In a list released by Forbes, Indian Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has moved ahead of FC Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi in the list of most valuable brands among athletes
FIFA president Gianni Infantino yesterday said India boasting one sixth of world’s population should put football on top of its priority.
"A big country like India is a continent on its own with one sixth of the world population," Infantino said in his address at a felicitation ceremony by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Eco Park yesterday.
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"It’s also a sporting country and needs to put football on the top of its priority, India needs to be an example in the region in terms of footballing skills in future," he added.
Infantino was presented with a Durga idol by Mamata Banerjee and was seen in an ethnic black kurta with electric blue brocade
jawahar coat designed by Agnimitra Paul. Surprisingly, the whole FIFA delegation opted for a vegetarian meal.
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