South Asians in Football: Simranjit Singh Thandi to link up with Adil Nabi
The latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly is out after another good week for the community in the Beautiful Game...
Former England U17 international Simranjit Singh Thandi is set to link up with Adil Nabi and sign for Cypriot side Doxa Katokopias, Sky Sports News can exclusively reveal.
Singh Thandi is a product of the Leicester City academy where he played alongside Harvey Barnes, Hamza Choudhury and Luke Thomas, before going on to turn professional at Stoke City.
The Leicester-born wing-back is well known in Cyprus, having spent three years playing at AEK Larnaca, before joining Karmiotissa on loan last season.
Earlier this year, Sky Sports News revealed that fellow British South Asian Nabi was joining Doxa, having previously played in England, Scotland, India and Greece.
Former England youth international Nabi got his first goal for the club last week, smashing into the top left corner from the penalty spot against Singh Thandi's former club AEK Larnaca.
Zidane Iqbal offered Manchester United fans a reminder of what they are missing out on after dazzling for FC Utrecht at the home of Dutch giants Feyenoord.
After an injury-delayed start to his career in the Netherlands, Iqbal made his first FC Utrecht start last week and enjoyed his first taste of playing in the raucous surrounds of Rotterdam's De Kuip Stadium.
Iqbal produced a star-turn performance for the visitors with a 100 per cent completion rate for tackles, attempted long balls and dribbles, taking 67 touches in just over an hour on the pitch, with 94 per cent overall pass accuracy.
Feyenoord edged the contest 2-1, with one Dutch newspaper naming Iqbal as FC Utrecht's player of the match.
Manchester-born Iqbal, whose mother is Iraqi and father is
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