Lille (France): India could soon get a taste of French football with the organisers and title sponsor of Coupe de la Ligue ‘assessing options’ to hold events related to the tournament.
This was revealed by Arvind Poddar, chairman and managing director of Indian tyre manufacturing company BKT, which is the title sponsor of Coupe de la Ligue.
“At this moment I can’t go into the specifics. All I can say is that the French leagues’ governing body (LFP) is looking to bring Coupe de la Ligue to India,” Arvind said.
“We are looking at various options and if they come to India, we’ll assess,” he added.
Arvind said that LFP may also be looking at a tie-up with an Indian league in the near future.
“It’s not very clear whether they will be tying up with the Indian Super League (ISL). I know that they have had some meetings when their officials came to India in January,” he said.
The agreement between LFP and BKT was reached in September last year. The association is for six years.
The Mumbai-based company is also involved with Serie B in Italy and Australia’s Big Bash cricket league.
PTI
