'I don't see him as a shrewd captain. I don't see him as a tactful captain (tactician). And he hasn't won the IPL. So ultimately, a captain is only as good as his record'
He also alleged that for the Bharatiya Janata Party dispensation and its allies being a Hindu is no different from the team identity loyalty of the 'British football hooligan'.
Current I-League leaders Sporting Clube de Goa began their campaign in the 30th Federation Cup on a disastrous note, going down 0-2 to JCT in a Group C encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Thursday. In another match East Bengal beat New Delhi Heroes by a similar margin.
Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting created history by winning the prestigious Durand Cup Football tournament after a gap of 73 years, defeating ONGC 2-1 in the final.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona on Saturday refused to be drawn into any debate over who is the greatest, Pele or himself, with the Argentine jocularly saying that he's the best ever as his mother Armando used to think the same way.
Jose Ramirez Baretto scored the all-important goal from a penalty in the 50th minute to give the Kolkata team their first victory in six matches in the ONGC I-League football championship.
Chirag United rallied splendidly from a goal in arrears to beat fancied Mahindra United 3-1 and hand them their second successive defeat in as many matches in the I-League football tournament at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Saturday.
Defying all odds, an 11-year-old football prodigy from an impoverished area of Bhubaneswar has been selected to train at Germany's most iconic club Bayern Munich, as an academy player for two months.
Javier Ceppi, tournament director of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be hosted by India next year, expressed his happiness about the way things were moving ahead in the preparation of the tournament.
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.
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.
In a do-or-die battle, former National Football League champions East Bengal beat Viva Kerala 3-1 in the penultimate round of the inaugural ONGC I-League championship at the Corporation stadium in Kozhikode on Sunday.
United Sporting and State Bank of Travancore (SBT) played out a 2-2 draw to share points in their last league match from Group A in the 30th Federation Cup Football championship in Barasat on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka look incapable of stopping India from winning a ninth to tie England and Australia for the record for most consecutive Test series wins
A two-member FIFA team visited the refurbished Cooperage football ground in Mumbai on Sunday to have a look at its artificial playing surface and other amenities as part of their inspection of eight venues short-listed to host the Under-17 World Cup in 2017.
Summary of all Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday
The former I-League champions collected the Invitation To Bid document on the last day and Thursday is the submission deadline.
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.
East Bengal picked up three valuable points with a solitary goal victory over Mahindra United in an I-league exchange in Kolkata on Sunday.
Off-the-field camaraderie between Virat Kohli, Mohammad Aamir and Shahid Afridi grabbed attention on the eve of Saturday's much-awaited India-Pakistan contest in the ICC World T20 in Kolkata.
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.
Former Manchester United star and Indian Super League side ATK's coach Teddy Sheringham said it was unusual to finish a football game post midnight, something that he had never experienced in his long association with the game.
The 30-year-old captain of India's football team, who switched allegiance from East Bengal to Bagan in June 2006, signed for another two years saying he is very happy to continue playing with the Kolkata giants .
Leaders Mahindra United conceded a last minute goal to finish 1-1 with three-time champions Mohun Bagan.
A fine brace by Mike Okoro enabled them beat Eastern Railway and post their first win in the Kolkata league.
The ace striker scored a brace of goals as Mohun Bagan won the I-League football match 2-0.
Bhaichung Bhutia scored the solitary goal as Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in their eighth outing of the I-League football tournament.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
It's been eight months since East Bengal triumphed in the Federation Cup but the age-old Kolkata club is yet to get the prize money for winning the tournament, thanks to dilly dallying on part of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
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.
FIFA legends Carlos Valderrama and Marcel Desailly on Wednesday advised the Indian colts to view the upcoming FIFA Under-17 World Cup as a huge opportunity to shine on the international stage and perform to their potential.
Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
Mumbai FC coach Khalid Jamil looks back on his playing days and the challenge of coaching.
It's no secret that the Indian skipper is an avid football freak. These days, with no competitive cricket on, he's up late watching the Euro games.
East Bengal rallied to hold Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 in Margao on Wednesday.
India captain Sunil Chhetri led Bengaluru FC to a historic AFC Cup final by scripting an inspiring 3-1 win over defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim with his stunning double strike in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bengaluru made it to the final by virtue of superior aggregate goal difference of 4-2. The first leg in Malaysia ended in a 1-1 draw. It is a historic day for Indian football as no club from the country has ever made it to the summit clash of the prestigious second-tier continental tournament.
The Kolkata team scored 2-0 victory over ONGC, Mumbai, in the Second Division of the National Football League.
The Bollywood actress and businesswoman co-owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kings XI Punjab and has now expanded her cricket empire to include the Stellenbosch Kings in South Africa's newly-launched T20 Global League.
'Mamata's fascination with stars is so deep-rooted that she uses her clout as chief minister to get close to them.'
Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers registered convincing victories at the Federation Cup football tournament.
