Ryan Giggs, Ronaldinho and Hernan
Crespo will play in India's Premier Futsal League, it has been confirmed.
The Manchester United icon recently
parted ways with the club after 29 years, both as a player and a coach, and
will come out of retirement to play in the inaugural edition of the tournament
for Mumbai 5's.
Paul Scholes, now of Bengaluru 5's,
and Michel Salgado, with Kochi 5's, have already been confirmed as participants
in the league, while Ronaldinho has been announced as the marquee player in the
league for Goa 5's.
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs
will play in the Indian Premier Futsal League this month, it was confirmed by
the franchisee on Tuesday.
The 42-year-old, who left the Red
Devils earlier this month after 29 years, will link up with his former United
teammate Paul Scholes in the tournament which begins on Friday.
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho and
former Inter Milan striker Hernan Crespo will also be part of the inagural
edition.
With former Portuguese international
Deco having to drop out last minute because of injury, former Man United
striker Falcao will replace him as the sixth marquee player for the league.
Speaking at the event, Premier Futsal
Co-Founder Nithyashree Subban said, "Amidst all the false allegations and
attempts to tarnish the image of Premier Futsal, we are proud to kick-start our
inaugural edition as scheduled on July 15 here in Chennai.
"It was a strategic decision to
host the league in just 2 cities; Chennai and Goa, and with 6 franchises. We
have managed to secure signatures of players who are the legends of the game
and will be seen playing in India in a few days. As Premier Futsal Management,
we are committed to grow Futsal here in India and we will expand the league to
other cities in the future editions," he told reporters.
The tournament will take place in
eight cities in India and is sceduled to start from July 15 to July 24.
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