BWI: Kolkata gears up for FIFA Football Extravaganza

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: ESPN STAR Sports
Thursday, September 01, 2011 04:30 PM IST (11:00 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Sports; Business: Business services, Media & entertainment, Sports
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Kolkata gears up for FIFA Football Extravaganza
Watch Lionel Messi live in action on ESPN & ESPN HD as Argentina and Venezuela clash in an international friendly

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia's biggest sports content provider, will showcase the first ever FIFA International friendly match to be held on Indian soil between Argentina & Venezuela on September 02, 2011. This match comes LIVE to your television screens from the Mecca of Indian Football, Kolkata's Yuva Bharati Krirangan, from 6:55 PM onwards on September 02, 2011.

While cricket mad India gets ready to cheer for football for a change, Argentine fans are hoping for a happy outing at the YBK, Salt Lake, Kolkata. It is a proud moment for our nation as well that will be hosting its first ever FIFA international friendly. ESPN and ESPN HD will grab your eyeballs for this momentous match where Argentine captain Lionel Messi plays his first match on Indian soil alongside debutante coach Alejandro Sabella.

Kolkata is in a state of frenzy and so are we ready to capture this football fever. You can't miss this exciting contest between two great football nations aimed at promoting the spectacle in the sub-continent!

On September 2nd, ESPN and ESPN HD reserves ultra-special 90 minutes for Argentina, Venezuela and You!

CATCH LIVE ACTION OF THE FIFA INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH BETWEEN ARGENTINA VS VENEZUELA ON 2ND SEPTEMBER, 6:55 PM ONWARDS


CONTACT DETAILS
Sameer Bajaj, Associate Director - Corporate Communications, ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd, +91 9811222700, sameerb@espnstar.co.in
Sukriti Kalra, IPAN Hill & Knowlton, +91 9910393262, skalra@ipanhillandknowlton.com

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