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[caption id="attachment_18164" align="alignnone" width="580"] Trevor Morgan and Sanjoy Sen wishes Durbar Sports Academy footballers who will participate in Dana Cup. Xtra Time[/caption] Kolkata: The talented footballers of Durbar Sports Academy are waiting for their “Udaan” to take off. Come the 21st of July, when a bunch of 16 promising footballers will see their dream turn into reality as they board their flight to Denmark to take part in the Dana Cup. The budding footballers, all sons of sex workers of Sonagachi have been invited to take part in the invitational Dana Cup which starts from July 25-30. It will be the first time that a team comprising of the sons of sex workers will be seen in action competing with the teams from all across the globe. But lack of sponsors almost saw their dreams get dashed when xtratime.in decided to come forward to support them so that they can see their dreams see day light. As a pioneer sports website xtratime.in and leading cable networks SITI Broadband have joined hands in organizing a charitable fundraising concert to send them to Denmark to take part in the tournament. The concert named ‘Udaan’: Flight of Hope will see the top singers of the country voicing their popular numbers  to support them on 16th July at Nazrul Mancha. The artists have all come forward to support the noble initiative by xtratime.in and SITI Broadband. According to Director of XtraTime, Anilava Chatterjee, “We feel as a citizen of this country it is our duty to stand beside these deprived children who are stranded and cannot go to Denmark to play the tournament due to financial constraints.” After AIFF and IFA, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan coach wished the 16 footballers "all the best". The coach of the two giants felt proud for these guys. East Bengal coach Trevor Morgan said, "I am proud of these guys. I hope they will do well. I am well known to the European conditions as well as Indian conditions and I feel weather won't be an issue for these guys. These guys should not be over confident and must look to go ahead in the future." Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen said, "They should utilise their chances well and must not think of winning or losing. They must make their nation proud. My best wishes are always with them."