DHL signs on as Official Logistics and Timing Partner for Hero Indian Super League 2015
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DHL signs on as Official Logistics and Timing Partner
for Hero Indian Super League 2015
DHL will recognize one player per team with the
‘DHL Winning Pass’ Award
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai,
15 September 2015: DHL, the world’s leading logistics provider,
today announced its partnership as Official Logistics and Timing Partner for Hero
Indian Super League 2015, the country’s premier professional football championship. As the Official
Logistics Partner, DHL will deliver back-end logistics support for the Hero ISL
2015 season. DHL also announced the 'DHL Winning Pass’ Award per team, which
will recognize players who contributed the highest number of assists during the
tournament, creating opportunities for their team to score goals.
On the occasion RS Subramanian, SVP
& Country Manager, India, DHL Express said, “Globally, DHL has a long
history of supporting professional football leagues across the world. We are
partners with Manchester United, one of the world’s biggest football clubs, FC
Bayern Munich and Copa América.
DHL delivers the Rugby World Cup 2015 and recently partnered with the Chinese
Football Association Super League. Our partnership with ISL further strengthens
our commitment to the sport and support to Indian football players to compete
internationally. We are very excited and confident that this partnership will
be a celebration of our shared values of speed, passion and teamwork.”
“DHL has proven record of
credibility, commitment and passion for sports, having its association with
renowned sports events across the globe. It’s an honour to have a brand like
DHL as the Official Logistics and Timing partner of Hero ISL. We welcome them
on board as we continue this journey of connecting with millions of football
fans in India,” said ISL spokesperson.
Also present on the occasion was
Baichung Bhutia, former captain and star player who took Indian football to the
international arena. Baichung spoke of his love for the glorious sport and
conveyed his best wishes to DHL and Hero ISL in their endeavor to promote local
football talent. Baichung engaged with the audience, showed some football
tricks and set the DHL-Hero ISL partnership rolling.
The eagerly awaited eleven-week
football extravaganza with 61 matches, Hero ISL is scheduled to kick off from 3rd
October 2015 in Chennai with the grand finale in Goa on 20th December 2015,
featuring world renowned international players along with India’s best
footballing talents through 8 teams to be played in 8 cities across the
country.
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