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India U-23 final Squad for SAFF Cup , Dhaka
INDIA U-23 Squad
GROUPS Group A :- India, Afghanistan, Nepal & Maldives Group B :- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
31st FEDERATION CUP 2009-10 Final Round Fixtures
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30.11.2009 :The Kingston Nikhil Nandy Football Academy will organise an under-16 Invitational football
tournament in memory of late Ex- Olympian Indian National footballer Keshto Pal at their
academy ground in Berunanpukuria, P.O. Malikapur, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, Bengal.
20 famous Football Academy or Coaching centers will participate in this Tournament.
The Tournament will start from 1st December 2009 and the Final will be held on 24th December
2009.Tournament committee spokesman Mr. Timir Chakrabarty said our local correspondence
that the Tournamnet will inaugurate by Ex- Olympian Padmashree Chuni
Goswami tomorrow.
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ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT:
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1. Trophy :KESHTO PAL MEMORIAL CHALLENGE TROPHY. 2. Date : From 1st DEC - 24th December. 3. Venue : Berunanpukuria, P.O. Malikapur, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, Bengal 4. Criteria : Under 16 Boys 5. Prize Money With Trophy : Rs.25,000 for Winners, Rs. 20,000 for Runners up, Rs 15,000 for 3rd and Rs. 10,000 for 4th Position. 6. Participating Teams: 20 Teams from different parts of Bengal PARTICIPATING TEAMS
1.IFA Football Academy, Haldia ABOUT THE ORGANIZER - Kingston Nikhil Nandy Football Academy
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India Will Make a Bid for Hosting the Football World Cup.
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29.11.2009 :Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi claimed on Saturday that India will soon make a bid to host the Football World Cup. He also refers that India will soon have international class stadias and the popularity graph of soccer in India is rapidly increasing.
Urban Development Secretary Sindhushree Khullar, who is also present at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, confirms that before the time of the beginning of the Commonwealth Games India will surely be ready with the infrastructure and other necessities. Khullar also assures about the rapid progress of preparation for organizing the games. Whereas Kalmadi argues that clearance from the international federations were late in coming which delayed the construction process but situation is now comes under control. Kalmadi also claims that India is very much concerned about the environmental ethics and therefore he promises to present the first ever green Commonwealth Games and he believes that it will definitely create a benchmark for all multi-disciplinary games as well as will also prove the capability of India to host a Football World Cup.
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AIFF has suspended Mahesh Gawli and Sameer Naik..
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29.11.2009 :The All India Football Federation today temporarily suspended Indian National Team Footballers Mahesh Gawli and Sameer Naik for not attending the Sr. National camp.
Dempo had stopped Gawli and Naik from joining the senior national camp in Goa earlier this month, claiming that they were recuperating from their respective knee and hamstring injuries.
Until the final decision of AIFF disciplinary committee meeting both of them can't play local football league for their club Dempo.AIFF will arrange a special meeting regarding Dempo S.C within a few days.Disciplinary committee who has the powers to either suspend the club or fine the club as per the regulations," AIFF general secretary Alberto Colaco said after todays meeting at Hotel Sonar Banga, Kolkata. Today the visiting AIFF High Official , consisting of President Praful Patel, vice- presidents Subrata Dutta, AR Khaleel and Ankur Dutta, treasurer Hardev Jadeja ,Executive committee Member Larsing Ming, and general secretary Alberto Colaco got an warm welcome from IFA before starting the meeting with flowers,mememtos and books.Other than high officials of IFA , Secretary of IFa Mr. Utpal Ganguly was present in the meeting. today AIFF has appointed Leisure Sports Management top official Sunando Dhar as I-League CEO post.The three Final candidates of the post were current AIFF Competition Director Anil Kamat, former Mahindra coach Harish Rao and Leisure Sports Management top official Sunando Dhar who appeared for the interview of the I League CEO's post on November 12. In this meeting AIFF has also decided to organise the Federation Cup in Guwahati from December 20 to 3rd January 2010, even though the draws are yet to be made.The winner will book a berth in next year's AFC Cup, Asia's second tier club competition. Some other decisions of this meeting were
AIFF also met with the Officials of Kolkata I-League teams East Bengal and Mohun Bagan regarding footballers issue for National camp.They appeal to AIFF that AIFF should follow the FIFA rules. |
Mohun Bagan Beat Cal.Customs with a Close Margin
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29.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder :Mohun Bagan gets their third consecutive win in the Sahara Premier Division Calcutta Football League. But today Bagan defeated the Calcutta Customs Club with a narrow margin of 1-0 scoreline though in the match the Bagan strikers wasted number of opportunities to score further.
As expected Mohun Bagan dominated the match from the very first minute. The foreigner less team of Bastav Roy provided quite a tough fight by the efforts of young local players but that is not enough to hold a team like Mohun Bagan. But the boys of Karim Bencharifa also could not produce their best in the match. Despite that Bagan produced a number of chances to score goals. In fact within first 20 minutes Tomba Singh and Edeh Chidi missed couple of close chances to score. Finally in the 36th minute Snehasish Chakraborty was trapped down inside the penalty box by Customs defender Umesh Beshara and referee awarded penalty to Mohun Bagan from which Chidi scores a comfortable goal to put his team ahead in the match. The rest of the first half remained uneventful. Mohun Bagan also continued their domination in the second half but Customs also built up certain counters but were well denied by the alerted Bagan defence and youngster Man of the Match Sagram Mandi played a vital role in defence. However during the span in 73rd and 82nd minutes Chidi and Tomba respectively made to close misses whereas in the 87th minute substitute Branco Cardoso wasted a golden opportunity to increase the lead. Finally the match ended with 1-0 scoreline in favour of Mohun Bagan which confirms 3 vital points for the team of Karim Bencharifa. M.Mohun Bagan 1 - 0 Cal.Customs MMB: Chidi 36'(pen) :: M.O.M : Sagram Mandi (MMB)
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M.Mohun Bagan: Shilton, Sagram , Biswajit, Tomba, Lalramluaha(Subho Kumar), Souvick , Zenith, Azim, Snehashis(Branco), Chidi, Sueoka
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90':Match end.. Mohun Bagan beat Cal Customs 1 - 0 but Mohun Bagan should win at least 3/4 goals today..
