Actor
Ranbir Kapoor, whose Mumbai City FC football team in the Indian Super
League (ISL) had underperformed last season, is confident of a better
showing this season, stating that he wants the city to be proud of the
team.
Ranbir Kapoor
"Our performance last season was not good at all. We have worked and
deliberated a lot this year to build the right team since the other
teams played well last time. So we're only looking to play an
entertaining and fair game. The team that we're trying to make for
Mumbai, we're hoping that Mumbai feels proud about the team and supports
it," he said at an event here.
Ranbir is himself a self-confessed fan of FC Barcelona, a popular
football team from Spain, and has often attended their matches.
He said: "Barcelona's format of bringing up the players at such a
young age is doing so much for the community and the sport, making a
team that the entire world loves. I think this is definitely
inspirational for us."
India's current ranking of 156 doesn't augur well for Indian
football. To which, he said: "As far as India is concerned, we have our
own challenges. India is known as the sleeping giant of football. We
have lots to do. But the endeavour is to make a team which will enter
the World Cup. For Indian football team to enter the World Cup, we need
it to set up a good team."
The 2015 season of ISL is slated to begin on October 3, and Ranbir plans to cheer for his team from the stands like last time.
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