Sports Ministry wants Opening Ceremony coupled with Modi Speech while FIFA is against it. Opening Ceremony basically suits Games based in one city so that officials, players can participate. Commonwealth, SAAF, Asian, Olympics are all one city based. For this Opening ceremony, teams whose matches are in other city will not be able to participate in marchpast and I dont think that their management is interested in sending officials to Delhi also for one function while their squad is in other city. Even senior World Cups have done very muted ceremony in the past.
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He will in turn get a 3 day holiday with Arsene Wenger sponsored by their FA
Sports Ministry wants Opening Ceremony coupled with Modi Speech while FIFA is against it. Opening Ceremony basically suits Games based in one city so that officials, players can participate. Commonwealth, SAAF, Asian, Olympics are all one city based. For this Opening ceremony, teams whose matches are in other city will not be able to participate in marchpast and I dont think that their management is interested in sending officials to Delhi also for one function while their squad is in other city. Even senior World Cups have done very muted ceremony in the past.
Doubt the government will act on it
Hope this sends a strong message to AIFF babus willing to impress BJP.
Also stomach will be much better without the cringe fest.
Also, atleast 5 of the 11 in the USA team looks to have a latin origin, and trust me, they wouldn't want to go anywhere near Alabama.
http://m.hindustantimes.com/football/fifa-u-17-world-cup-india-s-mission-xi-million-legacy-project-just-a-hogwash/story-JBvE5PgyhkOfS4CRocs2bP.html