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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Former India international footballer I.M. Vijayan is flattered by cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s knowledge of soccer and the little master&#39;s keenness to learn the finer points of the game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Vijayan Tuesday said he had had talks with Tendulkar after the Mumbaikar became the co-owner of the Kochi-based Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters Football Club.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;I have had discussions with him. I have been flattered by his knowledge of soccer, his ideas about the game, and eagerness to know more about it,&quot; Vijayan said on the sidelines of an ISL event.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The &quot;black pearl&quot; of Indian soccer said during his discussions about the game with Tendulkar, he was pleasantly surprised to learn how closely the cricketer followed football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">&quot;He is a iconic cricketer. But his interest in the game is praiseworthy,&quot; said Vijayan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">However, the former Indian soccer skipper said he had no plans to hitch on to Kerala Blasters in any official capacity. &quot;I am happy with my job in Kerala Police.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Vijayan, along with Jose Barreto, Subrata Paul and Syed Rahim Nabi graced the ISL&#39;s grassroots workshop at the Bidhannagar Municipal Sports Complex.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The ISL&#39;s first phase of ambitious grassroots development program for its clubs&#39; concluded here during the day with over 100 children participating in the festival.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Vijayan said such festivals would prove beneficial for Indian soccer. &quot;These workshops can help us unearth talent.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">The three-day Grassroots Workshop was organised with the aim of educating and training the ISL Clubs&#39; appointed grassroots development officers in both theoretical as well as practical aspects of different age group training.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">In all 26 such grassroots development officers participated in the three-day workshop, conducted by Piet Hubers, UEFA Grassroots Expert from the Netherlands who was present here as a special invitee along with Scott O&#39;Donell, technical director - academies and director, coach education at AIFF.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana\">Asked whether Indian football can move forward if it followed the Dutch model, Hubers said: &quot;It may be good for Indian soccer. But success depends on how you cope with it.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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