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Super Cup

Federation Cup: Shillong Lajong’s mission impossible against Mohun Bagan!

Shillong Lajong FC has an uphill task to accomplish when they host Mohun Bagan AC in the second-leg of the Hero Federation Cup semifinals tomorrow at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong at 5pm. In the first-leg encounter which was held in Kolkata on May 8, Mohun Bagan had set …

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Mohun Bagan striker Balwant: We can’t let Federation Cup slip through our fingers!

It was his poaching qualities for which Balwant Singh was referred to as the ‘fox in the box.’ But despite starting the season with a scintillating goal for Mohun Bagan in the Hero-League opener against Aizawl FC, the ‘fox in the box,’ has stayed sidelined for most of the season, …

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Federation Cup: Aizawl FC held goalless by Sporting Goa in semifinal first-leg!

Aizawl FC were held to a goalless draw by Sporting Clube de Goa in the first leg of their semifinal clash in the Hero Federation Cup 2016 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl, Mizoram today. With morale running high in the Aizawl FC camp after Jahar Das’s men upset …

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Federation Cup: ‘Underdogs’ Aizawl FC gear up for Sporting Goa challenge!

After upsetting the ‘Champions of India’, Bengaluru FC in the last round, ‘underdogs’ Aizawl FC are all set to host Sporting Clube de Goa in the first leg of their semifinal clash in the Hero Federation Cup 2016 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl, Mizoram tomorrow, May 10. The …

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Federation Cup: Mohun Bagan trash Shillong Lajong 5-0 in semifinal first-leg!

Record Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan AC steamrolled Shillong Lajong FC 5-0 in the first-leg of their semifinal at the Barasat Municipal Stadim in Kolkata tonight. Shillong Lajong kicked off the first-half having made just two changes in the starting line-up from the previous match by bringing on Rupert Nongrum …

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2016 Federation Cup: Favourites & surprise semifinalists ready for action!

The Hero Federation Cup which kicked-off on Saturday, April 30 with the eight top Teams from the Hero I-League being eligible to play in it now has reached the semifinal stage. And there were a number of upsets and surprises under the new home and away format in the quarterfinal …

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Federation Cup: Shillong Lajong want to upset Mohun Bagan in semifinal first-leg!

The first-leg of the 2016 Federation Cup semifinal between Mohun Bagan AC and Shillong Lajong FC will be played at the at the Barasat Stadium on Sunday at 7pm. The match will telecast live on Ten 2! Mohun Bagan, advanced to the semifinals after beating Goan club Salgaocar FC on …

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Shillong Lajong coach Thangboi Singto: AIFF Academy graduates are mentally very strong!

Amidst all the bigger names of Indian Football the fact that an Indian Club has been regularly reaping the benefits of the Youth Development structure have almost gone unnoticed. Shillong Lajong FC, presently in the semifinals of the Hero Federation Cup (after beating East Bengal Club) stay one of the …

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Aizawl FC’s Joel Sunday: Leicester City motivated us to upset Champions of India – Bengaluru FC!

The Biblical story of David versus Goliath has always been thrown into the fray whenever an underdog takes on a challenger in the Sports World. In Indian Football, the David versus Goliath scenario could not be more aptly used to describe the Hero Federation Cup clash between ‘Champions of India,’ …

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