Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament
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Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament is a football tournament
organised by Kolkata Police
every year for the local clubs of Kolkata
. Over 500 clubs participate in this 3-tier tournament.
Its an initiative of the Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
and is aimed at improving public-police interface by striking the soccer sentiments of the city.
ESPN Star Sports
are sponsors of the tournament and advertised in lines of the FA Premier League
. They will fly five participants from the Tournament for a tour of London
football grounds.
Slogan
: Para football at its best.
The 2006 Cup started on July 24. 2006.
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
organised by Kolkata Police
Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police Force is one of the two police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal....
every year for the local clubs of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. Over 500 clubs participate in this 3-tier tournament.
Its an initiative of the Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian politician and a member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India . He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011...
and is aimed at improving public-police interface by striking the soccer sentiments of the city.
ESPN Star Sports
ESPN Star Sports
ESPN Star Sports is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation...
are sponsors of the tournament and advertised in lines of the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
. They will fly five participants from the Tournament for a tour of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
football grounds.
Slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
: Para football at its best.
The 2006 Cup started on July 24. 2006.