Football: New India league back on track
Former Argentina star Hernan Crespo and Italy’s World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro to take part in the league
NEW DELHI:
A new football league in the Indian state of West Bengal was given permission to seek the transfer of high-profile foreign players, bringing relief to the organisers. Former Argentina star Hernan Crespo and Italy’s World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro are among six semi-retired international stars due to play in the Premier League Soccer (PLS). The All-India Football Federation (AIFF) had earlier suspended the PLS from taking part in Fifa’s Transfer Matching System because the six new teams were not affiliated to the sport’s governing body. However, the AIFF relented yesterday after the Indian Football Association – the name of the body running the sport in West Bengal – submitted documents on the status of the teams.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2012.
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