Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal with All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel during the launch of logo for U-17 FIFA world cup 2017.(PTI)
The anthem for the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be launched on the night of the draw, in Mumbai on July 7. Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and set to music by Pritam, the song will have multiple singers though all of them may not be present for a live performance on the first night, said Joy Bhattacharjya, project director of the local organising committee of the World Cup.
Speaking over the phone from New Delhi, Bhattacharjya said the song would be an anthem for football and could be used for promotional activities even after the biennial tournament that will run from October 6 to 28 in six Indian cities.
The draw in Mumbai would be a celebration of sport and hence Indian stars of the show would not just be footballers, said Bhattacharjya. “Fifa will send two legends for the draw, one of whom would have won the under-17 World Cup. The details would be firmed up by this week,” he said.
Former Ghana stars Samuel Kuffour and Stephen Appiah, Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu and Celestine Babayaro and Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka are some of the big names who have won this event. But the biggest name perhaps is Ronaldinho, who won the tournament in 1997 in Egypt. That was the first of Brazil’s three under-17 World Cup titles.
Twenty-four teams, including India, will play in the World Cup. India have requested Fifa that they play in New Delhi and should the world body agree, it would be slotted in group B. According to the fixtures, India could also have to play one group match in Navi Mumbai. The teams would be split into six groups with the top two from each group and four best third-placed teams making the round of 16.
Trophy tour
Before the World Cup, the trophy will tour India for one month, said Bhattacharjya. Like with the men’s World Cup, famous former footballers will be part of that trophy experience, he said.
Ticket sales
Encouraged by the response to ticket sales when they were first released on May 16 --- those in Kolkata got sold out in less than a day --- the LOC is mulling releasing another set of tickets before the draw, he said.
@thebeautifulgame please don't post the entire article in here. post the first para or lead of the story along with the link. That does help both the website and you get to share the news
I usually didn't post the entire article...later I found out that posting the entire article in certain cases did help because sometimes we just do not read the entire article once we have got the gist...some articles deserve that sort of attention...but yes in this case posting the lead along with the link, as you say, could have sufficed
why the government wants india matches at delhi..there will be the least crowd..even if 'more than expected' people comes it looks an like an empty stadium..
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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Anthem to be launched on July 7 at draw
The official anthem of the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be launched during the draw on July 7.
FOOTBALL Updated: Jun 20, 2017 19:00 ISTHindustan Times, Kolkata
The anthem for the FIFA U-17 World Cup will be launched on the night of the draw, in Mumbai on July 7. Written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and set to music by Pritam, the song will have multiple singers though all of them may not be present for a live performance on the first night, said Joy Bhattacharjya, project director of the local organising committee of the World Cup.
Speaking over the phone from New Delhi, Bhattacharjya said the song would be an anthem for football and could be used for promotional activities even after the biennial tournament that will run from October 6 to 28 in six Indian cities.
The draw in Mumbai would be a celebration of sport and hence Indian stars of the show would not just be footballers, said Bhattacharjya. “Fifa will send two legends for the draw, one of whom would have won the under-17 World Cup. The details would be firmed up by this week,” he said.
Former Ghana stars Samuel Kuffour and Stephen Appiah, Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu and Celestine Babayaro and Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka are some of the big names who have won this event. But the biggest name perhaps is Ronaldinho, who won the tournament in 1997 in Egypt. That was the first of Brazil’s three under-17 World Cup titles.
Twenty-four teams, including India, will play in the World Cup. India have requested Fifa that they play in New Delhi and should the world body agree, it would be slotted in group B. According to the fixtures, India could also have to play one group match in Navi Mumbai. The teams would be split into six groups with the top two from each group and four best third-placed teams making the round of 16.
Trophy tour
Before the World Cup, the trophy will tour India for one month, said Bhattacharjya. Like with the men’s World Cup, famous former footballers will be part of that trophy experience, he said.
Ticket sales
Encouraged by the response to ticket sales when they were first released on May 16 --- those in Kolkata got sold out in less than a day --- the LOC is mulling releasing another set of tickets before the draw, he said.