- LONDON — The English Premier League on Tuesday announced the opening of an
office in India. Based in Mumbai, the new office will build on the Premier
League's longstanding work to engage local fans and partners and promote
football in India, while supporting the continued growth of the League and its
clubs.
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- The Premier League has a long history of working in India
to engage its millions of passionate fans and football communities. At a
grassroots level, the League has been running its Premier Skills programme in
partnership with the British Council to support the development of the
community football workforce since 2007.
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- Over the past 18 years, the programme has been delivered
in more than 18 Indian states, supporting more than 7,300 coaches, referees and
educators, benefiting 124,000 young people.
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- At an elite level, the Premier League has been working
closely with the Indian Super League (ISL) since 2014, which has seen the
Premier League share knowledge and expertise across all areas of the elite
game, including governance, youth, coach and referee development.
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- The Premier League India office will further underpin the
League's commitment to supporting the development of football across India at
both elite and grassroots level through strengthened collaboration with
football authorities and governing bodies. The office will also focus on
creating more ways to engage directly with fans in the region through events
and partnership activities, working closely with the League's longstanding
broadcast partner JioStar.
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- Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said:
"We and our clubs have a fantastic and knowledgeable fanbase in India, and
we know football continues to grow in popularity. We are proud of our
longstanding commitment to India, having worked to deliver community football
programmes for 18 years and, more recently, our partnership with the Indian
Super League.
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