[Archived] Liverpool Pune Academy

[perthblue02]

Wonder if this will dent Venky's dream? Can't see the Liverpool one being as good as ours over there they don't have a global advisor sorting it. Plus surely we have the Indian market sewn up by now

The club has teamed up with DSK Shivajians FC to deliver full-time training at an academy in Pune and will officially unveil the facility next January.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpools-india-academy-set-open-2458948

[philipl]

Good one Perth.

[Reedy You're A Star]

And according to officials, it will be the first time a top-flight club has worked on a project like this in India.

[pk1875]

No doubt the Indian market is hugely untapped and the brand development over there a decent idea, however Venkys missed the boat when they sat by and watched us relegated from the Prem, Championship football will have little or no interest to those in India.