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PICS : RACE HOTS UP FOR OWNING IPL STYLE INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAMS

Royals have backed out but Kolkata Knight Riders and GMR, the promoters of Delhi Daredevils IPL team, have taken a plunge into the theatre of football. Both KKR and GM have placed bids for the Indian Super League (ISL) which is scheduled to start sometime in September. The bids closed on March 27. While KKR are interested in developing a football team in Kolkata, their second city choice apparently is Delhi. GMR is looking to have football team in the capital. KKR, of course, have that element of sentimental attachment with Kolkata and Shah Rukh Khan's determination to run a football team in the city has convinced the KKR management to go for the league. So there they go.