East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have given India’s football fans a great deal to talk about over the past 100 years. But all that history might amount to nothing if the boro match rivals don’t read the writing on the wall. Jaydeep Basu, who has covered the rivalry for 35 …
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Manipuri I-League side NEROCA FC through a social media post confirmed that Gift Raikhan would remain their head coach in the 2020/21 season. NEROCA (North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association) look to rebuild their squad going into the new season ahead of the Manipur State League and I-League. The club management …
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Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC have announced the signing of teenage midfielder Thoiba Singh Moirangthem from Minerva Punjab FC. 17 year old Manipur-born Thoiba Singh Moirangthem after playing football in his native state went to the Academy of Minerva Punjab FC before making his senior debut at the age …
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Former I-League champions Punjab FC are set to appoint Irishman Curtis Fleming as their new head coach for the 2020/21 season. Punjab FC, who are now a 100% owned entity of RoundGlass Sports, will go into the season without the involvement of former owners Minerva Football Academy meaning that last …
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Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC have announced the signing of defender Kamalpreet Singh from East Bengal Club. 22 year old Ludhiana-born Kamalpreet Singh played locally in Punjab before joining the AIFF Elite Academy and playing for the India U-16 and U19 national teams. Kamalpreet then joined Minerva Punjab FC, …
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A host of East Bengal footballers, including Spaniard Jaime Santos Colado, have sent notices to the club’s former investors Quess Corps asking for salaries for the months of April and May. East Bengal Club and Bengaluru-based Quess parted ways on May 31. Also read The Quint article: East Bengal Players’ …
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Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC have announced the signing of wingers Baoringdao Bodo and Laishram Premjit Singh ahead of the 2020/21 season. 20 year old Baoringdao Bodo was born in Haflong, Dima Hasao in Assam. After playing for the SAI – Guwahati, Bodo made it to the AIFF Elite …
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India’s senior men’s football team will, theoretically, play Qatar on October 8 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers are to be played in Bangladesh on November 12 and at home against Afghanistan on November 17. India are pretty much out of the running …
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Bengaluru FC pips ISL runners-up Chennaiyin FC for a spot in the AFC Cup playoffs following the ATK-Mohun Bagan merger. Now, is this fair? Ankush breaks it down for us. The past season was an entertaining one as we saw Mohun Bagan win the I-League with six games remaining. Their …
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The I-League, known as one of the premier football leagues in Indian football, will be adopting a new foreigner rule applicable to all squads from the start of the 2020/21 campaign. The new 3+1 foreigner ruling means that clubs can only have four overseas players in their squad for the season, …
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