Is cricket-mad India ready for some football?

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League India Richard Whelan, center, interacts with Indian players during a press conference to announce the league in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. American football steps into unfamiliar territory with the announcement of the robust professional league in India, where a number of sports have already been inspired by cricket's multimillion dollar Indian Premier League. Organizers of the ambitious football league plan to start the city-based championship with the inaugural edition slated from Nov. 2012 to Feb. 2013. Photo: Rajanish Kakade / AP

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League India Richard...

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League India Richard Whelan speaks during a press conference to announce the league in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. American football steps into unfamiliar territory with the announcement of the robust professional league in India, where a number of sports have already been inspired by cricket's multimillion dollar Indian Premier League. Organizers of the ambitious football league plan to start the city-based championship with the inaugural edition slated from Nov. 2012 to Feb. 2013. Photo: Rajanish Kakade / AP

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League India Richard...

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League of India Richard Whelan speaks during a press conference to announce the league in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Organizers of the ambitious football league plan to start the city-based championship with the inaugural edition slated from Nov. 2012 to Feb. 2013. Photo: Rajanish Kakade / AP

Chief Executive Officer of Elite Football League of India Richard...

Is cricket-mad India ready for some football?

Organizers announced plans Friday for the Elite Football League of India, an eight-team pro league made up of Indian players and coaches that will open next year in this country of more than 1 billion people. The league said investors include former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brandon Chillar,...

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