Pune: Here is some
special news for the Indian football fans. Soon they would be able to
see the legendary David Beckham, in the flesh, performing for them.
Indeed if everything goes according to plan, not only the former
England captain, but internationals like Michael Owen and Thierry Henry
would be found showcasing their wares on Indian soil.
This initiative to bring the world-renowned stars to India is part
the All India football Federation's (AIFF) plans to start an Indian
football league, on the lines of the glamourous Indian Premier League
cricket. In this thew AIFF is being financially supported by its
business partner IMG Reliance and talks are underway with these legends
so that they can be there when the event starts, possibly next year.
Informed sources said that all the three superstars would be the
ambassadors of various team franchises and would be taking part in
exhibition matcheipls during the league.
See the following slides to know more about this planned event...
An AIFF official said
that if all things go according to plan, the dream of every average
Indian fan to see World Cuppers, with their own eyes, performing in
front them. The official said that Beckham and Henry have already
committed to IMG for spreading the popularity of football in various
regions of the world.
Many former and present global football superstars had visited
India in the past anmd some had even taken to the field, notable among
them being Pele, Diego Maradona, Lonel Messi, Gerd Mueller, Branco,
Romario and others.
The recently retired
Beckham, as part of his commmitment with IMG to spread the football
culture across the world had visited China and it is thus being expected
that he will agree to visit India and take to the field.
The AIFF is in
constantb talks with the Western Indian Football Association (WIFA) and
the tournament, if it happens will be staged in the DY Patil stadium in
Mumbai and the Balwadi stadium in Pune.
A similar such franchisee-based tournament was to be held in West
Bengal some years back, which would have featured stars like Hernan
Crespo and Nuno Gomes, but it did not come about in the end.
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