Tag Archives: East Bengal

In the third and final installment of the series, Newsclick’s 420 Grams panel speak to Renedy Singh, who recounts his playing days at the club. The former Indian football team skipper tells us why the club’s fans have a big say in the sporting success of East Bengal.

420 Grams commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of East Bengal with a three part series featuring its history. In Part 2 of this special series on East Bengal FC, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on August 1, our panelists Jaydeep Basu and Siddhanth Aney sit down with club …

420 Grams commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of East Bengal with a three part series featuring its history. In part 1, historian Gautam Roy joins the panel to present the early days of the club — from 1920 to 1947.

East Bengal was established on August 1, 1920, at the peak of India’s freedom struggle. The club, founded to give a voice to the Bengali diaspora from the other side of the River Padma, grew in prominence to forge one of the most iconic football rivalries in the globe. East …

Here is a look back by Sportstar on the 100 years of East Bengal with a focus on the many highlights of the clubs’s history.

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal Club yesterday, August 1 celebrated their 100th anniversary at the club’s Maidan tent. At the press conference former club player and coach Subhas Bhowmick supported East Bengal’s push to play the ISL, but also said that there is a value for …

In what was an exciting week for Indian Football, two landmark moves were proposed to the FSDL. On one hand, clubs want the Franchise fee to be reduced and on the other, certain clubs want the Salary Cap completely eliminated. Ankush lays into both! Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, …

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal Club yesterday, August 1 celebrated their 100th anniversary at the club’s Maidan tent. But the celebrations were muted due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

As XtraTime reports, the Football Players Association of India (FPAI) created confusion in Indian football circles with a letter in support of East Bengal playing in the ISL. In the morning a letter was send my Cyrus Confectioner which later in the day FPAI president Renedy Singh pulled and asked …

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal Club on Wednesday, July 29 evening have announced that Francisco Bruto da Costa has joined them as a coach for the 2020/21 season. Speaking to XtraTime, Francisco Bruto spoke about joining East Bengal and more…