89': Sagram Mandi has been declared Man of the Match today for his outstanding performances in Bagan defence.. 87': Good attampt of Branco of Bagan and good goal line save by Customs defence...few minutes left to end the match.. Bagan is still leading by 1 - 0.. 85': Player change for Bagan.. Branco came in place of Snehaswish.. 82': Tomba Volley went out.Subho kunar;s header narrowly went out.. 79': Yellow card to Subho Kumar of Bagan.. Bagan missed an another chance to score.. 73': Chidi missed a golden oppertunity to score from a close range shot.. 69': Player change of Bagan.. Subho Kumar came in place of Lalramluaha 68': Mohun Bagan got a free kick.. Souvik was taken the shot but went away.. 67': Good goalline saved by Bidyut Halder of Customs off an attempt of Snehasish.. 64': Bagan's Seuoka's shot went away.. 61': Bagan westes another corner through a counter attack from right side.. 58': Shilton of Bagan made a good save off a Customs attack from right side.. 55':Snehasish left sided center went away.. Yellow card to Tomba Singh of Bagan.. 50': Chidi shot saved by Customs Keeper well. 48':Suoeka - Chidi combined attempt..cleared away by Customs defence..
46': 2nd half started.. Bagan is leading 1 - 0.
44': Few minutes left to end First half..Mohun Bagan attacked..Seuoka tried to enter in the Customs Box..blocked by defenders of customs.. 38:Mohun Bagan is leading 1-0 now by Chidi's goal.. Swroop Chatterjee shown Yellow card.. 36':GOALLLL...Chidi scored from penalty..Snehasish trapped down by Umesh Beshara of Customs in the Box..Refere awarded penalty for Bagan.. 35': Attack and counter attack is going on.. still no score yet.. 32': Bagan Attaked..Snehasish moved from left.. effortless cross 30': Tomba Singh's shot saved by Customs keeper 28': Customs got a corner but it went away.. 25: Close missed by Chidi ... Seuoka passed him in the Customs Box 24': Good header by chidi but went out off a Snehasish cross... 21': Customs Stopper Bidyut cleared a Lalramluaha shot from a close range.. 18': Customs got a free kick.. shot went straight to hand of Shilton. 16: Counter attack by Bagan..Customs keeper Rana hakrabarty saved well a nice header of Chidi off Souvik Fee Kick.. 14':Tomba Singh's weak grounder went out from right sided movement of Bagan..Now Customs organises repeated attacks.. 12':Sueoka well recreived the ball..tried but missed the target 7':Tomba Got an oppertunity to score.. he netted tha ball but referee said it offside..
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McDowell’s Freestyle Friendzy-hunt final in Kolkata
PIC: www.freestylefriendzy.com
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29.11.2009 :It is a competition with a difference. A competition to find India’s best freestyle footballer. McDowell’s Celebration which has been known for its patronage of Indian football has upped-the-ante this time by bringing to India, one of the most exciting and popular forms of extreme football in the world today. Under the McDowell’s Freestyle Friendzy platform, a nationwide hunt was launched today to find one Indian who can challenge the best in the world when it comes to freestyle football.
Speaking at the event, Ashok Capoor, Deputy President, United Spirits Limited, said, “McDowell’s Celebration is the proud pioneer of dynamic football formats in India. Freestyle football is catching up as a rage amongst football aficionados across the world. Now with the launch of a nationwide hunt for India’s best freestyle footballer, McDowell’s has taken football fever to another level. McDo well’s Freestyle Friendzy is a natural outcome of this pursuit. Never before has the country witnessed such a massive display of international football talent apart from the exciting hunt for Indian amateur freestylers. “ To herald the event, McDowell’s literally rolled the leather out of Bangalore, by inviting six of the world’s best Freestylers to kick off the competition and mesmerize audience with their dazzling “dribblery”. The names of Peter Kovacs – from Puskas’ Hungary , Nam The Man – from Robby Keane’s Ireland, Palle -the freestyle champion from Ljungberg’s Sweden, Daniel Rooseboom – the Dutch numero uno from Van Nistelroy’s home town, Nori-top freestyler from Nakamura’s Japan and Jesus Gomez Moreno-from Rauls’ Spain, are among the best in freestyle football that the world has produced and this time they kicked off their India tour with a touchdown at UB city in Bangalore. What followed in terms of sheer skill was mind-blowing and a tr ue visual treat. From “Crossovers”, to “Around the World” to “Hop the World”, the freestylers unleashed a volley of tricks which left everyone wanting for more. After having successfully partnered the “Green Maroon” brigade of Mohun Bagan for a decade, McDowell’s has been successful in bringing this new soccer format to the Indian shores, be it through five-a side Futsal or Freestyle soccer. McDowell’s Freestyle Friendzy-hunt for India’s best freestyle footballer. The nationwide competition is open to anyone who has the drive and the enthusiasm to display his freestyle football skills and get fame and recognition. The winner will also get a chance to interact with the celebrity freestylers and learn more tricks from them. The international freestylers will engage and interact with the local freestylers across 21 cities in India, with the finale to be held in the mecca of Indian football, Kolkata on December 18, 2009. The final winner will receive a free ticket to one of the most sought after league matches in London and other attractive prizes. Kolkata Venue
City Centre-Salt Lake :: 15th Dec '09:: 1800- 1900 Hrs McDowell’s Celebration will soon launch India’s first Freestyle Training Video with the visiting freestyle champions. The video will be available at major sports and music outlets. What is Freestyle Football? Also known as street style, Freestyle Football is extremely popular in North America, Europe and parts of Asia. A very popular sport amongst the youth, it is perceived to be cool, hip and fun. The celebrity freestylers will dribble, juggle and display tricks which will leave you spellbound. So look out for the McDowell’s Freestyle Friendzy arriving in your city soon. Courtesy ::www.indiaprwire.wordpress.com |
Massive Arrangements for World Cup, 2010 Ceremony
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28.11.2009 :The importance of the World Cup football remains constant
even in its forthcoming 19th edition but the ceremony has undergone with
massive transformation and supreme reconstruction.
