{"id":1633,"date":"2011-12-22T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2011-12-22T12:06:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:06:01","slug":"indian-players-excited-to-take-on-bayern-muenchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"Indian Players excited to take on Bayern M\u00fcnchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> Football fans in India are in for a treat with the  upcoming Audi Football summit between European giants FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen\u00a0  and the Indian National Football team. This clash promises to be one of  the most star-studded football matches ever held in the country. It is  not just the fans who are looking forward to this clash but also the  players themselves. Players like Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Thomas  Muller, to name a few have a huge fan following not only in India but  also amongst Indian football team itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The  exhibition match titled \u201cAudi Football Summit\u201d, between the most  successful German club, FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen\u00a0 and Indian National team will  be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, on January 10,  2012. The historic match will be a farewell for the Indian football  icon, Bhaichung Bhutia, and the proceeds of the event will go to support  the quake-affected people in Sikkim which incidentally is Bhaichung\u2019s  home state. <\/p>\n<p>Donning the captain\u2019s arm band for the one last  time, Bhaichung Bhutia said, \u201cMy career has been a great learning for me,  a wonderful experience. My 16 year international football career has  made me richer in experience and I have grown as a person. Playing my  final India match against Bayern M\u00fcnchen\u00a0 is a great honour, but also a  tough finale for me. Bayern are one of the best teams in the world and I  rate them as better than Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndian football is moving  in a positive direction with the Indian team qualifying for the Asian  cup after a gap of 27 years. In addition to this, the junior teams and  the developmental team are making good progress on the Asian front.\u00a0 I  believe that it will not be long before we see Indian players plying  their trade on the international club circuit,\u201d added Bhaichung Bhutia.<\/p>\n<p>As  his team prepares to take a shot at the European giants, Coach of  Indian team, Savio Medeira, said, \u201cIt\u2019s not every day that you get a  chance to play against the best in the World. It would be a learning  experience for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Player of the tournament in the recently  concluded SAFF games and Indian footballer of the year Sunil Chhetri  said \u201cWith the phase which Indian football is going through, the more we  play stronger opponents, the better for us. You get to play Bayern  M\u00fcnchen\u00a0 possibly once in a lifetime. We ought to make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Another  rising star in the Indian football team, Jeje Lalpeklua (Striker),  said, \u201cThe opportunity to play with one of the top clubs would be an  experience indeed. It gives us the opportunity to improve ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Excited  to play the crucial match, Defender, Gourmangi Singh, said, \u201cIt will be  a great opportunity to be playing on the same field that too against  such star players. It\u2019s also an honour to be a part of Baichung Bhutia\u2019s  farewell match. I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beaming at the  opportunity of playing against most successful German club, Midfielder,  Jewel Raja, said, \u201cThe match gives us an opportunity to learn from  International Stars. You don\u2019t let go such an opportunity for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While  the strength and technical superiority of the mighty Bayern M\u00fcnchen may  prove to be daunting a task for the Indian team, the Indian team  players are set to put their best foot forward and play their hearts out  especially given that this is their farewell to an Indian hero who has  given his all to Indian Football for over 16 years now. <\/p>\n<p>Commenting  on the upcoming clash between the two teams Mr. Michael Perschke, Head  Audi India said, \u201cWe are a Company with a worldwide focus on football  and are associated with some of the leading clubs in Europe. We also own  an approximate 10% stake in Bayern M\u00fcnchen. Audi has been also  committed to promoting football in India. We believe that Indian  football has huge potential and this match will uphold the spirit of  football through a keen display of skill, enthusiasm and will spread the  essence of the sport throughout the country and ensure that football is  popularized in the nation.\u00a0 We, at Audi, are justifiably proud of the  fact that this event epitomizes our commitment in promoting football in  the country\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Audi Football Summit being hosted in new  Delhi we are expecting a huge turnout as Football has a grand following  even here. I am sure that the match will further embellish the growth of  this sport and will be invigorating with ample display of collective  and individual sporting brilliance\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the  potential to become the next national sport, Audi has been on a mission  to promote football in India. To promote the game of football and give  young talent the opportunity to experience the game at an international  level, Audi has partnered events such as a scouting program in Kolkata  in 2010, the FC Bayern All Star Match and the FC Bayern Youth Cup India  2011 in October 2011.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The German giants led by coach and  former German World cupper Jupp Heynckes will arrive in India via Qatar,  where they will stop over for a training session. Captain Philipp Lahm,  credibly the world&#8217;s best full back, Thomas Muller, the winner of the  &#8216;Golden Boot&#8217; in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, are among the star line-up for  the match against the Indian National team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> Football fans in India are in for a treat with the  upcoming Audi Football summit between European giants FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen\u00a0  and the Indian National Football team. This clash promises to be one of  the most star-studded football matches ever held in the country. It is  not just the fans who are looking forward to this clash but also the  players themselves. Players like Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Thomas  Muller, to name a few have a huge fan following not only in India but  also amongst Indian football team itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Indian Players excited to take on Bayern M\u00fcnchen - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1633\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indian Players excited to take on Bayern M\u00fcnchen - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Football fans in India are in for a treat with the upcoming Audi Football summit between European giants FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen\u00a0 and the Indian National Football team. 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