Neotia & Goenka upbeat after bagging team in ISL

They are city's two top industrialists and Harshavardhan Neotia and Sanjeev Goenka are now looking to redefine football's 'ecosystem' with city's sporting icon Sourav Ganguly after winning the bid for ISL's Kolkata franchise.
The bid for the Kolkata franchise has been won by former India captain Ganguly in a consortium with Spanish League giants Atletico Madrid and industrialists Neotia, Goenka and Utsav Parekh.
The Ganguly-led consortium has pipped Shah Rukh Khan to win the bid and Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group, said they were looking forward to work with Ganguly.
"In Ganguly we have got the finest mind and a phenomenal human being. We all are positive about it. We might be new to sporting venture and I'm sure it will be challenging but we're committed to take the sport forward. We hope ISL gets into our DNA in the days to come," Goenka told PTI.

"The league presents a great opportunity to develop a platform for the youngsters to learn and enhance their talent to develop into outstanding players," Goenka said.
Excited to be part of the ISL, Padmashree awardee Neotia said: "It's a great opportunity for us to be part of the development process in Indian football. The sport after all improves the ecosystem with its culture."

"We're always on keen on Kolkata as it has a very long and rich history in Indian football," Neotia whose company Bengal Ambuja Housing had pioneered the public-private partnership housing system in the Udayan project to promote social housing, said.

"My family is based in Kolkata for 100 years and this will give me an opportunity to give something back to the city. We're all excited," the chairman Ambuja Neotia Group said.
The modalities, however, will be worked out after they sign the agreement with IMG-Reliance, he added.
The Kolkata franchise co-owners further said they would soon invite Atletico Madrid officials to the city to formally unveil the side.