A television show will be presented in this regard about what had then FIFA President Jules Rimet letting his grandson picking lots in France in 1938 and this show took one year to get ready and it will be hosted on a set structure that needed 6.5 million tons of steel. On December 4, one of the world’s largest television audiences will focus on Cape Town for the Final Draw of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.To celebrate the event, the City of Cape Town has arranged to keep the lights at Table Mountain switched on until midnight on that Friday night, as well as on Sunday, November 29. "An estimated 150 million viewers are expected to watch the live broadcast of the Final Draw, which will determine where and against whom the 32 qualified teams will be playing in next year’s soccer tournament," says Lesley de Reuck, Cape Town’s Director of 2010 Operations.A unique attempt is made in this occasion. The history of the World Cup will be shown in a television show which will relate all the great historical events within the time span from the first edition of the World Cup. A sneak preview shown to media had a senior African man explaining to his grandson the history of the World Cup through pages of a scrapbook which even includes a black and white picture of Mahatma Gandhi on the top of the page which informs about the finals of 1930 in Uruguay. As part of a celebration of Africa an animation film is prepared where the animated animals will be shown as playing the game. Even similar to the Academy Award function there also will be a red carpet where coaches and delegates will be quizzed. The arena is decorated like an aircraft hanger with black being the dominating colour. Over 2000 delegates are expected to attend the ceremony including South African President Jacob Zuma and FIFA Chief Sepp Blutter. Security services will be the largest single contribution at 1587. FIFA representatives will officially launch the FIFA Fan Fest concept for 2010 in Long Street, Cape Town on 2nd Dec. The festive street party in this popular entertainment hub will offer live entertainment with video links to the Cape Town International Convention Centre. On 4th Dec at 12:00 - Event opens, 14:00 - photo opportunity on stage for launch of FIFA Fan Fest project, 14:00 to 18:30 -Music and cultural acts, 18:30 - Video links between stage and CTICC, 19:00 - Live broadcast of final draw, 20:30-Music acts which expected 700 million Football fans will watch through the world. Argentina Football teams head coach Diego Maradona may not be attending the ceremony as he also not allowed attending the ceremony before due to his suspension from football. The list of the guests, from the world of football and beyond will be released on Monday. FIFA representative David Aussel argued that the result of the group draws will be finalized after the FIFA executive committee meeting but except Europe two countries of same confederation won’t be placed in a same group. Over 50 000 people are expected to gather in Adderley Street on Sunday, November 29, to witness the colourful extravaganza of light and sound when the lights are switched on by Executive Mayor Dan Plato at the Foreshore. The 43-year-old ceremony, which is accompanied by a star-studded concert and a 2 000-strong carnival parade, is billed as Cape Town’s largest open-air event. Executive Mayor Dan Plato is to host a welcome reception for FIFA executives and the media on Signal Hill, which affords a magnificent view of the Cape Town stadium in Green Point on that day. During FINAL DRAW
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Possible draw for 32 Nations (using random.org) :May be or May not be like this :
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Chirag Registered Third Consecutive Win in CFL
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28.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder :Chirag United continues their winning run in this edition of Sahara Premier Division Calcutta Football League. Today Chirag registered a fantastic 4-1 victory in a crucial CFL encounter against Peerless. With this third consecutive win Chirag now goes up to the top position in the League Table.
In the second minute of the match Chirag made the first strike when by capitalizing a silly mistake of the Peerless goalkeeper, Joshimar scored a brilliant goal to put Chirag up early in the match. After this goal Chirag started to play an outstanding game due to the total team effort and in the 12th minute Du further increased the lead by scoring the second goal of his team with a free and fine header. After conceding two early goals Peerless tried to fight back in the match and in the 30th minute Peerless got a golden chance when Asim Das was unconvincingly brought down in the Chirag’s penalty box and referee awarded a penalty to Peerless. Asim reduced the margin by turning the spot kick into a goal. In the late phrase of the first half Peerless played more organized football but in spite of that could not find the equalizer. In the second half Peerless tried to play more open football in search of the equalizer but Chirag defence played with full confidence to make sure no further harm could be done by their opponent. Soon from a fantastic counter attack Joshimar again scored another smart goal for Chirag to secure the lead. After the third goal Chirag completely dominated the rest of the match and towards the end of the match substitute Praveen Kumar scored the fourth and final goal for Chirag to secure the full three points from the match. After their good performance in the first phase of the I-League the boys of Subrata Bhattacharya continues their fantastic run in the CFL too. Due to his wonderful performance and two vital goals in today’s match Joshimar is selected as the Man of the Match. Whereas as spite of their fighting performance Mihir Bose’s team today faced their first defeat in this edition of the Sahara Premier Division CFL.
