Reason for starting the League:
In our
nation, European football is far more popular in households than Indian
football. It is very hard to hide the fact that Indian football is lagging
behind in world football. That is due to various reasons. Such as lack of good
grounds, training facilities, infrastructures, over powering sports like
cricket etc. India has never played in a Football World Cup. Although India had
qualified for the World Cup in 1950, it withdrew for various reasons! Will we
ever see India play in the World Cup our lifetime? That’s a question nobody can
answer.
In a
country where cricket is a religion and the national sport is thriving for
survival, there’s hardly any scope for promotion of football on a national
level. The big money spending corporates only wish to cash in on the already
developed sports.
A platform for youngsters:
However, we
– at Parle Premier Sports League Pvt Ltd have been organizing a franchisee
based football league every year for the past two years in the month of May in
Mumbai. This is our small step towards a brighter future for the young
footballers of Mumbai. We are providing an ideal platform for emerging stars to
showcase their footballing skills and their passion and love for the game. And
yes, it’s a very unique tournament and we proudly claim it to be one of its
kind!
Innovative format:
It isn’t a
“Get your own team, pay the entry fees and play the game” kind of a league.
Eight Teams
à Teams auction à Players registration à Scouting à Players auction -àThe Game!
That’s how
we roll.
By the youth:
What more
is astonishing about the league is the fact that all four organizers are
youngsters out of which three are still graduating and yet, they’ve put their
heart and soul in making the idea a huge success.
Season I:
The league
started off as a small suburban event with the participation of over 80 players
in its first season– mostly local. Although the event was carried out on a low
scale, the concept was immediately a hit! The league drew a lot of expectations
for the season II.
Season II:
A larger
ground, with obviously a larger capacity for spectators to be entertained and
around 120 participants – that’s how we started off living up to the hype of
PPL! The two teams that were auctioned racked up total proceeds of almost half
a lakh rupees! And with the likes of Bappi Lahiri, MLA Krishna Hegde, Priya Dutt
and Pankaj Dheer attending the Grand Finale of PPL Season II, the sequel
tournament turned out to be a blockbuster hit!
Geared for season III:
Post season
II, the league attracted numerous persons willing to own and manage a team in
PPL. The six teams auctioned were grabbed for a total proceed of Rs. 4.5 lakhs.
The participants this time are approximately 160! Bettering the season II is a
challenge we’ve taken up on ourselves this time. It is our aim to spread
football all over aamchi Mumbai!
The
fireworks will be the loudest this season!
Action!:
Watch us
better ourselves than last year. Parle Premier League (PPL) is all set to be
played from May 17th to 25th in the evening at 5.30 to 9.00 under
lights! Watch the tournament live at Dubhashi Maidaan in Vile Parle (East),
Mumbai - Your Pit Stop for Football!
Official
Website: http://parlepremierleague.com/kick-off/#
Follow us
on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/parlepremierleague?ref=ts&fref=ts
Sportskeeda: Parle Premier League: Football for the youth, created by the youth
ABCDFootball: Parle Premier League: Football for youth
If you enjoyed this post, consider leaving a comment and if you didn't then definitely leave a comment! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment