United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 1014
INDIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM'S UK TOUR
Introduced
25 July 2000
Last action
25 July 2000 · Early Day Motion
Status
0
Sponsors
Dr Ashok Kumar
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Discovery layer
Source updated
25 July 2000
Summary
That this House welcomes the news that India's National Football Team are currently enjoying their first ever UK tour; notes that the team has not played at all in the UK for over 50 years; further notes that the current captain of the national side, Bhaichung Bhutai, became the first Indian player to play professional football in the UK when he signed for Bury FC; congratulates Mr Rajprohit and Sapphire Enterprises Limited for financing the squad's visit to the UK; acknowledges Fulham Football Club's two lucky goals leading to their 2-0 victory over the visiting team; wishes the Indian squad well in their upcoming games against West Bromwich and Bangladesh; and welcomes the benefits to those clubs' race relations programmes and the increased interest in watching and playing the game which the tour will bring.
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Timeline
25 July 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House welcomes the news that India's National Football Team are currently enjoying their first ever UK tour; notes that the team has not played at all in the UK for over 50 years; further notes that the current captain of the national side, Bhaichung Bhutai, became the first Indian player to play professional football in the UK when he signed for Bury FC; congratulates Mr Rajprohit and Sapphire Enterprises Limited for financing the squad's visit to the UK; acknowledges Fulham Football Club's two lucky goals leading to their 2-0 victory over the visiting team; wishes the Indian squad well in their upcoming games against West Bromwich and Bangladesh; and welcomes the benefits to those clubs' race relations programmes and the increased interest in watching and playing the game which the tour will bring.
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- Dr Ashok Kumar · Labour · Primary sponsor
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/17844
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- uk · edm-17844 · source updated 25 July 2000