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Chirag United :Sandip, Du, Arnab ,Dulal, Dhanrajan, Denson, Basudev, Gouranga
Biswas, Tulunga, Joshimar, Soumik.
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Nepal SAFF Cup team beat Mohun Bagan
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27.11.2009 :Mohun Bagan lost 3-1 to visiting Nepal National Football team
in a practice match today at Mohun Bagan Ground. Branco Cordozo scored the
only goal for Mohun Bagan in 14th minutes of the match after receiving a Zenith.
This Nepal team came Kolkata to play some practice match against I-League Teams
of Kolkata before participating in SAFF Cup at Dhaka from 4th Dec.
Nepal teram equalized the goal by a penalty in 44th minutes through Anil Gurung who is now a player of I-League team Lajong F.C.Bagan defender Ananvasan tripped him in the Box. Mohun Bagan's Suraj, Snehasish, Marcos,Isfaq,Kartik Kisku got few chances to score but failed.Suraj's close range shot hitted the cross bar when Zenith passed him brilliant. Nepal team played well for first part of the 2nd half. Anil Gurung and Jumanu Rai played well and caused problems for Mariners defence. Jumanu Rai, a player of Maldives team from Nepal increased the margin for Nepal after a defencive laps of Bagan. Nepal keeper saved well a brillint shot of Branco in 2nd half while a goal line save by Sk. Azim saved Bagan. Tomba Singh was in a good form today.He played well and his several good crosses missed by either Kartik or Isfaq. Jumanu Rai of Nepal scored his 2nd and Nepal's 3rd goalwhen Bagan keeper Proly's weak Goal Kick went straight to Jumanu Rai who scored easily .Nepal team will play their nexr practice match against Chirag United on 30th Nov. Mohun Bagan:Pralay, Biswajit, AnandVashan, Karan Atwal, Parminder (U-19), Snehasish, Marcos, Subho Kumar, Zenith, Branco and Suraj Mondol(Seuka). |
IFA Sahara CFL Premier League next Fixtures
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27.11.2009 :Today IFA has released Sahara CFL Premier League next
Fixtures upto 15th December at their Kolkata Office today..The Fixture is given below:
01.12.2009 : Chirag United vs C.George Telegph(BST/2.00 PM) 01.12.2009 : Mohammedan A.C vs C.Port Trust(Khardah/2.00 PM) 02.12.2009 : M.Mohun Bagan vs Peerless S.C(MMB/2.00 PM) 02.12.2009 : Kalighat Club vs Cal.Customs(Khardah/2.00 PM) 03.12.2009 : BNR vs Railway F.C(MSC/2.00 PM) 04.12.2009 : KF East Bengal vs Cal Port Trust(YBK/3.00 PM) 05.12.2009 : M.Mohun Bagan vs C.George Telegph(MMB/2.00 PM) 06.12.2009 : Chirag United vs Kalighat M.S(MMB/2.00 PM) 08.12.2009 : Mohammedan S.C vs W.B.Police(MSC/2.00 PM) 08.12.2009 : Eastern Railway vs Mohamedan AC(MMB/2.00 PM) 09.12.2009 : KF East Bengal vs Kalighat (YBK/3.00 PM) 09.12.2009 : Kalighat M.S vs Cal Port Trust(BST/2.00 PM) 11.12.2009 : M.Mohun Bagan vs Mohammedan A.C(MMB/2.00 PM) 11.12.2009 : Eatern Railway vs Cal.Customs(BST/2.00 PM) 12.12.2009 : KF East Bengal vs Chirag United(YBK/3.00 PM) 12.12.2009 : Peerless S.C vs Kalighat(MMB/2.00 PM) 12.12.2009 : Tolly Agragami vs W.B.Polie(MSC/2.00 PM) 14.12.2009 : Mohammedan A.C vs Railway F.C(MSC/2.00 PM) 15.12.2009 : BNR vs Peerless S.C(MSC/2.00 PM)
## Mohammedan Sporting has some problems in their match against W.B. Police on 8th DEC. Mohammedan S.C Coach Sabir Ali said that his team will leave on same day mornning towards Guwahati to participate in FEDERATION Cup Qualifier matches. |
1-2 Upset for East Bengal against Tollygunj Agragami in CFL.
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27.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder:In a vital Sahara CFL Premier Division encounter Tollygunj Agragami registered a surprise 2-1 victory over East Bengal at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake. After a last minute goal defeat against Chirag United in their previous match today the boys of Ranjan Chowdhury delivered their best to clinch all the 3 points from East Bengal while after a draw against Railway F.C. today Phillip de Rider’s team faced a very crucial defeat.
