The absence of their ace striker Odafa Okolie notwithstanding, reigning I-League champions Churchill Brothers start favourites against Air India in the first semi-final of the 114th IFA Shield to be played at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Kolkata outfit Mohun Bagan held Mahindra United 1-1 in a keenly contested encounter to set up semi-final clash with the United SC in 114th IFA Shield football championship in Kolkata on Sunday.
Chirag United SC avenged their IFA Shield semi-final loss, upsetting Mohun Bagan 3-2, to kick off their I-League campaign in style.
The international suspension of the Iraqi Football Association was provisionally lifted by FIFA on Thursday.
The famous German soccer team Bayern Munich arrived in Kolkata on Sunday to play an exhibition match against Mohun Bagan, on Tuesday. Nearly 90,000 tickets for the match on Tuesday have already been sold as it would be the farewell match for ace German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
I-League champions Churchill Brothers would look to pocket their second title of the season while Mohun Bagan will have revenge on mind when the two sides face-off in the final of the Durand Cup football tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan showed nerves of steel even after being reduced to ten men from the eighth minute to edge out United SC 5-4 via the penalty shoot-out and set up a summit clash against Churchill Brothers in the 114th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Wednesday.
English Premier League club Everton and Indian Football Association (IFA), the game's governing body in West Bengal, on Saturday announced a three-year tie up for grooming promising players in the state. Tony Farrel, former England international and technical director at Everton, said they would conduct a ten-day coaches' clinic from Sunday as part of the agreement.
South African side Santos FC beat Mahindra United, Mumbai, 2-0 in a quarter-final league match of the 113th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Thursday. Earlier, it was a story of missed chances as Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting and Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting drew goalless in a Group A tie.
Mike Okoro struck in the 40th minute to earn Mohammedan Sporting a 1-0 win over a Peerless in the IFA premier division football league game.
Having missed the IFA Shield and Durand Cup, Baichung Bhutia said he is not fully fit and will take some time to settle down when he dons the East Bengal jersey in the I-League.
A footballer had to be hospitalized after a doctor mistakenly gave him methylated spirit to drink instead of water during a Kolkata premier division football league match on Monday.
A fine hat-trick by willy Brazilian striker Jose Ramirez Barreto guided champions Mohun Bagan to a 3-1 drubbing of Chirag United in their second outing of the IFA Premier division football league in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Mohun Bagan rode on a Jose Barreto hat-trick to blank Kolkata rivals Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the 113th IFA Shield tournament quarter-final group league matches in Kolkata on Saturday. In the day's other matches, Mahindra United beat East Bengal 2-0 while Churchill Brothers and Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting drew goalless.
Mahindra United beat Mohun Bagan 4-1 for their biggest victory in the National Football League.
Subhash Bhowmick, who guided Churchill Brothers to their second I-League title last season as Technical Director, is back in the team fold after Sukhwinder Singh announced his resignation.
Baichung Bhutia's goal game Mohun Bagan a 1-0 victory in the Kolkata Football League.
Last month UEFA prevented Israeli clubs from hosting matches on home soil because of the war with Lebanon.
The Goa pro league champions handed the defending champions their first defeat in the league.
The Chinese team scored a 1-0 victory and entered the semi-finals of the IFA shield Football Tournament.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
Bachan Singh died Wednesday morning in mysterious circumstances.
East Bengal and Eastern Railway were involved in goalless draw in the IFA Premier Division Football League.
Their miserable run in the IFA Premier League continued as Railway Football Club held them 1-1.
The Kolkata giants beat Calcutta Port Trust 2-0 in the IFA Premier Division Football League.
Akram Salman has resigned as coach of the Iraq football team after receiving death threats.
The Ghanian defender will have Dipankar Roy as his deputy.
Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in a closely-fought match of the IFA Premier Division\nFootball League in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan routed Chirag United 4-1 in the IFA Premier League.
The Kolkata giants were involved in a 1-1 draw with George Telegraph in the IFA Premier division football league.
They move into the final of the IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata.
The Asian Football Confederation imposed a one-year ban on India hosting international football tournaments after the AIFF failed to submit a report on a mass brawl during an IFA Shield match.
The club is looking for some foreign recruits to strengthen the side before the National Football League.
The tournament, which features the top 16 clubs of the country, gets underway on July 26.
Myanmar's Finance and Revenue Football Club lifted the crown in the 110th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Sunday.
A last minute goal enabled them to hold Mohammedan Sporting and make the grade in the IFA Shield football tournament.
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