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Here's your chance to watch a live football match in Mumbai

Vile Parle Premier League kick-starts Season 3 on Friday, May 17

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Did you know Vile Parle in suburban Mumbai has its very own premier league?

The Vile Parle Premier League which started off as a small suburban event on a very low scale has grown to a big community sports event in the last two years. This year, Season 3 of the league will be kick-started on May 17 and the event goes on till May 25. 

The organisers of the event are a group of four youngsters, Siddarth Sabapathy, Sagar Giri, Meghan Pradhan and Sunit Kanyalkar, three out of which are still to graduate.

Although they started only with 80 local participants in the first season, their concept was a big hit. Last year, there were 120 participants and this time the number has grown to 250 with players not just from Parle but also other parts of the Western suburbs.

The teams and players are auctioned (just like IPL) once all the participants register. All of the players are aged between 14 to 21 years.

"This is our small step towards a brighter future for the young footballers of Mumbai", states Siddarth Sabapathy, a 20-year-old organiser.

"We are providing an ideal platform for emerging stars to showcase their football skills and their passion and love for the game. And yes, it’s a very unique tournament and we proudly claim it to be one of its kind!"

 

The eight teams of the event are:

1) Parle Ash Kickers
2) Parle Indians
3) Parle United
4) Parle Diaons
5) The Parle Messiahs
6) Parle FC
7) Parle Dazzlers
8) Parle Red Bulls (now Parle Mavericks)

The team, Parle United won Season 2 of PPL in May 2012.



 

In a country where cricket is considered a religion, there is hardly any scope for any promotion of football which is lagging way behind. This seems to be a welcome move to promote football in the city.

 

And, you don't have to sit at home and watch the match on TV, you can go to the Dubashi ground in Vile Parle (E) and enjoy it live... for free!

For more information visit the official page of PPL on facebook .

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