09 September,2017 09:54 AM IST | Kolkata | PTI
Colombian great Carlos Valderrama scored a goal and then spoke about cricket with Sourav Ganguly in the middle of a three-day visit to the football-crazy city, which will host the FIFA U-17 World Cup final next month
Ganguly with football great Valderrama in Kolkata yesterday. Pic/PTI
Colombian great Carlos Valderrama scored a goal and then spoke about cricket with Sourav Ganguly in the middle of a three-day visit to the football-crazy city, which will host the FIFA U-17 World Cup final next month.
Valderrama, who is a FIFA Legend for the U-17 World Cup, took Ganguly by surprise with his unscheduled stopover at the Eden Gardens yesterday while returning from the adjoining Mohun Bagan.
Busy with a promotional shoot at the Eden, the city's cricket icon was perhaps unaware of the Colombian legend's visit as Valderrama, accompanied by his wife Elvira, had to wait briefly for 'Dada' to finish the shoot.
The duo exchanged pleasantries and spoke about cricket as Valderrama, sporting a Mohun Bagan jersey, looked excited while giving a thumbs-up to the crowd.
"He has heard a few things about cricket so we took him to Eden Gardens to meet Ganguly. It was just a perfect meeting of the two legends of different sports. Yes, they spoke about cricket," an official involved with the trip said.
