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Daily Archives: 2017-02-01

Willis Plaza brace ends East Bengal’s I-league jinx against Mumbai FC!

There was no stopping for East Bengal Club as they consolidated their lead at the top of the table by getting past Mumbai FC 2-0 in the sixth game of the I-League at the Barasat Stadium on Wednesday, February 1. Willis Plaza scored a quickfire first-half brace as Trevor Morgan’s …

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ISL top scorer Iain Hume joins Spanish side Extremadura UD!

Canadian international Iain Hume after winning the 2016 Indian Super League title with Atletico de Kolkata has now joined Segunda División B – Grupo IV side Extremadura UD for the remainder of the 2016/17 season. Iain Hume, the all time Indian Super League top scorer with 23 goals, returns to …

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East Bengal release Ildar Amirov, replace him with Christopher Payne!

Kolkata giants East Bengal Club are currently top of the I-League, but their Asian quota foreigner Ildar Amirov was released yesterday after the Kyrgyz striker failed to impress the red and gold management and coaching staff in their quest to win the I-League trophy. And the club replaced Amirov quickly …

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VIDEO – I-League: Shillong Lajong FC 2-0 Chennai City FC – Match Highlights!

Shillong Lajong FC’s Cameroonian striker Aser Dipanda Dicka looked unstoppable, scoring both of his club’s goals on their way to a 2-0 victory over Chennai City FC in the sixth round of the I-League tonight. Dicka’s fourth and fifth goals of the I-League campaign demonstrates that he has truly made …

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I-League: Minerva Punjab FC & Churchill Brothers play out goalless draw!

Minerva Punjab FC, after a dreadful loss at home to East Bengal in their last fixture, finally put up a decent display in the I-League to share the spoils with Churchill Brothers at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. Churchill Brothers led by Keenan Almeida have opted to bank on …

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Wales international of Indian Origin Neil Taylor leaves Swansea City to join Aston Villa!

Wales international left back Neil Taylor, who is of Indian origin due to his Kolkata-born mother, yesterday on deadline day signed for struggling English Championship side Aston Villa FC from Premier League side Swansea City AFC. The 27-year-old Neil Taylor has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract and arrives at Villa Park …

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: India’s Constantine believes draw ‘On Paper’ looks favourable!

With India having being drawn with Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar and Macau in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers UAE 2019, National Coach Stephen Constantine disagrees with the generic perception that India have been handed an “easy draw.” In a freewheeling interview with AIFF Media, Constantine speaks at length …

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VIDEO – 442oons: The Roy Keane Show – Klopp’s Liverpool Lies Revealed (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the Day for The Football Republic its the latest episode of the Roy Keane Show, which features Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp.

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