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    "excerpt": "Pune, Oct 9 (IANS) Italian football professional Davide Colomba, who is midfielder for Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City",
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    "editor1": "<p><span style=\"font-size:14px\"><span style=\"font-family:arial\">Pune, Oct 9 (IANS)&nbsp;Italian football professional Davide Colomba, who is midfielder for Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Pune City, believes that the inaugural tournament will be a step towards improving the quality of football in the country and help bridge the gap to the game&#39;s elite countries.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;In Europe, football is a modern sport. In Italy, it is the national sport, the same as cricket is in India. It (ISL) will be a good step towards modern football,&quot; he told indiansuperleague.com, when asked about the difference between the sport in India and Italy.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nISL begins Oct 12 with Atletico de Kolkata taking on Mumbai City FC in the opener at the fabled Salt Lake Stadium.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFC Pune City make their first appearance away against Delhi Dynamos FC Oct 14.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIndia are currently languishing at the 158th spot in the FIFA rankings, while four-time World Cup champions Italy are 13th in the table.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nFC Pune City will be the Italian&#39;s first club outside his country, and interestingly, he will be coached by his father Franco Colomba.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe Italian midfielder expressed his delight at getting the opportunity to play alongside prolific French striker and Juventus star David Trezeguet.&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;He gives us a lot of confidence and is a fine example of a professional footballer. He&#39;s humble and a winner,&quot; the 26-year old said.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHe is optimistic about the team&#39;s chances in the tournament as the players are &quot;slowly getting to know each other&quot;.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&quot;We are gelling well together, both tactically and technically. Some Indian players are very nice guys, strong willed and hardworking, which gives us the possibility of reaching a common objective,&quot; the Bologna-born player said, adding: &quot;My experience in the country so far has been fascinating.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n",
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