House gatherings add zing to FIFA festivities

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As FIFA mania grips the city, youngsters are organising in-house parties to enjoy the extravaganza. Instead of splurging on expensive soccer special menus at bars and pubs, many are planning special parties and get-togethers at home.
Nishant Shukla, a football freak and an England loyalist is looking forward to pool cum-soccer parties at one of his friend’s place. “For the next one month, I’m planning to finish work early and rush to late night pool soccer parties arranged at one of my friend’s place. It has an interesting set-up with screening of matches on a big plasma screen at his place. With the barbeque arrangement, beer and soccer along the poolside, it will be great fun.”
And some are also planning it with cheerleaders and funky cocktails. Shikha Rawat, a media professional says, “As all the city pubs are already overcrowded with enthusiasts, we decided to organise house parties. Recently, when I hosted one at my place, we made interesting kebabs and noodles named after players like ‘Crispy Cristiano’ and ‘Rooney Rock’ along with yummy mocktails like Tasty Messi or Shakira’s Waka Waka. We also set a dress code for girls and asked them to come as cheerleaders and boys to follow the colour code of the teams playing at that night. It’s more fun and cheap too than to be at any funky nightclub.”
The student community staying in hostels is no exception and has jumped on to the soccer bandwagon with gusto. Rachit Singh, an MBA student and a hosteler, says, “As we have a common TV room, we jazzed it up with posters and banners of soccer players. We also have tees of our favourite teams like Argentina, Germany, Brazil and Spain, which we’ll wear on the day of their matches and also write their scores on it.”

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