体坛英语资讯：American Football Making Foray Into India
<p><span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deterred">deterred</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Elite">Elite</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="EFLI">EFLI</span>.</p><p><span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="India">India</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EFLI">EFLI</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inaugural">inaugural</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pune">Pune</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="Novy">Novy</span> <span word="Kapadia">Kapadia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="globalizing">globalizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="excite">excite</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bolt">bolt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>," <span word="Kapadia">Kapadia</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="genetically">genetically</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="physique">physique</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="EFLI">EFLI</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="scratch">scratch</span>, <span word="training">training</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> 52 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span>.</p>
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