India`s bid to host U-17 Football WC i. The government on thursday gave the go-ahead to India`s ambitious bid to host the U-17 Football World Cup in 2017, thus boosting the country`s chances of organising the tournament that is already being backed by FIFA Vice President Jerome Valcke. ii. "The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the proposal for submitting guarantees sought by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from the Government of India for their bid to host the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 World Cup Football Tournament in 2017 in India iii. India`s first bid was rejected early this year, in January, due to insufficient assurances from the government. But with the government today giving the green signal in providing guarantees that would meet FIFA`s basic requirements, it has paved the way for a strong bid. iv. "India is a huge football market. A country of 1.2 billion cannot lag behind in football. We see the event as the perfect platform for the development of infrastructure and grassroots development. We want to make football the number two sport in India in ten years."
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:45:30 +0000
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