World Cup winner David Villa joins Odisha FC's Football Committee

After joining Odisha FC's Football Committee, David Villa expressed, "I will try to bring my experience. Obviously, I didn't play in India but I played soccer for 20 years as a professional and before that in the academy. And in all of the projects that we [my team] are involved in, I try to give all of my experience that I have in soccer."

Speaking about the development, OFC CEO Mr. Rohan Sharma explained, "It's an absolute pleasure to welcome David Villa and the DV7 group to the Odisha FC family! It's crazy to think that when I started watching football I used to see David,  on my TV. Now together we are trying to help grow football in Odisha. It's also a pleasure to work with Victor Oñate who has years of football business experience in Spain and of course Coach Gombau who is not only a fan favorite but family to us. Together we are going to make sure Odisha FC matches our lofty expectations by finding the best players, coaches, and staff for the club."

Welcoming the new association, Mr. Vishal K Dev IAS, Principal Secretary, Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha commented, "He won the Euros and the World Cup with Spain, and La Liga and the Champions League with Barcelona, and we are hoping he will bring that formula to Odisha FC which will see Odisha FC hopefully make it to the top of the ISL table next year. We are very, very excited, delighted and confident that his arrival will make a big, big difference to Odisha FC."