With the kick off as expected East Bengal started to dominate the game and as early as in the 6th minute of the match Malsawkima took a well directed shot which has been saved by the Tollygunj keeper Nasibul Haque. But in the 15th minute of the match against the run of play Nooruddin scored the opening goal to put Tollygunj ahead in the match. After conceding the goal East Bengal increased their pressure on Tollygunj goal and in the 35th minute Abel Hammond’s shot was deflected in the goal post and Budhiram Tudu missed a golden chance of equalizing from the rebound due to a great save of Tollygunj keeper Nasibul. Finally in the 43rd minute Harmanjyot Khabra scored the equalizer for East Bengal. In the second half East Bengal continued their dominance in the match but all their attempts were repeatedly denied by the well alerted Tollygunj defence. Tollygunj on the other hand also organized certain effective counter attacks. Finally in the 80th minute Nooruddin again found the net and put his team 2-1 up by scoring a fantastic goal. In the closing minutes East Bengal players missed certain close chances to equalize which turned very much costly to them at the end of the day. On the other hand till the final whistle Tollygunj defence became successful to protect the final lead which bring a 2-1 victory for Tollygunj against East Bengal. Because of his two vital goals in the match Nooruddin was awarded as the Man of the Match while the series of miss attempts in the match cost a 1-2 upset for East Bengal.
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KEB:Avijit,Wasim,Okpara,Saikat,Khabra,Bekhokhei,Mehtaab,
Kima,Mitrovich(Alvito 56'),Hamond,Budhiram(Saheb Ali )
FT: Match ended.. Tollygunge Agragami beat East Bengal 2 - 1.Tolly's Nuruddin may Man of the Match today for scoring vital two goals for his team..
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Thierry (Handler) Henry, FIFA and the game of football.
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27.11.2009 :: RANA BOSE :It was the crucial World Cup 2010 qualifier match between the Republic of Ireland and France. Both teams needed a win in this play-off to buy their ticket to Johannesburg next summer.
At the end, France did, but amidst a raging controversy which saw Ireland being cruelly knocked out thanks to a Thierry Henry handball. Ireland went into the 2nd leg of the game 1-0 behind from a Nicolas Anelka goal in the first leg in Dublin, and went level in the game at Stade de France, Paris through Robbie Keane. Ireland played their heart out, whilst France were poor, tentative and distraught. Nicolas Anelka dived in search of a penalty as goalkeeper Shay Given came out, and thankfully the referee did not give the penalty but surprisingly, did not book Anelka for diving either. This was the first instance of cheating by the French team and inept match refereeing by Swedish referee Martin Hansson. Late in the first half of the extra-time, Thierry Henry did clearly handle the ball twice, before laying it to ex-Arsenal teammate William Gallas, who scored the winning goal for France. Just about everyone in Ireland saw the deliberate handling, including the whole team, yet the referee gave the goal and the assistants did not do anything to report the horrendous error. With one, perhaps two, touches on Wednesday night in Paris, Thierry Henry cemented his country's place in this summer's FIFA World Cup in South Africa. But it was not with his often graceful, sometimes majestic foot that the Barcelona star undid the Irish defense.
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It is ironic that Thierry Henry, perhaps one of the most gentleman amongst contemporary footballers would cheat like that during a football game, although nearly every player would probably be tempted to do the same if they were that frustrated during a match, and their World Cup 2010 campaign in jeopardy.
Although after the final whistle, Henry did step forward to admit his “unintentional” handball, noting he told the referee of the incident on the field after France was awarded the goal. As captain of the national team, he immediately reached out to the Irish players, particularly Richard Dunne, the Irish defender, after the game finished. Dunne was quoted in a newspaper, “He's admitted he cheated,” and claimed that Henry intended to handle the ball. At the end of the game he was seen to be actually apologizing or trying to comfort the Irish players who had put in so much effort over the two legs, but at the same time it appeared that at the time of the goal he clearly moved his hand to control the ball and stop it going out of play, it was clearly not a case of a ball-to-hand decision, on the contrary it looked a clear repetition of a tried and tested means of hood-winking in a game of football. Without sounding unduly bitter or harsh towards the French or being unduly sympathetic to the Irish or having a personal vendetta against Thierry Henry, it just makes everyone feel that it is a harsh way for the Irish to get knocked out of a competition as big as the World Cup. At least if they were beaten fairly it would have been an easier pill to swallow for them. Instead, Henry split through the shamrock back-four and handled the ball not once but twice before delicately lifting it with his foot towards his surging teammate, William Gallas, the French national team defender, would put the goal away with his head. The Irish had been undone before a crowd of over 80,000 in the French capital in a manner most foul.
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Thierry Henry's career has been a remarkable one. He has won titles in France, England, and Spain as well as the World Cup and European Championship. He is the leading goal scorer of Arsenal F.C. in the English Premier League and has been awarded the Legion d'honneur -- France's highest honor. But with two touches he turned a world of admirers into enemies, alienating himself and his career from all its heights.
Henry admitted to the foul, but blamed the referee. “I played it and we scored, but it was the referee’s decision. That’s why the Irish all ran to him, not to me,” he said to The Irish Times. The backlash in the Irish and English press has been vicious. Many of the sports columnists have questioned his integrity and has labeled Henry a cheat. The Times lambasted him and even branded him as being insincere, a faker, and someone who cares only about himself. This has prompted Henry to contemplate retirement from international football. For if he does not do so, a hostile reception awaits him everytime he steps out on the football turf henceforth.
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The media as well as players and managers from around the world blasted the French star in the aftermath of the incident. Henry admits he regretted the way he celebrated the decisive goal. He said: “I shouldn't have done that but, frankly, it was uncontrollable, after all we had been through.” Arsene Wenger last night called on France to replay their World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland - and insisted the pride of his country is at stake. The Arsenal chief revered in his homeland where his compatriots rate the Gunners boss as one of the best French managers of all time wants the under-fire French Football Federation to make a special plea to FIFA, who rejected the FAI's appeal yesterday to have the game played again.
