Argentine legend Hernan Crespo emerged the star attraction among a host of semi-retired world stars auctioned in Kolkata yesterday to play in a new football tournament in India. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jan/crespo.jpg" border="5" /> Hernan Crespo Crespo was picked up for an annual salary of $840,000 by the Barasat franchise to play alongside district-level players over seven weeks in the proposed Premier League Soccer (PLS). Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro went for $830,000 to Siliguri, Robert Pires of France fetched $800,000 from Howrah, Nigerian Jay Jay Okocha got $550,000 from Durgapur and Robbie Fowler of England was sold to Kolkata for $530,000.

Argentine legend Hernan Crespo emerged the star attraction among a host of semi-retired world stars auctioned in Kolkata yesterday to play in a new football tournament in India.

Argentine stalwart Hernan Crespo tops India auction

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