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VIDEO – BanglaTime: Kolkata’s Khidderpore Sporting Club aiming for old glory!

As BanglaTime reports from Kolkata, a traditional side from the City of Joy in Khidderpore Sporting Club are back in the Calcutta Football League – Premier Division ‘B’ aiming for old glory. A side with historical triumphs but recent failures, Khidderpore Sporting Club are now back in the second tier …

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Trophy Experience for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India to kick off mid-August!

The Local Organising Committee and FIFA have today announced the dates of a unique Trophy Experience for India’s first major footballing event: the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Trophy Experience will cover almost 9,000km over a 40-day period between August 17 and September 26. Fans will be able to …

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Future Hope School lift the Debanjan Cup Inter-School tournament in Kolkata!

After an intensive final, Future Hope School lifted the Debanjan Cup Inter-School tournament beating La Martiniere for Boys on penalties at the Heritage School ground in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon. The Debanjan Cup organised by the Debanjan Sen Foundation founded in the name of the late Debanjan Sen, who died …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Cameroon striker Aser Dipanda Dicka arrives in Kolkata!

Cameroonian striker Aser Dipanda Dicka arrived after much delay on Monday to play for Mohammedan Sporting in the Calcutta Football League, while already having signed a follow on contract with Mohun Bagan for the I-League. Dipanda was the highest goalscorer in the I-League for Shillong Lajong FC last season and …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: How the auspicious Mohun Bagan Day was celebrated!

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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Mohun Bagan Day: Subrata Bhattacharya receives ‘Mohun Bagan Ratna’!

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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Mission XI Million reaches Kolkata, the venue of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup final!

Mission XI Million reached a new frontier with the Host City of the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, Kolkata, hosting a seminar. 210 schools attended it and showed their love for football, a game that enjoys immense popularity in the state as well as its capital. More …

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The recent AIFF Match Commissioner’s test results announced!

The All India Football Federation conducted two three-day seminars for the aspiring Match Commissioners in Mumbai and Kolkata respectively in July 2017. 50 candidates turned up for the seminar and at the end of the three-day program at each venue, they had to appear for an examination on August 8, …

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VIDEO – XtraTime: Footballer & Cricketers play football at Pinki Roy Memorial Trophy!

Renowned cricketers like Bengal skipper Manoj Tiwary, Ashok Dinda and Sanjib Sanyal were seen today in a different field in an exhibition football match between cricketers and footballers at Garia Boral before the final of Pinki Roy Memorial Trophy. The match was organized by Boral Parliamentary Club where the cricketers …

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