Mumbai: Following bringing in the Brazilian star Zico and France's World Cup winning star Robert Pires, FC Goa introduced another firepower of a personality to their roaster today.
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The Indian Super League franchisee from Goa introduced Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli as their new co-owner.
OFFICIAL: Virat Kohli is announced as co-owner of @FCGoaOfficial. Welcome to the #HeroISL, @imVkohli!
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 23, 2014Here's the new @FCGoaOfficial co-owner @imVkohli, all smiles along with @Varun_dvn! #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/bqadMBFxef
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 23, 2014Speaking on the occasion Kohli said,"Some might say that I'm a bit young to take this on, but I love football and really want to see it grow in India." - @imVkohli #HeroISL
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 23, 2014"The good thing about the #HeroISL is that it will give a chance to young Indian players to play with international greats." - @imVkohli
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 23, 2014Kohli then also posed former Arsenal legend and Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.Here are @piresrobert7, @imVkohli, and @Varun_dvn on stage! #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/udkgTOdF92
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 23, 2014
Virat Kohli became the latest addion to the list of Illustrious cricketers who co-own a football team in ISL. While Sachin Tendulkar is a co-owner of Kerala Blasters, his long-time Indian teammate Saurav Ganguly co-owns Athletico De Kolkata.