Despite FAI’s best efforts for a replay, which would have restored the integrity of the game in front of a worldwide audience, the calls appear to have fallen on deaf ears at the French Football Federation and FIFA. Without doubt, the credibility of fair play has been damaged by this incident in front of a worldwide audience. FIFA said in a statement. “As is clearly mentioned in the Laws of the Game, during matches, decisions are taken by the referee and these decisions are final.” FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be “the fairest solution” to resolve the furor over the hand ball that set up the deciding goal. Turning down an appeal by the Football Association of Ireland as well as pressure from lawmakers in both countries, FIFA said it could not interfere and the referee’s decision to allow the goal stands. “The result of the match cannot be changed and the match cannot be replayed,” Consequently the possibility of a rematch is out of question. The inconsistency exists in that FIFA did order Uzbekistan and Bahrain to replay a World Cup qualifying match in 2005 following a referee’s critical error. However, there is no precedent to order a replay because of second-guessing a referee's judgment on the field of play. Irish lawmaker Joe McHugh said France should follow the 1999 precedent set by Arsenal manager Wenger, who volunteered to replay a match in England's FA Cup after the Gunners won on an unfair goal. Wenger himself backed calls to replay the match. "I like justice in sport," Wenger said. "There are only two opportunities. One is France can offer to replay, which I support personally. The second is that FIFA has to make a decision on that issue." Such travesties of inaccurate refereeing has been there for decades and FIFA, the apex body of world football has done little to minimise such errors. First it was Alan Hurst who scored a controversial goal against West Germany in 1966 at Wembley, then in 1986 England were paid back as Argentina's Diego Maradona used “The Hand of God” to oust them from the World Cup. In the end, the situation comes down to a failure in officiating, not the cheating of a single player. In soccer, like in all sports, players cheat. They dive. They feign injuries. They commit illegal tackles. No different than bankers seeking that extra edge illegally, players will pursue the win without regard for law. It is natural. And much like in finance where regulation is necessary to control the power of greed, so too is officiating needed to prevent cheating. FIFA must look to find a solution to the issue of goal line decision-making, the failure of their current officiating system, while maintaining the flow of the game. But, like in banking, this task has never been the simplest. Until referees can use video technology incidents such as this will continue to occur and the bigger the game the bigger the furor. Ideally, FIFA should accept the presence of goal-line referees in all competitive matches and not just the Europa League where the presence of the two judges at either end is being experimented. There has been a drastic reduction in “within-the-box” feigning which is good for the game. The one thing that never gets mentioned when this issue is debated is the fact that if players knew each incident was going to be under the scanner there would be no incentive to cheat. Automatically the number of incidents which needed to be looked at would decrease simply because teams could not benefit but only be penalized from players cheating. The whole culture of football would change overnight for the better. FIFA should now realize that football is no more a sport but a manifestation of supremacy of the victor over the vanquished. The extraordinary meeting of the General Body in Cape Town on 2nd December will deliberate on the Thierry Henry case besides the allegation of match fixing unearthed by the German police. It will also deliberate on the trouble that brewed in the Algeria versus Egypt qualifier in Cairo where fans and players of the Algerian side were injured after the Egyptians stoned their team bus. Although Algeria qualified beating Egypt in a play-off match in Khartoum by the slenderest margin there are far severe connotations about the security of the visiting side and the obligations of the host team or nation. The football fraternity will like to see the apex body acts decisively to ruthlessly stamp out violence and intrigues from this wonderful game of football.
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MULTIGYM GIFTED BY MOHUN BAGAN FANS TO THE CLUB.
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26.11.2009 :A new multigym was installed yesterday in Mohun Bagan club and formally used by the players from today
morning. This is a token gift from a group of Mohun Bagan supporters to the club to commemorate the 5-3
victory over arch rivals East Bengal on 25th October, 2009.
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The 6-station multigym which costs Rs. 53,000 comprised of chest press, shoulder press-100 kg, High
Lat-80 kg, Leg Extension/Curl (Lever Type), Sit Up Bench, Twister, Hip Flexer/Dipping.
General Secretary, Anjan Mitra and coach Karim Bencharifa expressed gratitude to all the fans who have contributed to this project. Mohun Bagan already had few gym equipments in the club and in recent future they will be adding a number of instruments to make a state-of-the-art gym. Coach Karim said after practice, "A big special Thanks from my side to the fans." Manju, Sangram, Subhojit and Barreto are yet to recover from injury. Manju said, "I hope to be fit by January." Subhojit was injured during a practice match against Kalighat MS while Sangram, who fell in the dressing room adjoining bathroom of Barasat Stadium, is expecting to be back in action within a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan will play a practice match tomorrow against Nepal XI in club ground, the match will start at 2.15 p.m.
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Mohammedan SC hold Mohammedan AC in CFL Derby..
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26.11.2009 :The city of Kolkata is well known for its football crazyness. In 1960s, 70s and 80s thousands of people
were often seen gathering in Maidan during derby matches played between three Kolkata football giants
Mohunbagan, Eastbengal and Mohammedan SC. But today, for football fans of Kolkata it was a derby match of
different kind, because today Mohammedan AC and Mohammedan SC was playing for honour.
