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The Legend from Nowhere

How do you come from a country that’s never produced a professional player and win player of the year in a major professional league? Well, that’s the story of Roy Krishna, a player who’s story I have wanted to tell for a long time. I am glad we were finally able to put it together, because it’s somewhere wilder than I even imagined.

Much Love,
The Zealand



Sources

►Kreedon
https://www.kreedon.com/roy-krishna-footballer-bio/#About_Roy_Krishna

►Deccan Herald
https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/of-grit-fight-and-a-lasting-legacy-the-roy-krishna-story-1193831.html

►New Zealand Herald (Krishna Leaving Opinion) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/anendra-singh-phoenix-striker-roy-krishna-has-fallen-foul-of-the-offside-trap-but-hes-no-mark-rudan/WVVMLKWEBOONSOFLKJ3TDJOKEA/

►New Zealand Herald (Krishna Departure)
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football-roy-krishnas-departure-disappointing-but-understandable/IRV4OFCM2JKSC7DSSZQ63GJZUM/#:~:text=And%20that%20money%20has%20been,their%20chequebooks%20to%20get%20him.

►Fiji Sun
https://fijisun.com.fj/2008/07/26/the-wonders-of-roy-krishna/

►Stuff
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/63879314/the-rise-and-rise-of-roy-krishna-at-wellington-phoenix

►RNZ
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/380503/roy-krishna-makes-a-league-history-in-phoenix-draw

►Khelnow Roy Krishna Page
https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2022-23-bengaluru-fc-sign-roy-krishna

►Khelnow Match Report https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-jamshedpur-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-match-report

►ABC Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/pacificbeat/ofc-roy-krishna/13696258

►Goal https://www.goal.com/en/news/atk-mohun-bagan-jersey-logo-merger-isl-indian-football/nzbkggr93x8a135whx1tklux9

►Tribal Football
https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/psv-eindhoven-interested-fijian-star-krishna-235653

►Olympics
https://olympics.com/en/news/pacific-games-2023-fiji-veteran-roy-krishna-setting-the-standard-next-generation

►YouTube (Club World Cup)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YYlJMBjN6Y

►Lifestyle (India)
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/bengaluru-fc-s-roy-krishna-on-his-indian-roots-111661258176589.html

►Transfermarkt
https://www.transfermarkt.us/roy-krishna/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/64495

►Fiji Village
https://fijivillage.com/sport/Hundreds-expected-to-attend-Simon-Peters-funeral-2kr5s9/

►Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Krishna

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_OFC_Nations_Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_national_football_team

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament_%E2%80%93_Group_C

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_Nations_Cup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Premier_League

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_Champions_League

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2023_Pacific_Games_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament#Group_D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fijian_sportspeople

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1991_South_Pacific_Games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_A-League



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