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Premier League Soccer to kick off from March 24: To coincide with the Indian Premier League
The highly anticipated PLS will kick off at the end of March, with a possible collision with the IPL lined up. However, the authorities are least worried about the prospect...
Feb 7, 2012 4:31:00 AM
By Goal.com
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The much hyped Premier League Soccer (PLS) will kick off on March 24, with the final scheduled on May 6.
The event will thus collide with the hugely successful Indian Premier League (IPL), bringing upon a very exciting prospect.
However, Utpal Ganguli, secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), who along with the Celebrity Management Group (CMG) are organising the tournament, are least worried about this possible collision.
"We are overwhelmed by queries from all over the world. Looking at the phenomenal response, I am sure IPL TV right holders would be worried about PLS," said Ganguli.
"I am not here to challenge anybody. But looking at the fan following of football all over the world, I'm sure that IPL would be no match for PLS."
A similar thought was echoed by Biswapriya Giri of Euro Musketeers (Team Barasat), who said: "Football is an international game. We have the stars with us and I'm sure it would be hugely successful.
"We are planning to bring together the magic of Indian icon Bhaichung Bhutia along with Argentine legend (Hernan) Crespo. I'm sure PLS will create a ripple."
The former also confirmed that the next phase of the auction for the Indian players would be held on February 12.
Featuring the likes of Robert Pires, Hernan Crespo and Fabio Cannavaro as ICON players and several other well known coaches,the pre-season training will start from March 3, with the stars arriving in the city a few days before.
Meanwhile, Grey Mind Communications has bought the earlier unsold Haldia franchise with Argentine 2006 World Cup captain Juan Pablo Sorin as their icon player, while John Barnes will be their coach.
The event will thus collide with the hugely successful Indian Premier League (IPL), bringing upon a very exciting prospect.
However, Utpal Ganguli, secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), who along with the Celebrity Management Group (CMG) are organising the tournament, are least worried about this possible collision.
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"We are overwhelmed by queries from all over the world. Looking at the phenomenal response, I am sure IPL TV right holders would be worried about PLS," said Ganguli.
"I am not here to challenge anybody. But looking at the fan following of football all over the world, I'm sure that IPL would be no match for PLS."
A similar thought was echoed by Biswapriya Giri of Euro Musketeers (Team Barasat), who said: "Football is an international game. We have the stars with us and I'm sure it would be hugely successful.
"We are planning to bring together the magic of Indian icon Bhaichung Bhutia along with Argentine legend (Hernan) Crespo. I'm sure PLS will create a ripple."
The former also confirmed that the next phase of the auction for the Indian players would be held on February 12.
Featuring the likes of Robert Pires, Hernan Crespo and Fabio Cannavaro as ICON players and several other well known coaches,the pre-season training will start from March 3, with the stars arriving in the city a few days before.
Meanwhile, Grey Mind Communications has bought the earlier unsold Haldia franchise with Argentine 2006 World Cup captain Juan Pablo Sorin as their icon player, while John Barnes will be their coach.
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