The match was played in front of jam packed Mohammedan Sporting Club Ground from 2-30 PM sharp. The match kicked off with a good pace. Spectators enjoyed every moment of this close contested match between the two, full of attack-counter attack. In this battle of honour, Mohammedan AC drew the first blood in 34th minute. After receiving a loose ball Shahid dribble passed three opponent players and scored a left footer thereby leading his team by 1-0. The score remained the same till the end of first half. In second half, the experienced Mohammedan SC coach Sabir Ali brought in Dipendu in place of Satyajit Bose, who scored an equalizer with his header off a brilliant free kick by Brazilian Eduwardo Escobar in the 54th minute. The scores remained unchanged despite of heroics from players of both teams. Though all their efforts went in vein. And the teams shared the points. Md. Shahnawaz of Mohammedan AC was adjudged Man of the Match for his outstanding performance throughout this all important SAHARA CFL Premier league encounter. |
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MSC : Nasim,Rajib,Anupam,Amrit Pal,Sumon ,Satyajit(Dipendu),
Sovan,Goutam,Jyothi Kumar(Sasthi),Eduardo,Theo(Nilendra).
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Seminar on Sports, Football Culture and Gender in W.B State University..
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25.11.2009 :West Bengal State University organizes a seminar on
Sports, Football Culture and
Gender. Tomorrow on 26th November, 2009 the seminar will commence at 2.00
P.M. in the Department of History,West Bengal State University,Barasat Campus.
Subhranshu Roy
and Prof. Amitabha Chatterjee are the main speakers of this seminar.
They will come out with their valuable lectures about this topic which is very much relevant to modern sociological studies. The entire seminar will be conducted by renowned sports historian and scholar Dr. Kousik Bandyopadhyay. |
FIFA Emergency Meeting Regarding the Play Off Controversies..
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25.11.2009 :FIFA calls an extraordinary and emergency general meeting mainly to discuss about the controversies raised due to the World Cup Play Off matches last week. The chief agenda of this meeting will be Thierry Henry’s handball in France’s tie against the Republic of Ireland which pulled out Ireland from the World Cup 2010.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) stated that Henry just broke all the hearts of the Irish people with this action. Though the Barcelona striker has since apologies for the incident and claimed that a replay would be the fairest solution for all concerned but despite a written request of the FAI to FIFA the French Football Federation rejects the idea of having a replay which turns the situation more complex. Among the other issues which will be discussed in this meeting the violent clashes that marred Egypt and Algeria’s games and Iraq’s suspension from World football will be regarded as the serious crisis.
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Endo of Japan Named AFC Player Of The Year ..
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25.11.2009:Japan international midfielder Yasuhito Endo has named the 2009 Asian Player of the Year.
The 29-year-old Gamba Osaka star finished 20 points ahead of Al Khor's Sayed Mohamed Adnan and Kengo Nakamura of Kawasaki to win this prestigious award for the first time in his career.
Endo helped Japan to qyalify qualify for next year's FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa as well as guided his team Gamba Osaka to reach in the last 16of AFC Asian Champions League. "This is a big honour for me," Endo said on the Asian Football Confederation's official website. "I am very happy to win this year."I hope I can be a role model for young players everywhere and give hope to others in Asian football." Huh Jung-moo was named AFC coach of the year after taking South Korea to the World Cup finals while Pohang Steelers were named AFC Best Team of the year for winning the Asian Champions League.
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Chiddi’s Hattrick Led Comfortable 4-0 Victory for Mohun Bagan ..
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25.11.2009; Debashis Majumder:This season in Mohun Bagan proves to be a hattrick special season for Edeh Chiddi. Chiddi scores another hattrick for his team and this time against Kalighat Milan Sangha in a Sahara Premier Division Calcutta Football League encounter and Mohun Bagan ended the day with a comfortable 4-0 victory.
With the kick off as the superior team Mohun Bagan started to dominate the match though the boys of Karim Bencharifa could not produce such a level of constructive game as expected for them in the first half. But still as a result of continuous attack Mohun Bagan took the lead in the 26th minute of the match. Due to a misunderstanding between Kalighat M.S. keeper Debjit Majumder and defender Daniel an ordinary free kick of Isfaq Ahmed went into the Kalighat M.S. net to put Mohun Bagan ahead in the match. Immediately after the goal Chiddi missed a very close chance to score. The rest of the first half remained pretty uneventful. In the second half Mohun Bagan continued their dominance and in the 50th minute Zenith’s corner deflected in the hands of a Kalighat M.S. defender inside the penalty box. Referee made no hesitation to give a spot kick to Mohun Bagan and Chiddi made no mistake to score from the penalty to make the scoreline 2-0 for Mohun Bagan. During this span of time due to the efforts of Man of the Match U-19 player Souvik Chakraborty Mohun Bagan mid-field started to play more positive football in an organized manner. In the 54th minute Kalighat M.S. keeper Debjit Majumder made a terrible mistake and Chiddi again turned this opportunity into another goal to further increase the lead. Towards the end of the match the boys of Arun Ghosh tried to build some positive attacks but in the 90th minute Chiddi scored the final goal for Mohun Bagan in a fantastic way which also brought the hattrick to him. Finally Mohun Bagan registered a comfortable 4-0 victory over Kalighat M.S. in their second match of this edition of the Sahara Premier Division Calcutta Football League. Mohun Bagan :Shilton, Azim, Sagram, Biswajit, Zenith, Micky (Suraj), Tomba, Souvik, Isfaq (Snehasish), Branco (Ryoji), Chiddi. |
MMB:Shilton,Zenith,Azim,Sagram,Biswajit,Tomba,Mickey (Suraj 83'),Souvik,Isfaq( Snehasish 70') ,Chidi, Branco( Sueoka 59')
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92':Match end .. Mohun Bagan beat Kalighat M.S 4 - 0.. Chidi should be the Man of the Match today..
