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NEW DELHI: A fighter on the pitch and a smiling face off it, Jeakson Singh could probably be called the \u2018gentle giant\u2019. Towering at 6 ft, the midfielder was included in the Indian U-17s after being scouted from the Minerva Academy. In an in-depth interview, Jeakson talks at length about his journey, the Indian U-17s, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India and a lot more. EXCERPTS:<\/p>\n
Tell us something about your journey<\/strong><\/p>\n I come from a family of athletes. My father used to play almost every sport and my mother used to be a basketball player, so sports was something which was already there in our family. However, there was a small ground near to our house and that is where I used to play football in my early days. My brother and my friends used to play football there every day and hence I started to play with them and gradually fell in love with the sport.<\/p>\n Was the journey to the Indian U-17 World Cup Team tough?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was tough but it was exciting and at sometimes it taught me to always think about the bigger picture in life. There is a lot more forces at play in life than just what we see. The journey made me who I am today and I am thankful to AIFF for helping me throughout the process.<\/p>\n How excited are you for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India?<\/strong><\/p>\n I am honored to be a part of the Indian U-17 World Cup squad and I will do my best on the pitch. I think excited is an understatement to what I feel right now, I just want the FIFA U-17 World Cup to arrive and start playing.<\/p>\n How special is the bond between you and Amarjit Singh?<\/strong><\/p>\n Amarjit is my cousin and my father used to coach both of us in football when we were very young. I share a very brotherly bond with him, we have helped each other along the way. There were times when he was my inspiration and motivated me to perform better in football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tell us something about your journey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[8827,6480,466,22807,22806,16270],"class_list":["post-35640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-fifa-u-17-world-cup-2017","tag-indian-sports","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-indian-u-17","tag-jeakson-singh","tag-minerva-academy"],"yoast_head":"\nNEW DELHI: A fighter on the pitch and a smiling face off it, Jeakson Singh could probably be called the \u2018gentle giant\u2019. Towering at 6 ft, the midfielder was included in the Indian U-17s after being scouted from the Minerva Academy. In an in-depth interview, Jeakson talks at length about his journey, the Indian U-17s, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India and a lot more. EXCERPTS:<\/p>\n