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Kerala to host ISL 2016 final

Nita Ambani said that the interest for football in Kerala is "unparalleled"

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Kochi: Players of Kerala Blasters FC ( Yellow Jersey) and Atletico de Kolkata in action during a match of the 3rd season of Indian Super League (ISL) 2016 at Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Wednesday. PTI Photo(PTI10_5_2016_000292A) Kerala will host this season’s ISL final. (Source: PTI)

The city of Kochi in Kerala was today selected as venue for the Indian Super League finale on December 18.

“Kerala has been the bedrock of Indian football. It is one of the few states in the country where interest in football is unparalleled. I have always been intrigued by the pride and passion of the football fans in Kerala,” Nita Ambani, Chairperson, Football Sports Development Limited, that runs ISL, said in a release.

“We felt that awarding the prestigious final of ISL 2016 to Kochi would be an apt ode to the State’s contribution to Indian football,” she added.

 

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