June 23, the birth anniversary of Pradip Kumar Banerjee, India’s captain in 1960 Rome Olympics and popularly known as PK, will henceforth be celebrated as ‘AIFF Grassroots Day’, All India Football Federation announced on Friday, May 12, 2023. Explaining the reason behind choosing PK’s birthday, AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji …
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As XtraTime reports, on Sunday a new book titled ‘Guru’ on the late footballer and coach PK Banerjee was launched in Kolkata. The launch happened in the presence of numerous former footballers and Tollywood stars.
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The 2020 Durga Puja has been of a subdued manner with the streets no more playing hosts to throngs of crowds in the City of Joy. However, while the people of West Bengal celebrate the festivities from the safe confines of their homes, the football governing body of the state …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, the IFA (West Bengal) promoted itself and football legends Chuni Goswami and P.K. Banerjee in Kolkata during Durga Puja.
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, yesterday the 84th birthday of the late P.K. Banerjee was celebrated by the family and former footballers. It wasn’t easy to celebrate due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but the Banerjee family did with restrictions and they came forward to support different people and organisations.
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Sadly two of the biggest legends of Indian football, P.K. Banerjee and Chuni Goswami, died just 41 days apart in the last few weeks. I go back two decades to my early days in Indian football to the month of July in the year 2000, when I first met both …
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XtraTime shows the special East Bengal Club video condolence meeting of the late Indian football greats P.K. Banerjee and late Chuni Goswami.
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Former Indian international striker Shyam Thapa expressed his grief on the passing away of legendary footballer and coach P.K. Banerjee. Thapa in an exclusive NNIS chat said he is what he is today because of his famous coach, who breathed his last at a city hospital on last Friday. Watch …
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During his playing days Harjinder Singh was often described as the being the ‘most-crafty’ among all his contemporaries. And as the Indian football family mourns the loss of former National Team Captain, Coach and Technical Director the Padma Shri PK Banerjee, Harjinder said that Banerjee has “left leaving behind an …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, tributes have poured in as the sports fraternity mourns the death of legendary footballer P.K. Banerjee.
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