On the surface, it was just another day for me. But Kolkata was buzzing – the City of Joy has always risen to the occasion for a big football match, and it was no different. Expectations were sky-high in Kolkata as we took on Bangladesh at the VYBK (Saltlake Stadium) …
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On the surface, it was just another day for me. But Kolkata was buzzing – the City of Joy has always risen to the occasion for a big football match, and it was no different. Expectations were sky-high in Kolkata as we took on Bangladesh at the VYBK (Saltlake Stadium) …
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I-League debutants Sudeva Delhi FC and promoted Mohammedan Sporting Club are all set to get the 2020-21 season of the I-League underway at the Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata on Saturday, January 9, 2021. The I-League will be played at three venues this season — the Saltlake Stadium, the Kalyani Municipal Stadium, …
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The Saltlake Stadium is well known around the world for providing an electric atmosphere to the ‘Beautiful game’. Having hosted innumerable Kolkata Derbies, the stadium has even played host to the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup final three years back. But even as Bhawanipore FC and FC Bengaluru United walked …
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In what is a historic first in the spectrum of Indian sports, the metro station adjacent to the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata has been named as the ‘Indian Football Association (IFA) Salt Lake Stadium’, making it the first-ever in the history of any affiliated sports association in the country. The …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants East Bengal Club will play the remainder of their 2019/20 I-League matches from next week onwards at the Saltlake Stadium. Up to today, East Bengal will have played their home matches at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium, about 50 kilometres from Kolkata.
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Kolkata giants East Bengal Club today informed through a press release that it would be playing its 2019/20 I-League matches at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium instead of the Saltlake Stadium. Only the Kolkata derby against Mohun Bagan would be played at the Saltlake Stadium due to operational and security issues, …
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Defending champions ATK host FC Pune City in their first home game of the ISL-4 with ATK coach Teddy Sheringham hoping to see a sellout Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata.
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Right from witnessing the first Indian goal in a FIFA World Cup to being the most-watched edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup in the history of the game, 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup India has unfolded many a newer chapter of the game but another one was shelved until the …
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XtraTime reports from Kolkata, there is good news for football fans and spectators looking to go to the Salt Lake Stadium for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Spectators with their own vehicle will not have to worry about parking. All you need to do is download an app Parksnap …
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