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Cannavaro, Pires to play in India

Updated on: 16 January,2012 12:08 PM IST  | 
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Former international football stars including England's Robbie Fowler and France's Robert Pires are set to take part in a tournament in India playing alongside local talent, according to organisers.

Cannavaro, Pires to play in India

Former international football stars including England's Robbie Fowler and France's Robert Pires are set to take part in a tournament in India playing alongside local talent, according to organisers.


Fabio Cannavaro

The ageing footballers could earn up to $600,000 for playing in the seven-week tournament which is pencilled in for a February 25 start.

Italian World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, Argentine stars Juan Pablo Sorin and Hernan Crespo, Nigeria's Jay-Jay Okocha and Spain's Fernando Morientes are also lined up, according to the Celebrity Management Group (CMG) which is organising the tournament with West Bengal's football association.




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