Academies way forward for Indian Football: Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler

Former Liverpool Football Club and England striker Robbie Fowler

Former Liverpool FC star Robbie Fowler was in the Indian capital New Delhi for the announcement of the new XOLO sponsorship of the EPL giants and at a press conference spoke about a number of topics.

Fowler when talking about Indian football development said, “You need talent to raise profile of the game and that can come from academies. We have a plan to set up an academy in Pune. Hopefully, this is not the only one in India. We will start with that but we may set up many others in future to help Indian football.”

“It is a huge country and surely there are bound to be unbelievable players here. Hope to see a few successful players from India,” he added.

Fowler, an ambassador of the Reds, also showed his surprise at the number of Liverpool fans in India. “I’m amazed at knowing that Liverpool is the most followed club in India with 93 million fans. There is so much passion for football here.”