Kolkata, Oct 22 (UNI) Merlin Group, India’s leading real estate conglomerate has announced the launch of RISE Premier League (RPL) – A unique corporate football league in presence of veteran footballers viz. Manas Bhattacharya, Biswajit Bhattacharya, Prasanta Banerjee and Krishnendu Roy.
Raima Sen, a renowned actress also graced the occasion and unveiled the logo and the jersey of RPL along with the star footballers and Saket Mohta, MD of Merlin Group. The two-day football league will witness 16 teams from the various corporates of Kolkata facing off against each other on the ground followed by two exhibition matches at Rajarhat Choumatha on October 23 and October 24.
The corporate football league from the house of Merlin Group is a kick-start to their upcoming self-sufficient residential township called RISE- Sports Republic. This is one of its kind initiative by the Merlin Group which completely revolves around sports themes. The sports township will be developed to provide an international sporting infrastructure for the first time in Kolkata. The city of joy will not only experience a unique sports-themed residential township but the budding athletes of the city will also get exposure to the international sporting culture.