As Bangla Time reports, the late Swapan Bal was a knowledgeable person, an influential person at East Bengal Club, who will not only be missed by the red and gold, but the whole football fraternity of the Kolkata Maidan.
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As XtraTime reports, Asia’s oldest football side, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, on Saturday, July 29 evening celebrated its yearly Mohun Bagan Day in Kolkata. The recipient of the 2017 Mohun Bagan Ratna was former club defender Subrata Bhattacharya, who across his 17 year long career only played for the Mariners …
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Asia’s oldest football side, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, on Saturday, July 29 evening celebrated its yearly Mohun Bagan Day in Kolkata. The Mohun Bagan Day has been celebrated since 2001 on July 29 each year in honour of Mohun Bagan’s victory over the East Yorkshire Regiment in the final of …
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Swapan Bal died aged 71 in the early hours of Friday after a long fight against cancer. For most of his adolescent and adult life, Swapan Bal lived and breathed East Bengal. He was a footballer of some standing playing as goalkeeper for East Bengal’s development teams in what was …
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Promoted I-League newcomers NEROCA FC from Manipur earlier this week welcomed Australian of Indian origin Aryn Glen Williams on trial with the club to see if he can fill the Asian quota. Watch the NEROCA FC video above to see Aryn Glen Williams in training with his potential new team …
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One of East Bengal CLub’s finest managers, Swapan Bal, passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata at 1.05am yesterday early morning. XtraTime reports about the days events at the East Bengal Club tent and more!
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After spending an incredible time at the Club, it is time for Shillong Lajong FC to bid adieu to their youngsters – Samuel Shadap, Rupert Nongrum, Bipin Singh, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Pritam Kumar Singh and Chinglensana Singh, as they get ready join their respective Indian Super League teams, …
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Long-Time East Bengal manager Swapan Ball died in the early hours of Friday, July 28 at a Kolkata nursing home after losing his fight against cancer. He was 71 and is survived by his wife and two daughters with their families. In recent times cancer had taken its toll on …
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The ‘Great Sports’ Independence Day Cup kicked off in style today at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl with defending champions Aizawl FC beating 2015 finalists Bethlehem Vengthlang FC. I-League champions Aizawl FC took the lead on the 18th minute when Lalrinzuala Khiangte pounced on a rebound after Lalruatfela Zote …
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In a somewhat surprise move, reigning I-League champions Aizawl FC have appointed Paul Jorge Coelho Menezes of Portugal as their new head coach for the 2017/18 season. After the departure of I-League winning coach Khalid Jamil to East Bengal, a number of Indian and foreign coaches were linked to the …
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