Overview
- Minerva Academy’s U-15s, which routed Liverpool 6-0 on Friday in Spain’s MIC Cup Round of 16, advanced to the quarter-finals.
- Wahengbam Raj Singh scored a hat-trick, Md Azam Khan added two, and Lisham Amarson Singh netted one in a 50-minute youth match.
- The Mediterranean International Cup in Costa Brava draws top academies such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool.
- Much of Minerva’s squad carried over from its 2025 U-14 run that won the Gothia, Dana and Norway Cups.
- After the win, academy owner Ranjit Bajaj renewed a funding plea, saying he mortgaged his home and has raised ₹27 lakh of the ₹1 crore needed to keep the tour going.