ESPN to pick four Indian kids as World Cup flag bearers

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) ESPN-STAR Sports and Adidas will select four lucky children from the country to become FIFA Fair Play Flag bearers during the upcoming football World Cup in Germany.

''The selected kids in the age group of eight to 13 years will get a chance to walk on the pitch with the Fair Play flag and experience the World Cup from the centre of the pitch,'' ESPN Vice President Marketing and Sales Sricharan Iyengar said in a release.

The contest will be a two-round selection procedure with the entries invited through SMS, call in and online registration asking the participants to express their love for the game through a slogan.

The shortlisted candidates from across the country will be invited for the second round and four winners would be selected on the basis of few rounds of skill and talent based contest.

The four winners shall be entitled for an all-expense paid two nights and three days return trip to Germany for watching one match during the FIFA World Cup.

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