Showing posts with label Premier Futsal season 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Premier Futsal season 2. Show all posts
Indian Premier Futsal League 2017: Prominent footballers to party with the Bollywood stars this weekend
7:53 AM
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 15, 2017)
Barcelona footballers Ronaldinho and Deco, Manchester United's Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and Real
Madrid's Sal Gado, with the Chairman of the League, Luis Figo, arrived
in Mumbai on Thursday. The legends will be visiting the Siddhivinayak
temple on Friday morning, before kicking off the Indian Premier Futsal
League 2017. The inaugural kick-off will see performances by Benny Dayal
and Elli Abram with Tiger Shroff, who's bought a team in the league,
and State Sports Minister Vinod Tawde in attendance.
Ranbir Kapoor,
co-owner of Mumbai Football Club, and Abhishek Bachchan, who practice
with members of Bunty Walia's All Star Football Club (ASFC) regularly,
are expected to meet the footballers later in the day. “A star-studded
Futsal bash is being planned at a South Mumbai nightclub. The all-nighter
bash over the weekend will see many Bollywood actors and cricketers,
along with other sportsmen, on the guest list,“ a source told Mirror.
Jab Varun met Ronaldinho
Varun Dhawan was surprised to bump into Ronaldinho en route to Mumbai. The actor had been in Budapest and was on his way back to the city when he discovered that he and the Brazilan star footballer were scheduled to board the same flight.
According to a source, the duo met at Dubai airport. “Ronaldinho was obliging fans with selfies and so was Varun. They struck up a conversation and the football ace asked the actor if he is famous. They later had a good laugh over this comment after Varun admitted to being an Indian actor and showed Ronaldinho the trailer of his upcoming film, Judwaa 2. Since they were on the plane together, they had time to catch up and click pictures,” adds the source.
Varun, when contacted, confirmed this, saying, “It was cool to meet Ronaldinho who is a legend. Getting to interact with him was amazing.”
Last year, in January, the self-confessed football fan was spotted at a match during the La Liga tournament in Camp Nou, Barcelona. It was the 500th game for Lionel Messi, Argentina’s football legend.
Jab Varun met Ronaldinho
Varun Dhawan was surprised to bump into Ronaldinho en route to Mumbai. The actor had been in Budapest and was on his way back to the city when he discovered that he and the Brazilan star footballer were scheduled to board the same flight.
According to a source, the duo met at Dubai airport. “Ronaldinho was obliging fans with selfies and so was Varun. They struck up a conversation and the football ace asked the actor if he is famous. They later had a good laugh over this comment after Varun admitted to being an Indian actor and showed Ronaldinho the trailer of his upcoming film, Judwaa 2. Since they were on the plane together, they had time to catch up and click pictures,” adds the source.
Varun, when contacted, confirmed this, saying, “It was cool to meet Ronaldinho who is a legend. Getting to interact with him was amazing.”
Last year, in January, the self-confessed football fan was spotted at a match during the La Liga tournament in Camp Nou, Barcelona. It was the 500th game for Lionel Messi, Argentina’s football legend.
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Football was our neighbourhood sport. It's my first love-Sunny Leone
3:12 PM
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; September 11, 2017)
In an industry obsessed with bracketing women, Sunny Leone will not be pigeon-holed. Her film career aside, the actor is fast proving to be a sharp businesswoman. Ahead of Premier Futsal season 2, Leone has been announced as the co-owner and brand ambassador of Kochi-based football team, Kerala Cobras. This comes close on the heels of her launching her own line of perfumes and the production house, SunCity.
Co-owning a football team is of sentimental value to her. "Having grown up in Canada and later in the US, football was our neighbourhood sport. It's my first love. I was always an athletic kid and was naturally drawn to it," she smiles.
But it wasn't just sentiment at work while closing the deal. "Being part of something bigger than yourself is always a great way to take [your own] brand ahead. After evaluating the league and the team, we felt it would be a great fit."
True to being an artiste, Leone understands that her creative streak dominates her personality. However, she is quick to point out that it doesn't necessarily mean that artistes don't have the acumen to spearhead a business successfully. "I evaluate and analyse every business decision. At the end of the day, it's my name in the spotlight. You can't get to this level without some business sense. Sports is just the beginning for us. There's a lot more in pipeline this year."
For now though, her latest acquisition has all her attention. "We'll get sponsors on board and rope in great players. Keep it simple the first year and get the team off the ground."
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