FIFA World Cup 2022: Rooney, Figo, Pires, Campbell, Silva in Viacom18 Sports’ All-Star Experts’ Panel

Wayne Rooney also posted a video on social media announcing the same.

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Viacom18 Sports, India’s newest premier sports network, announced a galaxy of superstars on their expert panel for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 starting Nov. 20.

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For the first time ever, the most prestigious football competition in the world will be brought to viewers in India by an extraordinary group consisting of Wayne Rooney, Luis Figo, Robert Pires, Sol Campbell, and Gilberto Silva across Sports18 – 1 and JioCinema.

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JioCinema, which is now available across Jio, Vi, Airtel and BSNL subscribers, will live-stream all the matches and offer curated content around the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ in five languages, including English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali

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For the first time ever, Indian viewers will revel in the expertise of legends who have created extraordinary memories in the hearts of football fans with the ball at their feet

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Rooney, one of the most prolific strikers to have ever played the game and England’s all-time top goal-scorer, will be joined by Portuguese legend and Ballon d’Or winner Luis Figo, who led his country to the semifinals in 2006, their best finish at a FIFA World Cup since 1966.

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The Invincibles’ teammates Sol Campbell, Robert Pires and Gilberto Silva will add further star power to the Viacom18 Sports expert’s panel.

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