Dempo SC produced an aesthetic brand of football to win the first I-League title.
A stout defending and a couple of good saves by keeper Arnab Das Sarma of Air-India denied Dempo full points as both settled for a goalless draw in the 15th round of ONGC-I-league played at Nehru stadium in Margao on Tuesday.
Real Kashmir FC proudly represents a region whose scars are getting a chance to be healed by the beautiful game.
The Mohun Bagan ace was also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 for arguing with the referee and refusing to leave the field after being shown the red card during the match against archrivals East Bengal on September 26.
'He never went to the Bombay industry.'
A hat-trick by Brazilian striker Eduardo de'Silva powered JCT Phagwara to a 3-1 victory over East Bengal in the I-league Football Championship in Kolkata on Friday night. Eduwardo scored in the 43rd, 67th and 82nd minutes while East Bengal struck in the 50th minute through Edmilson, also a Brazilian.
An 86th minute goal by substitute Milagres Gonsalves helped Salgaocar hold Mumbai's Air India to a 1-1 draw in their second round match of the ONGC I-League, at the Nehru stadium, Fatorda, Goa, on Thursday.
The former champions from Punjab were held goalless at home.
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Salgaocar held on to their first half strike by Gilbert Olivera to beat Shillong Lajong 1-0 and came out of the relegation in the Hero I-League in Vasco on Saturday.
A 4-0 victory earned the Delhi team a meeting with Garhwal Heroes in the Durand Cup football tournament qualifiers.
Seventy thousand fans cheered wildly as world soccer boss Joseph Blatter went round the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in an open jeep.
Bengaluru FC rode on Sunil Chhetri double strike as they beat Salgaocar FC 3-2 in their Group B league match as the 36th Federation Cup football tournament kicked off in Vasco.
The ace midfielder passed away following a heart attack.
Salgaocar consolidated their position atop the I-League table with a thrilling 3-2 victory over East Bengal in a Round 8 match in Kalyani on Friday.
Teams that were considered underdogs going into the tournament, held their own against more fancied teams and came away with favourable results.
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The Chinese team scored a 1-0 victory and entered the semi-finals of the IFA shield Football Tournament.
In the semi-finals, Indian Airlines beat Punjab and Sind Bank via the tie-breaker, while BSF got the better of Indian Oil.
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Do you think the presence of Brazilian medio Douglas da Silva, defender Suley Musah of Ghana and Nigerian striker Mike Okoro gave East Bengal the winning edge?
The catch here is that one has to buy the season tickets to get the discount of "about 60 per cent".
In the semi-finals, Dempo beat Mohun Bagan while JCT got the better of Sporting Clube de Goa.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper was accused of an unfair tackle on Dempo's Cristiano Junior just before he collapsed to the ground.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
The ace striker is not among the 32 players named for the national coaching camp, starting August 4 in Kolkata, in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia on August 16.
The former India football captain was run over by a train in Chennai.
Football fans in Goa are shaking off their sussegado and becoming an animated, raucous, even belligerent lot.
Nitin Pradhan's late goal gave the Kolkata side their second victory in three match in the National Football League.
Brazilian Fabio Passo did the star turns as the Goa side scored a 3-1 victory in their opening match in the National Football League.
FIFA may propose making it mandatory for clubs of national leagues to have their own academy and retain nursery teams.
The post-mortem report revealed that Dempo striker Cristiano Junior died following an cardiac arrest.
The IFA came down heavily on the violence during two Kolkata Super League matches.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohun Bagan got past Railway Football Club in another Kolkata Super Division football match.
Goalkeeper Rogerio Ramos turned in a fine performance to enable the Goa side take a point against the National Football League defending champions.
The governing football body has made it mandatory for all clubs to have a team doctor on board.
The Mumbai outfit are also negotiating with East Bengal's Baichung Bhutia.
Bhaichung Bhutia said 'unsporting play' by Subrata Paul led to Cristiano Junior's death.
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