Football: India captain joins Sporting Lisbon

LISBON: India captain Sunil Chhetri has signed for Sporting Lisbon and will play with the B team for two seasons, the Portuguese football club confirmed yesterday. The signing is part of an agreement with Indian football authorities to develop the game. “With our experience in scouting and the development of high level players we are ready through a set of local partnerships to find the best solutions to accelerate the development of football in India,” Sporting said in a statement. “Sunil will symbolise the dreams of all the young people from the subcontinent who have ambition to play in Europe.” Sporting already have partnerships with teams in Saudi Arabia, Angola, China and the US.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 6^th, 2012.