Puyol to promote U-17 FIFA World Cup in India

World football governing body FIFA on Wednesday announced that former Spain star and FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol will do promotional activities for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, to be played in India October 6 to 28. The 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 European Championship winner will grace multiple events between May 15 and 17 to promote the tournament both in New Delhi and Mumbai.

The main activity in which he will be involved is the launch of ticket sales. The first set of tickets for the FIFA U-17 World Cup will go live on May 16 at exactly 7.11 pm paying tribute to the year in which Indian football made history. It was the first time that an Indian football club, Mohun Bagan won the IFA shield by defeating an English team.