, Churchill Brothers, Vasco, Sporting Clube de Goa and FC Goa. The first Unity World Cup was held in Goa in 2014. The state's main football stadium, Fatorda Stadium, is located at Margao and also hosts cricket matches. The state hosted few matches of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Fatorda Stadium. A number of Goans
Anil Salgaocar Anil Salgaocar Anil Vasudev Salgaocar (26 December 1940 – 1 January 2016 in Singapore) was an Indian mining baron and a Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly. Anil Salgaocar was born on 26 December 1940, the son of Vasudev Salgaocar and brother of Shivanand Salgaocar and Dattaraj Salgaocar. He was the owner of Salgaocar Mining Industries Private Limited. Salgaocar died in Singapore on 1 January 2016, aged 75. Salgaocar was survived by his wife Lakshmi and two daughters, Chandana and Purnima, and his sons Sameer and Arjun, who are also active in politics. Salgaocar has been named in the Panama