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East Bengal Clubbed With Nejmeh, Bashundhara Kings, Paro In AFC Challenge League

August 22, 2024 admin

File photo of East Bengal players.© X (formerly Twitter) Indian Super League club East Bengal has been drawn in Group A of the AFC Challenge League alongside Nejmeh SC (Lebanon), Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) and Paro FC (Bhutan). The Group A encounters will happen at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu. The Red and Gold…

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Mohun Bagan And East Bengal To Clash In Lucknow On September 2

August 22, 2024 admin

File photo of East Bengal players.© X (formerly Twitter) Lucknow, the city of Nawabs, is gearing up to hosts traditional rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal for the first time on September 2 as part of plans to promote football in Uttar Pradesh. The derby will be played at state capital’s K.D. Singh…

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Juventus Give Thiago Motta Perfect Start Against Como As Atalanta Thrash Lecce

August 20, 2024 admin

Juventus made light work of Como on Monday with a 3-0 win on Thiago Motta‘s Serie A debut with the Turin giants, while Atalanta brushed aside transfer upheaval with a 4-0 thumping of Lecce. Impressive first-half strikes from promising youngster Samuel Mbangula, a surprise starter on the left flank, and Timothy Weah before…

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11 Years Prison: Chinese Football Hits New Low As Former Vice-President Sentenced For Accepting Bribes

August 19, 2024 admin

File photo.© X (Twitter) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former top official of the country’s football association to 11 years in prison for taking bribes, the latest figure to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on graft in sports. Li Yuyi, a former vice president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA),…

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In Rare Sight, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Supporters Come Together To Protest Kolkata Rape-Murder

August 18, 2024 admin

Supporters of arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered near the Salt Lake stadium, the venue of the cancelled Kolkata Derby, on Sunday evening in a rare show of camaraderie to protest the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Over a hundred supporters of the…

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AIFF Chief Criticises Cancellation Of East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Derby Amid Protest Over Kolkata Rape-Murder

August 18, 2024 admin

AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey also joined the protest outside the iconic Salt Lake Stadium.© X (Twitter) In a rare show of camaraderie, supporters of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered near the Salt Lake Stadium to protest against alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Amid…

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Premier League: Liverpool Manager Arne Slot Off To Winning Start At Ipswich

August 17, 2024 admin

Arne Slot got off to a winning Premier League start as Liverpool manager thanks to two quickfire goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah in a 2-0 win at newly-promoted Ipswich on Saturday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, but the Dutchman will have been heartened by a…

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Arsenal Sink Wolves In Flying Start To Premier League Title Charge

August 17, 2024 admin

Arsenal made a flying start to their bid to win the Premier League title as goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka sealed a 2-0 victory against Wolves on Saturday. Germany forward Havertz put Mikel Arteta‘s side ahead in the first half at the Emirates Stadium and England winger Saka wrapped up the…

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Bayern Munich cruises to a 4-0 victory in German Cup after 3 Bundesliga clubs narrowly avoid upsets

August 17, 2024 admin

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller in action with SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball’s Niklas Kolbe | Photo Credit: Reuters Bayern Munich comfortably dispatched second-tier Ulm 4-0 in the German Cup on Friday (August 16, 2024) but three other Bundesliga teams all needed extra time or penalties to overcome lower-tier opposition on a night of near upsets. Thomas…

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Vincent Kompany Begins Bayern Munich Managerial Stint With 4-0 DFB Pokal Victory

August 17, 2024 admin

Bayern Munich celebrate a goal vs Ulm in DFB Pokal.© X (Twitter) Thomas Mueller scored twice in three first-half minutes as Bayern Munich beat second-division Ulm 4-0 in the German Cup on Friday in their first match under coach Vincent Kompany. Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman then scored late in the second half…

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