Dear all,
Greetings of the day!
Below, kindly find the press note for Apollo tyres and Manchester United
launch United we play programme to encourage young Indian football
talent. Kindly consider the same in your esteemed dailly.
Best,
Carol Mascarenhas.
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APOLLO TYRES AND MANCHESTER UNITED LAUNCH _UNITED WE PLAY_ PROGRAMME TO
ENCOURAGE YOUNG INDIAN FOOTBALL TALENT
THE PROGRAMME TO COME TO GOA IN THE SECOND HALF OF MARCH
Ø FIRST OF ITS KIND PAN-INDIA INITIATIVE FOR FOOTBALLING TALENT TO
COME TO THE FORE
Ø IDENTIFIED PARTICIPANTS TO BE TRAINED BY MUSS COACHES
Ø PROGRAMME CULMINATES WITH MAN UTD U-18 TEAM’S FIRST VISIT TO INDIA
Ø BEST PERFORMERS OF _UNITED WE PLAY_ PROGRAMME TO TRAIN WITH THE U-18
SQUAD
MUMBAI, INDIA, JANUARY 19: Leading tyre maker, Apollo Tyres, the Global
Tyre Partner to Manchester United, today launched the _UNITED WE PLAY_
programme to encourage young football talent from across the country.
Talented kids will be trained by the Manchester United Soccer School
(MUSS) coaches, with the best performers receiving once in a lifetime
opportunity to train with the Manchester United’s U-18 team, which will
be visiting India for the first time in May this year.
RONNY JOHNSEN, ex-Manchester United centre back and midfielder, who has
won 4 League titles (1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001), one FA Cup (1999) and
one UEFA Champions League (1999) with the club, launched the _‘UNITED
WE PLAY’_ programme along with RAJESH DAHIYA, Vice President, Marketing,
Sales and Service (India, SAARC & Oceania), Apollo Tyres Ltd in Mumbai,
India.
The _UNITED WE PLAY_ programme will be held in two age groups -- U-13
and U-16 -- in Delhi, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Goa, Kolkata, Guwahati,
Chennai and Bengaluru in the next two months, with around 3000 young
footballers expected to take part. The initial programme will be run by
local coaches, before the young footballers get a chance to impress
coaches from the Manchester United Soccer School (MUSS). During this
stage of the programme, participants will be taught some of the same
skills and techniques imparted at Manchester United.
The 32 best performers, selected by the MUSS coaches from across the
country, will congregate in Mumbai to participate in two training
sessions with the Manchester United U-18 squad, who for the first time,
will be visiting India on tour later this year.
Speaking at the launch of the programme, RAJESH DAHIYA, VICE PRESIDENT,
MARKETING, SALES AND SERVICE (INDIA, SAARC & OCEANIA), APOLLO TYRES LTD
said “We have been working towards development of football at the
grassroot level in India, which helps us interact and engage with the
community both at the rural and urban centres. Inviting the Manchester
United’s U-18 team, which has been identifying and providing a steady
stream of players to the United’s first team, to visit India, is a part
of our continuous engagement with the Indian football fans”.
MANCHESTER UNITED’S DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, SEAN JEFFERSON, commented
“Manchester United has a longstanding relationship with India, hosting
five #ILOVEUNITED events there since 2016 as well as
creating bespoke content on our club channels for our millions of Indian
fans and followers. We have seen a massive increase in the popularity of
football in India over the last few years. As a club we want to
encourage this enthusiasm for the game by engaging with initiatives like
Apollo Tyres’ ‘United We Play’ programme.”
MANCHESTER UNITED’S HEAD OF ACADEMY, NICK COX, said “The Under 18’s
cultural visit to India is an important part of the squads training. It
allows our youth players to experience what it is like to travel as a
team to countries, they may have never visited before, meeting the
club’s global fans and experiencing cultures and climates very different
to their own.”
In addition to being the Global Tyre Partner of Manchester United
Football Club, Apollo Tyres, in India, has a presence in Indian Super
League (ISL), being the principal sponsor of Chennaiyin FC, and in the
I-League, with its title sponsorship of Punjab FC, while in Hungary, the
company has an association with DVTK, the leading sports club in the
country. In the past, company also had a presence in German Bundesliga,
with its association with Borussia Monchengladbach.
