KOCHI: Days after kids attending Kerala Blasters’ selection trials were denied entry into the training ground at Panampilly Stadium in Ernakulam by the Ernakulam District Sports Council authorities, another prominent football club in the state, Gokulam Kerala FC, are facing a similar experiencing in Kozhikode. Two-time I-league champions, Gokulam, have been using the EMS Corporation in Kozhikode as their home base since 2017.
However, Gokulam management allege that the officials of Kozhikode Corporation, the owners of the EMS Corporation Stadium, have now informed the club that the corporation does not want to renew the contract with the I-league club. The reason cited by the corporation officials is that the club has failed to properly maintain the stadium, its turf and premises, including the floodlights.
