Top Mumbai football coaches sell vegetables, deliver kebabs for daily wages: Report

coronavirus pandemic has brought massive financial implications for sports in India, with  global crisis threatening  future of clubs, acemies, leagues, support staff; all  people who earn ir bre and butter through sport. rising number of coronavirus Mumbai cases means that schools and acemies are shut, resulting in lack of requirement for coaching at least until situation rmalises. Coaches in Mumbai have w been forced to take up odd jobs in meantime. 

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Coronavirus Mumbai cases: Mumbai coach says selling vegetables felt awkward at first

According to an Indian Express report, three Mumbai football coaches have been forced to look out for mselves after growing number of coronavirus Mumbai cases saw m lose ir coaching jobs amidst lockdown. On any rmal monsoon day, coaches Pras Bhosale, Siddhesh Srivastav, and Samrat Rana would have been plotting and training school kids for tournaments, but w find mselves selling vegetables, making kebabs and delivering food due to coronavirus lockdown. Speaking to Indian Express, Pras Bhosale revealed that he is forced to sell vegetables to look after his family. Bhosale said that he has a Masters in Physical Education, a double gruate and selling vegetables felt awkward for first few days. Mumbai coach ded that he carries grain bags and vegetables on his shoulder, fills his carts and sells m on streets of Kandivali. 

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Coronavirus Mumbai cases: Coach decided to sell kebabs after he was laid off 

Siddhesh Srivastav used to coach kids at two Mumbai schools in day and worked with a private football acemy in evenings where he trained with more children. He was working with a Bangalore-based company which provides football coaches to schools. In June, Srivastav was told company couldn’t afford to pay salaries and was subsequently terminated from his job.

While speaking to Indian Express, Srivastav said that he h t been paid for last few months and he h to take care of his family, with his far having retired. He decided to sell kebabs to earn his bre. Many coaches approached Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) to convince schools t to lay off coaches, but it expressed helplessness at situation. Hockey secretary at MSSA, Lawrence Bing told Indian Express that around 60-70 coaches were removed from ir jobs till May, and number went past 100 in June. Bing said that coaches’ livelihoods are bly hit as sports sector is completely closed and re is little chance of sporting action resuming in coming months.

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Samrat Rana was he of a football acemy called CSPI, which h nine centres across Mumbai, and would also coach junior I League teams. His bror also worked as a coach, and both have been rendered jobless by pandemic. Rana told  Indian Express that he works a delivery boy for a nearby restaurant after re were vacancies at delivery companies likes Zomato and Swiggy. He ded that he h to sell off his mor's gold and use all his savings to support his family. Rana said he has three brors, one who plays football, and all are into sports, resulting in massive financial uncertainty for his family. 

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