Mamata felicitates Atletico de Kolkata players

The jubilant team management and Indian players who attended the felicitation basked in their glory as Chief Minister congratulated the players, co-owners and members of the team management for making Kolkata proud and bringing football back in reckoning.

 

The team, Atlético de Kolkata conquered the imagination of the fans across the City during the course of ISL. 

 

The team management and players thanked everyone who made this three month long journey exciting and competitive. 

 

Atlético de Kolkata team also extended their gratitude towards the West Bengal Government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has always supported the team’s initiatives. 

 

The team has ambitious plans of setting up a superlative infrastructure that will be at par with international standards and will join hands with co-owners Atlético de Madrid to impart the best training facilities. 

 

The Chief Minister has promised to help this noble endeavour with the right infrastructure and land possibily in New Town.

 

Sanjiv Goenka, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata and Chairman, RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group, “The support we have received from our fans has been incredible and we want to continue our endeavour to strengthen the beautiful game of football through a world class academy in association with our partner Atlético de Madrid. We are really grateful as our Hon’ble Chief Minister supported us since the inception of the team and enlivened us with her keenness about our progress and victory. Today on this stage of celebration we shared a common pledge of reaching out to the very grassroots and develop future football stars from West Bengal.”

 

Utsav Parekh, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata, Chairman, SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd, “When we started we had envisaged along with our Hon’ble Chief Minister the future of football in Kolkata and Eastern India. The feedback we have received from ISL and the overwhelming number of fans has further boosted our morale to take the next step of spreading awareness about the game and provide the right expertise to train our next generation of players. We are really touched with this kind gesture shown by her to felicitate our players.”

 

Harshavardhan Neotia, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata and Chairman, Ambuja Neotia Group, “We thank the Hon’ble Chief Minister, her office and the KMC for arranging the celebrations. We are encouraged by the support shown by our Hon’ble Chief Minister and are hopeful to augment the dreams of many true spirited talents across Eastern India. Along with the Government of West Bengal our initiative will continue throughout the year and we have already planned the extensive grass-root programme to discover and nurture these talents.”