Tendulkar, Ganguly to own Indian Football League team

Cricket stars Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are among the owners of teams in a new India football league that is set to start this year.

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The Indian Super League, featuring foreign and Indian talent in teams based in eight cities, is due to start in mid-September and run until the end of November, Sport24 reports. Organized by the All India Football Federation, the league is being backed by India's Reliance Industries and sports management giant IMG.

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Former international stars such as Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Hernan Crespo, Fredrik Ljungberg, Dwight Yorke and Louis Saha are among those who have reportedly signed up to play in the league.

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Tendulkar, who retired last year as the world's leading batsman in both Test and one-day cricket, has joined hands with Hyderabad-based investor Prasad Potluri to co-own the Kochi city franchise.

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Tendulkar said that the Indian Super League (ISL) presents a great opportunity to develop a platform for youngsters to learn and enhance their talent to develop into outstanding players.

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