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Article: Football: Nayeem for weekly payment of players.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- December 23, 2005
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Football: Nayeem for weekly payment of players
Kolkata, Dec 23 (PTI) Flush with the success in SAFF Cup, Indian soccer coach Syed Nayeemuddin wants better pay packets for players doing duty either for the national side or leading clubs.
"Like their counterparts in Europe, they should be paid on a weekly basis. Players in Europe get five to 15 million pounds. Compared to that, our players get a pittance. So I think Indian players, both at the national and club level, must be paid better," the Dronacharya awardee, who last week helped India regain SAFF Cup after six years, said in an interview to PTI.
Praising the All India Football Federation, he ...