India Test skipper Virat Kohli sang and danced for the official anthem of the Premier Futsal League with Rahman, who composed the song. The video is out and has already become viral on various social networking platforms.
The anthem is named as ‘Naam hai Futsal’. Just like the Indian Premier League, Premier Futsal League is also comprising of 8 Eight franchises. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa, Kochi, Hyderabad and Bengaluru will compete from July 15 to 24 in the inaugural season of the league.
Futsal is a shorter and quicker version of football. The five-a-side matches are usually played indoors. It is very popular in Europe and South America. The Premier Futsal League is a private and semi-professional league promoted by Xavier Britto of Indev Group.
The national federation has said that the league doesn’t have its sanction and is not approved by the Asian Football Confederation. Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has signed a marquee deal to play for the next three editions of Premier Futsal.
Earlier, the league has already unveiled Alessandro Rosa Vieira, fondly known as Falcao, and 19 other international futsal specialists, including ex-Portugal star Deco.