Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi is not scheduled to play serious football on the 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025'.
'You're paying Rs 42 lakh for one game. Why not link it to qualification? It just shows how clueless the management is.'
Sunil Chhetri's father-in-law and former coach, Subrata Bhattacharya, believes the Indian captain's retirement from international football is a 'perfect decision'.
'Sixteen years to the day I met you and I can't thank you enough for braving it, stealing your dad's (and my coach's) phone and sending me that text.'
With Subrata Bhattacharya putting in his papers after the club's poor show in the ongoing I-league, East Bengal on Wednesday named Monoranjan Bhattacharya as their new soccer coach.
Playing against Mohun Bagan on a slushy and jam-packed Eden Gardens on September 24, 1977 in the twilight of his career, the three-time World Cup winner was overwhelmed by the depth of talent a "little known" Indian club possessed.
After the big fat super wedding of tennis ace Serena Williams to billionaire Alexis Ohanian last week, India football captain Sunil Chhetri will take the plunge on December 4.
Sunil Chhetri, who will complete 15 years in international football on June 12, is India's highest goal-scorer with 72 strikes from 115 matches. He is the second highest goal-scorer in international football in the world among active players behind Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine maestro Lionel Messi.
Chirag United failed to convert the opportunities galore as the defending champions Dempo escaped with a goalless draw in their ONGC I-League football encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan on Saturday.
Mohun Bagan and East Bengal two giants in Kolkata football - have failed to groom new talents since quite a long time and that, in turn, has contributed to a downslide of the beautiful game's standard in the city, feels former India player Subrata Bhattacharya.
The point from the 21st round I-League match was a good enough result for the Mumbai side, who made sure they are safe from relegation. It took their tally to 28 and moved them up to fifth position, while Chirag, with 23 points, have not ensured safety and will have to hope for the best in their last round match against already-relegated Vasco Sports Club in Goa.
In a thrilling match that saw swinging fortunes, Chirag United SC did well to fight back and hold Air India 3-3 in their round three I-League encounter at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan (YBK) in Kolkata on Tuesday.
A brace from East Bengal discard Edmilson Marques Pardal guided Chirag United SC to a 2-1 win over Mumbai FC in their round two I-League encounter at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday.
Former India coach Syed Nayeemuddin has the best credentials to take over the team again.
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday tied the knot with long-time girlfriend Sonam Bhattacharya, daughter of Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya, at a grand wedding ceremony in Kolkata on Monday.
A fearless competitor who used brain and brawn in equal measure, Subhas Bhowmick was one of the most fascinating characters in Indian football through the 1970s with his muscular built and equally expressive carefree opinions.
Dilip Kumar 'got annoyed and was about to leave the stage before things were brought under control'.
Virushka's wedding was, of course, the biggest Indiansports shaadi of the year, but other athletes too tied the knot this year.
Amount more than twice the size of Sahara's; collective investment scheme operator has 3 months to return money and wind up.
Bogged down by inefficient administration and unable to attract financing, the once legendary football clubs of Kolkata are fading into irrelevance.
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