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    Avatar Posted by soujee 310 days ago (http://www.ndtv.com)
    Category: Sports | Tags: football soccer houghton premier league
    Bob Houghton, head coach of the Indian football team, has come out strongly against the English Premier League's expansion plans in India, saying the league was more interested in making money than developing Indian footballers.

    "To be honest we're fighting quite hard to keep the Premier League out of India," Houghton said in comments published over the weekend about the League's plans to take football around the world, including possibly India.

    He said the League's move to send over players Warren Barton and Robbie Earle for the Premier Skills scheme - a training scheme in partnership with the British Council - last month was no more than a marketing exercise.

    "They're just marketing the Premier League. Why else are they doing it? And as well as Manchester United, who are also running a cup competition (Manchester United premier Cup), Everton are (also) here. But it's not doing us any favours. It's something we need to be doing ourselves."

    Houghton gave the example of a Manchester United camp in Goa as a "marketing thing" that was not in India's interest.
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