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Margao: It's the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.Since the eighties, Dempo SC have matched Mohun Bagan and enjoyed a golden spell between 2005 and 2012 when they won five national league titles and were, indisputably, the best team in the country.Times have changed: Dempo no longer have the country's best players; at this stage, there's not even a foreign player. A change in approach means their squad comprises largely of graduates from their Academy, a ...Read More >
Panaji: Mohun Bagan Super Giant midfielder Anirudh Thapa was "excited and happy." Chennaiyin FC forward Farukh Choudhary didn't hide his joy either, even though, in his own words, "physically, it would be a big challenge."Coach Clifford Miranda then summed up the mood best."Football is about to begin after a very long and anxious period," said Miranda, one of the handful of domestic coaches in the top tier of Indian football. "Players, coaches, staff have all been waiting for this moment, where ...Read More >
It's been five days between the IFA Shield final and when this issue was being put together. In that time, I have heard or read nothing suggesting what happened last Saturday was organised. So, it will have to be assumed that it was organic. Half of the Salt Lake stadium kept mum for most of the match because it had wanted to. There were no howls of protest when Mohun Bagan players were fouled, there was no getting behind the team that had not won a Kolkata derby, an occurrence as regular as th ...Read More >
Bambolim: Dempo Sports Club made a strong impression on their Super Cup debut with a fighting 2-2 draw against East Bengal in the opener at the Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, on Saturday.Dempo were gifted the opener before the half an hour mark as Mohamed Ali provided them the lead on their debut. Oscar Bruzon's side responded in the second half with goals from Mahesh Naorem (46') and Miguel Ferreira (57'). It looked all good for the Kolkata giants until substitute Laxminrao Rane made it 2-2 in the ...Read More >
Bambolim, Oct 25 (PTI) A profligate East Bengal were left to rue their missed chances as they were held to a dramatic 2-2 draw by a resilient Dempo SC in their opening Group A match of the Super Cup here on Saturday. Mohamed Ali gave Dempo a first-half lead before Naorem Mahesh Singh and Miguel Ferreira turned the game around for East Bengal. But just when victory seemed secure, Laximanrao Rane struck late for Dempo to break the hearts of the Red and Golds. It was the first meeting between th ...Read More >
Panaji: Mohun Bagan Super Giant midfielder Anirudh Thapa was "excited and happy." Chennaiyin FC forward Farukh Choudhary didn't hide his joy either, even though, in his own words, "physically, it would be a big challenge."Coach Clifford Miranda then summed up the mood best."Football is about to begin after a very long and anxious period," said Miranda, one of the handful of domestic coaches in the top tier of Indian football. "Players, coaches, staff have all been waiting for this moment, where ...Read More >
Panaji: Dempo Sports Club will compete against the big guns of Indian football for the first time in almost a decade.The five-time national league champions are a late replacement for RKFC in the Super Cup and will now take the field against familiar rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal, teams who they have fought and won in the past.Now, it's a different Dempo side. Ever since the Golden Eagles pulled out of the I-League, then the top league, in protest against the roadmap that left n ...Read More >
IMAGE: Mohun Bagan Super Giant entered the IFA Shield final with a comfortable 2-0 win over United SC, in Kolkata, on Wednesday. Photograph: Mohun Bagan Super Giant/X Mohun Bagan Super Giant set up a marquee IFA Shield final clash with archrivals East Bengal, the third Kolkata derby in less than three months, after defeating United SC 2-0 in a group clash, in Kolkata, on Wednesday. Bagan went ahead through a Dimitri Petratos strike in the 44th minute and then forced an own goal in the 49th min ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 19 (ANI): Mohun Bagan Super Giant's 22-year hiatus for the IFA Shield title concluded with a 5-4 win on penalties against arch-rival East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. The two rivals remained inseparable after the 90 minutes and added time, forcing the game to be decided in a penalty shootout. Mohun Bagan lifted their 21st Shield Crown and their first since 2003, during which they also defeated East Bengal for the prized accolade. MBSG's his ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 18: Mohun Bagan Super Giant ended a 22-year wait for the IFA Shield title, prevailing 5-4 in a tense penalty shootout over arch-rivals East Bengal after a 1-1 stalemate in regulation and extra time at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. This was Mohun Bagan's 21st Shield crown and their first since 2003, when they had also defeated East Bengal in a penalty shootout. The win also denied East Bengal a record-extending 29th title. Having already won two Kolkata derbies in less t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 19 (ANI): Mohun Bagan Super Giant's 22-year hiatus for the IFA Shield title concluded with a 5-4 win on penalties against arch-rival East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. The two rivals remained inseparable after the 90 minutes and added time, forcing the game to be decided in a penalty shootout. Mohun Bagan lifted their 21st Shield Crown and their first since 2003, during which they also defeated East Bengal for the prized accolade. MBSG's his ...Read More >
Kolkata: On signing as Gremio coach three weeks after presiding over the worst defeat in Brazil's World Cup history, Luiz Felipe Scolari had said he needed a hug. For 31 minutes in the IFA Shield final against East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Super Giant would have wanted that from their supporters. It took them all night to get that. By the time Mehtab Singh converted the last penalty that made Mohun Bagan champions, winning the tie-breaker 5-4 after open play ended 1-1, appreciation had replaced ange ...Read More >
Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant were removed from Asian Champions League 2 for the second successive season after the 136-year-old club pulled out of Tuesday's away tie to Iran's Sepahan citing a lack of safety and security. "In accordance with Article 5.2 of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Competition Regulations, the Asian Football Confederation confirms that India's Mohun Bagan Super Giant are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 competition after the ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal's love affair with football offers fertile ground for political messaging. And the parties furrow it well for planting their seeds of propaganda. With Assembly elections due next year, West Bengal's principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the field, while the state's sports ministry is organising its own tournament. Though top leaders are not donning football boots themselves, they did kick off respective tournaments on Thursday, ...Read More >
Kolkata: Director Arun Roy, known for five feature films including 'Egaro', 'Hiralal', '8/12 (Binay Badal Dinesh)' and 'Bagha Jatin', died of a severe lung infection on Thursday morning at the RG Kar Medical College after battling cancer. Roy, who had an intense passion for making historical films based on the freedom movement, was 52. The one word that defines Roy as a director is "courage". It was manifested in his conviction of being able to direct period films in Bengal on a meagre budget a ...Read More >
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