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PHOTO CAPTIONS:
1- Ronny Johnsen, Manchester United Legend & Treble Winner (2nd from
right) and Rajesh Dahiya, Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Service
(India, SAARC, Oceania), Apollo Tyres Ltd (2nd from left) formally
announcing the launch of 'United We Play' programme
2- Mike Neary, Head of Manchester United Soccer Schools (1st from left
in back row), Ronny Johnsen, Manchester United Legend & Treble Winner
(2nd from left in back row), Rajesh Dahiya, Vice President, Marketing,
Sales & Service (India, SAARC, Oceania), Apollo Tyres Ltd (3rd from left
in back row) with other coaches at the launch of 'United We Play'
programme
3- Ronny Johnsen, Manchester United Legend & Treble Winner, with the
kids at the launch of 'United We Play' programme
MARATHI
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' युनायटेडवीप्ले ' कार्यक्रमसुरू.
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•फुटबॉलमधीलकलावप्रतिभासर्वांसमोरयेण्यासाठीपॅन-इंडियाउपक्रमाचाहापहिलाप्रकारआहे
•मॅनचेस्टरयुनायटेडसॉकरस्कूलचेप्रशिक्षकनिवडक • खेळाडूंनाप्रशिक्षणदेणार.
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(मूस) मधीलप्रशिक्षकांद्वारेप्रतिभावानमुलांनाप्रशिक्षणदेण्यातयेईल.
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मॅन्चेस्टरयुनाइटेडसेंटरबॅकआणिमिडफिल्डर, रॉनीजॉनसन, ज्याने 4 लीगजेतेपद
(1997, 1999, 2000 आणि 2001), एकएफएकप (1999) आणिएकयुएफआचॅम्पियन्सलीग
(1999) जिकलेत्यांनी 'युनायटेडवीप्ले' याकार्यक्रमाचीराजेशदहिया,
उपाध्यक्ष, विपणन, विक्रीवसेवा (इंडिया, सार्कआणिओशेनिया),
अपोलोटायर्सलिमिटेड, मुंबईयांच्याबरोबरसुरावातकेली.
' युनायटेडवीप्ले ' कार्यक्रमपुढीलदोनमहिन्यांतअंडर -१३आणिअंडर -१६ -
यादोनवयोगटातदिल्ली, चंदीगड, मुंबई, गोवा, कोलकाता, गुवाहाटी,
चेन्नईआणिबेंगळुरूयेथेहोणारअसून३०००युवाफुटबॉलपटूयातभागघेण्याचीअपेक्षाआहे.
स्थानिकफुटबॉलपटूंनामॅनचेस्टरयुनायटेडसॉकरस्कूल (मूस)
मधीलप्रशिक्षकांनाप्रभावितकरण्याचीसंधीमिळण्यापूर्वीप्रारंभिककार्यक्रमस्थानिकप्रशिक्षकांद्वारेचालविलाजाईल.
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मॅनचेस्टरयुनायटेडसॉकरस्कूलमधीलप्रशिक्षकांनीनिवडलेल्यासर्वोत्कृष्ट३२खेळाडूंनामुंबईयेथेमँचेस्टरयुनायटेडच्या१८वर्षांखालीलसंघाबरोबरप्रशिक्षणघेण्याचीसंधीलाभेल.
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विक्रीवसेवा (भारत, सार्कआणिओशेनिया) चेउपाध्यक्षराजेशदहियाम्हणालेकी,
“आम्हीभारतातीलतळागाळातीलफुटबॉलच्याविकासासाठीकार्यकरीतआहोत,
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हेभारतीयफुटबॉलचाहत्यांसहआमच्यातसततएकआपलेपणठेवण्याचाएकभागआहे."
मॅनचेस्टरयुनायटेडचे भागीदारीसंचालकसीनजेफरसनयांनीसांगितलेकी
“मँचेस्टरयुनायटेडचाभारताशीदीर्घकाळजुळलेलासंबंधआहेआणि२०१६पासूनतेथेपाच
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