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Sangeeta
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Tata Tea-Bhaichung
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Sangeeta
Talwar ED,
Tata Tea
with
Bhaichung
Bhutia,Steven
Dias with
Tata Tea
Soccer stars
Rikin &
Siddharth |
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Tata Tea announced
the second edition of Soccer Stars – Tata
Tea Jaago Re Soccer Stars on November 25,
2008 |
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The huge response
for the first edition prompted Tata Tea to
bring the Soccer stars tournament again,
this time in a much larger scale |
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The announcement,
which was done by Ms Sangeeta Talwar,
Executive Director – Marketing, Tata Tea
Limited during a press conference in Mumbai,
had Baichung Bhutia, Captain of the Indian
football team, and Steve Dias, vice-captain
of the Indian Football team, to wish the
teams across the country luck. |
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Rickin Dang and
Siddarth Singh, two of the winners of the
first edition of Soccer Stars, were also
present at the press conference to handover
the plate cup to Ms. Talwar that they had
won during the Arsenal International Soccer
Festival in UK. It was a memorable afternoon
for the boys as they met two of the heroes
of Indian football. |
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It was also a great
moment for the tournament as all the players
of Arsenal sent their good luck wishes to
the participants of the tournament in the
form of a signed T-shirt. |
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Steven Dias-Bhaichung
Bhutia |
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Bhaichung and Steve
also signed T-shirts for the players of the
tournament and presented them to Ms. Talwar. |
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The main event
ended with unveiling of a CD that indicated
the website www.jaagoresoccerstars.com open. |
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Ms. Talwar
highlighted during the event the rational
behind the tournament, which is part of Tata
Tea’s enhanced focus on the issues that
concern the youth of this country. |
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The all
Indian
tournament,
which is in
association
with Arsenal
FC, UK’s
premier
football
club, is for
school
students
aged 10-15
and played
across 4
regions and
10 cities –
Calicut,
Bangalore,
Goa, Mumbai,
New Delhi,
Chandigarh,
Lucknow,
Kolkata,
Bhubaneshwar,
Shillong. |
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Tata Tea will also
be associated with Football Players
Association (FPA) for which Baichung Bhutia
is the President. Exposure to the FPA
players will also help strengthen the
participants’ belief in football in India. |
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Sangeeta Talwar ED
Tata Tea-Bhaichung
Bhutia-Steven Dias |
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Parallel to the
matches, scouts headed by Jamshed Nassiri
will select 30 of the best players across
cities, who will be trained by Arsenal
coaches. Of these final 16 players will be
selected to represent India at the Arsenal
International Soccer Festival 2009 in
London. |
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Tata Tea together
with Tata Football Academy (TFA), Jamshedpur
will also provide an opportunity to the
finalists to join the academy. |
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Sangeeta Talwar ED
Tata Tea & Bhaichung
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