Manchester United legend Giggs, ex-Barcelona star forward Ronaldinho and former AC Milan striker Crespo sign up as marquee players for Premier Futsal's inaugural season
Yeah! Legends Giggs, Ronaldinho and Crespo sign up for Premier Futsal
India's football lovers, here's some great news for you! Three huge legends of the game -- Welshman Ryan Giggs, Brazilian Ronaldinha and Argentine Hernan Crespo have signed up for the inaugural season of Premier Futsal.
So fans will soon get to see Manchester United legend Giggs, ex-Barcelona forward Ronaldinho and former AC Milan striker Crespo in action as the trio have signed up as marquee players.
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— Premier Futsal (@PremierFutsalHQ) July 12, 2016
Ryan Giggs, @10Ronaldinho and @Crespo are now part of the #PremierFutsal family! pic.twitter.com/wcztldGtmO
Premier Futsal made the announcement of the trio's move on Twitter. The inaugural season of Premier Futsal starts this Friday (July 15) in Chennai and Goa and will run till July 24.
The first edition of the league will see six franchises divided in two groups to battle it out over eight match days and 13 matches to make it to the final, which will be played in Goa.
The former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo also informed fans of his move on Twitter.
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— Hernan Crespo (@Crespo) July 12, 2016
Interestingly, Giggs, who was a assistant manager at Manchester United under Dutch manager Louis van Gaal quit after Jose Mourinho took charge.
What makes Ryan Giggs special? Well.. He is the most decorated player in football with 34 trophies!#PremierFutsal pic.twitter.com/IUUIjUPUVT
— Premier Futsal (@PremierFutsalHQ) July 12, 2016
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho is the marquee player for Goa 5 franchise's, Wales stalwart Ryan Giggs will be Mumbai 5's marquee footballer. Acclaimed futsal player Alessandro Rosa Vieira, popularly known as Falcao will be Chennai 5's 'main man' while another Manchester United legend Paul Scholes comes out of retirement to play for the Bengaluru franchise.
#PremierFutsal brings @10Ronaldinho to India! RT if you are excited! pic.twitter.com/hwzdyks6YL
— Premier Futsal (@PremierFutsalHQ) July 12, 2016
The Kolkata team will have former Argentine striker Hernan Crespo as their star player and former Galactico Michel Salgado will be the face of the Kochi franchise.
Meet @Crespo! Did you know he was named by @Pele in FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest players? #PremierFutsal pic.twitter.com/qCVEIm5DTM
— Premier Futsal (@PremierFutsalHQ) July 12, 2016
Premier Futsal has signed several top futsal stars from across the world to take part in its inaugural season.
The roster of players includes UEFA Championship-winning Italian national Jairo Manoel dos Santos, two-time World Cup-winning Spaniard Francisco Ruiz Serrato, triple world champion Leandro Simi and triple Copa Del Rey winner, twice UEFA futsal champion and twice world champion Gabriel da silva Dias.
Legendary Spanish goalkeeper Luis Amado Tarodo -- two-time world champion, five-time UEFA Futsal Championship winner, twice world champion and winner of the best goalkeeper of the world accolade -- was also announced.
Along with the players, the league also will see the participation of world-renowned international futsal coaches in Italians Max Bellarte and Sergio Tabbia, and Brazilians Octavio Gomes De Oliveira Junior and two-time best coach of the year Ney Pereira.
The Mumbai franchise has been picked up by the renowned car designer Dilip Chhabria, where as the Goa and Kochi franchises have been bought by Viiking Ventures Pvt. Ltd. and Dubai based Yes Events Management respectively. Premier Futsal recently announced Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar as the owner of the Bengaluru 5’s franchise. The Kolkata franchise was bought by Bengali superstar Jeet, while Janani Ramesh of the Hindu Group, was the first to pick a team in its debut season.
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