Kolkata 5s
The City of Joy, also thought of as India’s football capital, will be led by marquee signing Hernan Crespo. The Argentine marksman is lethal in front of goal, having scored 271 goals in 608 games, an average of almost a goal every other game.
At one point of time, Crespo was the most expensive player in the world, having signed for Lazio from Parma for £35.5m in 2000. His team consists of classy Brazilian goalkeeper Cidao, who has been voted Best Goalkeeper in Spain thrice and Best Goalkeeper in Brazil twice during his league career.
The team also contains stalwarts of futsal like Gabriel and Pula, both of whom will be key to their team’s hopes of playing a smooth, attacking brand of futsal. Owned by Grassroot Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the Kolkata outfit could go under the radar and will definitely challenge the other teams for the title.