Manchester City FC hosts Indian Delegation at their Etihad Stadium

A 25 member strong Indian delegation which has come to Manchester for the Soccerex European Forum were treated to a presentation and stadium tour by the current Premier League champions Manchester City at their Etihad Stadium yesterday.

The FICCI – Libero Sports India delegation arrived at the Ethiad Stadium yesterday morning and were greeted by Manchester City legend Mike Summerbee prior to listening to a presentation on Manchester City's international business objectives by senior management Tom Glick and Omar Barreda.

After the presentation the delegation took a private tour of the state of the art Ethiad Stadium before heading back to Manchester Central for the Soccerex European Forum.

Chris Punnakkattu Daniel said about the tour, "The visit to Manchester City FC and the Etihad Stadium was an interesting one to get an in-depth idea on the club, the facilities and their plans for India - especially in comparison to other leagues like the Bundesliga."

The India delegation to Soccerex is an initiative driven by FICCI and Libero Sports India to connect key industry stakeholders with the global football community.

Photos: Subrata Pal's training with RB Leipzig

I was with my friend and colleague Chris Punnakkattu Daniel on Wednesday/Thurday in Leipzig to watch Subrata Pal in action at his trial-cum-training with RB Leipzig here in Germany. Here some further photos...

The two week trial-cum-training trip to Germany has been made possible by the Indian division of Red Bull, who are the owners of RB Leipzig and who have signed a one year deal with Subrata Pal to help develop the goalkeeper further with his career.


Please LIKE www.facebook.com/arunfoot & follow @Arunfoot on Twitter to get further updates on Subrata Pal's trial in Germany along with further news on what the other Indian footballers and Players of Indian origin are doing in Europe!

Photos: Subrata Pal in training with RB Leipzig

Since yesterday I am with my friend and colleague Chris Punnakkattu Daniel in Leipzig to watch Subrata Pal in action at his trial-cum-training with RB Leipzig here in Germany. Here some photos...

The two week trial-cum-training trip to Germany has been made possible by the Indian division of Red Bull, who are the owners of RB Leipzig and who have signed a one year deal with Subrata Pal to help develop the goalkeeper further with his career.


Please LIKE www.facebook.com/arunfoot & follow @Arunfoot on Twitter to get further updates on Subrata Pal's trial in Germany along with further news on what the other Indian footballers and Players of Indian origin are doing in Europe!

VIDEO: Euro2012 Preview - Discussion between Arunava, Chris & Godwin

On the sidelines of my Früh Kölsch SportTalk show on Monday in Germany I held a discussion with my journalistic colleague Chris Punnakkattu Daniel and Indian footballer Godwin Franco about the 2012 European Championships which is set to kick-off later this week in Poland and the Ukraine.

We used the opportunity of being together at the same place and a TV camera around to record our discussion on tape. I hope you enjoy it!