Star striker Odafe Onyeka Okolie converted a penalty deep into the second half as Churchill Brothers prevailed over Mumbai FC 1-0 in their second league match of the Federation Cup football tournament in Silchar, Kolkata, on Wednesday.
'You cannot achieve everything in one day and in the long path, there will be ups and downs in your life.'
Hertha Berlin's Salomon Kalou scored twice, including a stoppage-time penalty, to earn a last-gasp 2-2 draw at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Relegated in their debut season, Aizawl FC were readmitted to make up the numbers when Goan clubs fell out with the All India Football Federation over the I-League and Indian Super League merger issue. They made the opportunity count by winning the I-League in only their second season to script a rare and incredible story in present-day Indian football.
Surojit Bose played for India under coach Sukhwinder Singh from 2004-08 and was instrumental in Mahindra United's NFL triumph in 2005-06.
Senior advocate and former additional solicitor general of India Amarendra Sharan was on Thursday appointed as the arbitrator to decide on the suspension dispute between Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia and Mohun Bagan.
Moroccan Karim Bencherifa, who parted ways as Mohun Bagan coach recently, will take charge at Salgaocar SC on February 17, club secretary Raj Gomes said.
'It will be a bit challenging (for the players) to set the body clock'
His suspension dispute with Mohun Bagan is yet to be resolved, but India captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Wednesday donned the East Bengal jersey and practised at their club tent for the first time this season.
Odafe Okolie's brilliant hat-trick helped Churchill Brothers beat Mohun Bagan 3-1 in the final and win the Durand Cup football title at the Ambedkar stadium on Tuesday.
Bayern come from behind to beat gutsy Mainz 2-1 and widen gap.
Kushal Das feels their model could be used as a case study for institutions and international sports federations which have seen their bio-bubble being breached
Jose Barreto sparkled with a double strike to help Mohun Bagan blank Air India 4-0 and snap six-match winless streak in the I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
East Bengal coach Subhash Bhowmick on Monday resigned owing up the moral responsibilty for his side's 3-5 loss to arch-rival Mohun Bagan in a round four I-League match.
Bengaluru FC now have the possibility of facing another Indian side in Mohun Bagan at the group stage of the AFC Cup.
India captain Bhaichung Bhutia will sign a year's 'contract' with East Bengal on Monday, the club's football secretary Santosh Bhattacharya said on Saturday even as the move evoked criticism from Mohun Bagan, who had suspended the ace striker.
India pacer Mohammed Shami allayed apprehensions that the experimental pink ball may not aid in getting reverse swing after he battled dehydration to grab five wickets in the CAB Super League final Super in Kolkata on Sunday. Playing for Mohun Bagan, Shami (5/42) was taken off the field after suffering from dehydration only to come back later on day 2 of the match against Bhowanipore, which is doubling up as the first day/night multiday experiment at the Eden Gardens. Shami looked unplayable with his pace and bounce that rattled the inexperienced Bhowanipore who recovered from 45 for seven to 153 all out (including 20 penalty) in 38.5 overs in reply to Mohun Bagan's first-innings total of 299.
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India's first World Cup winning captain is slated to visit the red-and-gold camp to receive its highest honour, Bharat Gaurav, on Thursday.
Mohun Bagan skipper and star striker Bhaichung Bhutia was on Friday ruled out for 15-20 days due to knee and ankle injury dealing a serious blow to the green-and-maroons bid to add to their 12 Federation Cup titles.
In another match in the Durand Cup footbal tournament, Mohammedan Sporting rallied to hold Tata Footbal1 Academy.
The All India Football Federation on Monday gave the green signal for the May 27 exhibition tie between Mohun Bagan and German giants Bayern Munich in Kolkata, but refused to release the Bagan players called for national duty.
Tainted by a doping offence a year ago, Indian footballer Rana Gharami has now become a hero in his home town, by lending a helping hand to those struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old former Odisha FC defender hails from Garalgacha in West Bengal's Hooghly district.
Ogba Kalu Nnanna scored five minutes from the final whistle to hand Churchill Brothers a come-form-behind 2-1 victory over JCT in a 17th round match of the ONGC I-League football championship in Ludhiana on Thursday. The victory took the Goa side to second place on the 12-team table. They have 33 points from 17 outings, the same as Mohun Bagan, but are placed a run above the Kolkata side because of a superior goal difference of plus-21 to Bagan's plus-8.
Hockey coach Ramesh Parameswaran applies for Dronacharya Award
The announcement of Modi's visit comes a day after India and China ended their 73-day standoff in Dokalam by withdrawing their troops from the area.
Bilic took over the reins at West Brom in 2019 and was tasked with gaining promotion from the Championship to the top flight.
The Asian Football Confederation recommended the AIFF to "open a pathway" for two I-League clubs' entry into ISL by the end of 2020-21 season.
Five people were killed, including 4 in the firing by Central Industrial Security Force personnel, during the fourth phase of polling
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
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No other football club -- big or small -- has an association with a global brand like Adidas in Indian football.
Frenzied scenes were witnessed at the airport this morning when Pele landed in the Kolkata after 38 years as the 74-year-old Brazilian turned emotional and stood on the floor of his SUV to wave at the crowd, who kept chanting his name.
Dempo finished their league engagements with a solitary goal win over Mohun Bagan at the Nehru Stadium on Friday.
Chhetri's first professional contract was with Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan at a tender age of 17. It was a big challenge to overcome for a teenager and he buckled under pressure at times.
Saumik Dey's goal gave East Bengal a 1-0 victory over Mohun Bagan and took them to the top of the league.
The Mumbai teams undoubtedly took the honours in the third round of matches.
