- NEW DELHI — Manchester
United stars Harry Maguire, Andre Onana and Diogo Dalot are gearing up for
their maiden visit to India, to launch United We Play 2025, the fifth season of
its flagship grassroots football initiative.
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- This is the second time that Apollo Tyres has got current
team players to the country, with David De Gea, Anthony Elanga and Donny van de
Beek visiting Goa in December 2022.
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- The three Manchester United current team players will be in
Mumbai on May 29 to officially launch and kickstart activities for the fifth
season of the United We Play programme. During their first visit to India, the
footballers will also engage with supporters and fans of the Club.
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- Manchester United’s goalkeeper,Onana, said, “We are looking
forward to engaging with everyone in India to launch the new season of United
We Play and promote our sport to the next generation of stars. We are also
excited to see the fans over there, to thank them for their passionate and
loyal support.”
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- Supported by Manchester United, United We Play is a
pan-India initiative to support young footballers in India by giving them a
platform to showcase their skills with the objective of motivating aspiring
footballers to continue playing, by engaging with them, and introducing them to
global training methods.
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- Rajesh Dahiya, Vice President, Commercial (India, SAARC and
Southeast Asia), Apollo Tyres Ltd said, “The fourth season of United We Play
concluded last year with a visit from Manchester United legend Gary Neville,
wherein more than 15,000 young footballers from across the country
participated. It reached out to 18 cities pan-India and over 100 coaches were
engaged through virtual Manchester United Soccer Schools training sessions,
ensuring that the teachings and training methods reached every footballer involved
in the programme”