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Premier Futsal 2016: Live streaming and where to watch on TV in India

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The inaugural of Premier Futsal League is off and running with the likes of Paul Scholes, Hernan Crespo and Ryan Giggs turning up. While Brazilian legend Ronaldinho has returned to his country after featuring in two matches, he will be replaced by his national mate and two-time World Cup winner, Cafu.  All the matches will be held at 7 and 8 PM.

Where to watch on TV: Sony Six, Sony ESPN and Sony AATH

It will also be live-streamed on Sony LIV

Here’s the complete squad list and fixtures.

All you need to know about the Premier Futsal League 

Football superstars will showcase their skills in front of Indian fans when the Premier Futsal begins amid hype and anticipation. The inaugural season of Premier Futsal, touted to be the world's first multi-national league, kicked off on July 15th with a lot of well-known footballers rubbing shoulders with some of the leading futsallers in the world.

Futsal is a form of football played indoors on a smaller field with five players in a side for 40-minute duration. 

Premier Futsal is a franchise-based tournament promoted by an entity formed by Indian entrepreneurs. It has Portuguese football legend Luis Figo as president and Indian cricket star Virat Kohli as ambassador.

The six teams are split into two groups of three each, with Chennai, Mumbai and Kochi forming Group A and Group B featuring Goa, Kolkata and Bangalore. The tournament is split up over two legs to be played in Chennai and Goa. There will be three days of futsal in Chennai, from July 15-17, featuring six matches with two being played each day at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium.

After a day's rest, the tournament resumes in Goa, at the Peddem Sports Complex in Mapusa. The remaining six group stage encounters will be played there from July 19-21, before another day's rest ahead of the knockout round. The semifinals and finals will be held in Goa on July 23 and on July 24. 

Sony Pictures Networks, which acquired the broadcast rights for the league, will start live telecast from 6.50pm onwards on Sony SIX, SONY ESPN and Sony AATH. 

 

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