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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 SPORTS ISL gets off to strong start with FIFA endorsement NEW DELHI: The jury is still out on whether the chise play out a goalless draw against David but I think India is big enough to have a second eventually. I think it’s a good beginning.” Indian Super League (ISL) can wake the world’s sec- Trezeguet’s Pune on Tuesday and he liked the level sport and football is strong enough to become the Co-owned by La Liga champions Atletico ond most populous nation from its football slumber of enthusiasm. “What was nice last night is the second sport in India,” Valcke said. Madrid, the Kolkata team, with Spaniard Luis Garcia but the first week of the eight-team competition sound, it was amazing,” Valcke later said of his expe- Bankrolled by India’s Reliance Industries, Rupert as their marquee player, currently top the table hav- has at least made people sit up and take notice. rience at the capital’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Murdoch’s Star India and sports management ing won both their games so far. Some 70,000 fans thronged the Salt Lake “(I witnessed) How strong was the support of the group IMG, the ISL has welcomed former cricket The demand for ISL tickets is in stark contrast to Stadium in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata for last fans in the stadium, how they supported the teams, greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, as the I-League and Arthur Papas, deputy coach of the Sunday’s spectacular opening ceremony and the how they supported whenever there was a change well as current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Goa franchise, had no hesitation in admitting it hav- social media has been abuzz with discussions about of player, how they supported Del Piero when he among the team owners.
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