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Tag Archives: Kolkata

Afghanistan’s Amiri: We are heartbroken as match in Kolkata got postponed!

Former Afghanistan captain Zohib Islam Amiri, who played for Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League 2019-20, states that the Covid-19 pandemic came as a big setback to the Afghanistan National team as the entire squad was looking forward to soak in Kolkata’s “football atmosphere” when they were slated to play …

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Mohun Bagan – the unlikely 2019/20 I-League champions!

Asia’s oldest football club and Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC convincingly won the 2019/20 I-League trophy, their second I-League title in addition to their three National Football League trophies. My personal congratulations to Mohun Bagan – the players, coaches, club officials and fans on winning the 2019/20 I-League! But lets …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Mohun Bagan & East Bengal’s Europeans leave Kolkata!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the Europeans of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal on Sunday left the city by bus heading to Delhi on their way back to Europe. The coaching staff and player of both Kolkata giants have been stuck in the city since the lockdown began and with …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Football fraternity remember Chuni Goswami!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, Indian football legend Chuni Goswami is no more. The football fraternity in Arun Ghosh, Tulsidas Balaram, Shyam Thapa, Nitu Sarkar, Debashis Datta, Subrata Bhattacharya, Satyajit Chatterjee, Samram Banerjee, and IM Vijayan besides tennis player Joydeeep Mukherjee remember the legend!

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420 Grams S02E31: Football on the Margins & a Migrant Story that Fuelled Kolkata Derby!

On the occasion of BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary the 420grams crew reflects on the hypocrisy prevalent in Indian society and how it has left a blot even in sport. It all begins with the obsession with cult of personality without embracing the philosophies that made these men – India’s sporting …

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Legendary Indian Footballer P.K. Banerjee no more…

In sad news for Indian football, one of its legendary footballers, P.K. Banerjee died on Friday, March 20 in Kolkata. He was 83 years old. He was suffering from respiratory problems due to pneumonia and had an underlying history of Parkinson’s disease, dementia and heart problem. Banerjee, who was on …

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