In a first of its kind partnership, The Official Chelsea Supporters Club India has tied – up with The Football Mind, the official partner for many football entities in India. This unique relationship will help both entities grow in India through the vast network available to both organizations currently.
Chelsea India Supporters President Anand Singh said “This opportunity is unique in many ways as it’s the first time an official supporters clubs has tied up with a networking portal to monitor, plan, and streamline their activities.”
Due to the many features available on the FootballMind website (www.thefootballmind.com), the Club supporters now find an easy way to organize their all-India level activities. Through multiple profiles set up for the supporters (one for each city) and a master profile for the India level entity, they will now co-ordinate screenings, capture data of fans and network with other sets of supporters clubs in a very unique way, never carried out online before.
The Football Mind Founder & CEO, Pranesh Krishnamurthy said “We are already partners with WIFA and Mumbai FC. We look at fans as a very important entity in the world of football and no one has brought in a tool to help them co-ordinate their activities. Through this opportunity, we will be empowering football fans to take their activities to the next level.”
Chelsea India Supporters Club:
The Chelsea supporters Club in India, is a Gold Tier rated entity by the official Chelsea Football Club in London. Spread in more than 15 cities across India, they bring together all Chelsea FC fans and have events like match screenings, joint screenings and as most recently the Blue Arena Chelsea Fan Park with a turnout of more than 2000 fans. Started by 4 fans in 2006, now regular match screenings see turnouts of more than a 100 in their major cities. The passion for the game and Club has seen members across India become a close family through their interactions and they proudly call themselves “India’s Blue Army”!
The Football Mind:
The Football Mind is a communication and networking portal that aims at bringing the entire football community onto a single platform for carrying out professional activities as well as creating social awareness. Every Football entity including Players, Coaches, Clubs, Academies, Football Associations and even Fans can make their Football Specific profile for free and network with all other entities on the site. A unique online webpage is provided through this portal with multiple features varying from setting up trial sessions, sharing club history, videos and photos, internal team messaging, recording match details, player scouting and linking tournaments. The presence of Football Associations like the Western India Football Association as partners to thefootballmind.com also ensures the authenticity of registered members.