90': GOAAAALLL .Chidi scored again.. hattrick..Solo run of Chidi after collecting a ball from mid field.. beat two defenders of Kalighat M.S and then the Keeper.... pushed the ball to the target...Bagan is now leading 4 - 0.. 88': Chidi passed Seuoka.. his shot collected by KMS keeper well. 83': Suraj Mondol of Bagan came in place of Mickey Fernandez..Bagan is still leading 3 - 0 80':Last Changing of Bagan.. Suraj Mondol will come in place of Mickey? Suraj is warming up.. 77': Well shot of Snehasish with his left foot..saved by KMS keeper 74':Effortless cross of Snehasish from left side.. No one there in KMS box for Bagan to receive the ball..Bagan is still leading by 3 - 0 72':Another effort of Tomba from right side.. KMS keeper saved the ball through a corner..No damage done in the Corner kick.. 70': Changing of Bagan side.. Isfaq out and Snehasish came in his place.. 67': Tomba Singh got a ball from Isfaq in the right side..His long shot went away.. 65': Snehasish Chakrabarty is warming up.. Bagan is going to another change.. 63': Corner for Bagan off a chidi attack.. no damage done in corner.. KMS defence cleared the ball. 61':Seouka 's well effort saved by KMS keeper from a close range.. 58': Japanese Player Sueoka came in place of Branco of Bagan.. 56': Tomba singh's long shot from right side.. went away..Jersey no 15 of Bagan R.Seuoka is warming up out side the side line now.. 54': GOAAAALLL ..Again scored by Chidi for Bagan... 51': Bagan is now leading by 2 - 0.. 49': Chidi is going to take the shot.. GOAAAALLL .. Chidi scored the 2nd goal of Bagan... 49': Hand ball of Daniel in KMS penalty area.. It's going to be a penalty..Yes. .referee awarded penalty in favor of Bagan.. 48': Solo run by Branco.. well attack from right side..punch the ball out side.. 46': 2nd half started.. free kick in favour of KMS.. well taken by Shilton.. no damage done.. HT: End of First Half..Mohun Bagan is leading by Isfaq's goal.. 42': a left sided attack of Bagan cleared by KMS defence..Isfaq's cross well saved by KMS keeper..Bagan is leading 1 - 0.. 40': Again free kick for Bagan.. Daniel of KMS fouled Chidi out side the box..Zenith took the kick..Well cleared by KMS defence.. 38':Well saved by KMS keeper..Chidi pushed the ball into the goal off a well cross of Isfaq from left flank.. 32':Bagan is leading 1 - 0..Bagan defence cleared a KMS left sided attack.. 29': Again chance missed by Chidi..his close range effort went away off a well cross of Mickey.. 26': GOAAAALLL ..Bagan got a free kick just out side the right side of KMS box..Free kick taken by Isfaq.. ..Misunderstading between KMS defender Daniel and Keeper..Chidi was in front of the ball but the ball went directly into the KMS goal.. 25':Mickey Fernandez of MMB took the Free kick.. weak shot.. went away.. 24':Prompt back pass by Azim to Shiton to stop an attack of KMS..counter attack by MMB..KMS keeper fouled Chidi of MMB in the Box.. free kick just out side the KMS box.. 20': KMS right out tried to cross into the MMB box.. Shilton collected the ball well.. 15':KMS got two corners.. first one cleared by Sk. Azim of MMB and 2nd one also cleared by MMB defence.. 12':Left sided attack by Kalighat M.S..Crossed the ball.. went to Shilton's hand.. 11':Foul just outside the KMS Box.. KMS defence fouled Branco..Free Kick.. cleared by KMS defence.. 9': Isfaq was trying from left flank to cross inside KMS box.. cleared by KMS defence.. 3':well attack from left by MMB..Isfaq crossed the ball into KMS Box.. no MMB player was there.. 1':Match starts..Mohun Bagan is attacking from left.. long ball.. throwin in favour of Kalighat.. 0':Mohun Bagan vs Kalighat M.S CFL Premier League match will be started soon.
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Interview of England and Chelsea Midfielder Frank Lampard..
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24.11.2009 : Q: Frank, what are your big targets for this
season?
A: With Chelsea, I have a real strong priority to win the premier League back. That will be a running theme through our team. I have spoken to John Terry, Ashley Cole and all the players and there was nothing better than those two seasons we had, when we felt we were the best team in England – and we were. That’s foremost. And then, obviously, with England to do the best possible at the World Cup. It’s all up for grabs this year. Q:What are your impressions of Carlo Ancelotti, your new coach at Chelsea? A:I’m very impressed. He has a lot of strengths, but, for me, the main ones that stick out are being very close to his players and being very organised. I think from the first day we came back for pre-season training we’ve been working on being organised and being together and that can only hold us in good stead for the season. Q:Can you give an example of what he has changed with the team? We know he has changed the formation, which we will discuss later, but what about things on the training ground? A:Training has changed a lot. We did quite a lot of running without the ball last year, whereas this year there is a lot more running with the ball and a lot more footballbased stuff. That’s something players always want to do, especially if they can bring something new into their game. From the first day I came back we were playing small-sided games, keeping possession and working with the ball, so there has been a nice mix of working hard and playing football.
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Mohun Bagan signed Japanese Footballer today..
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24.11.2009 :Japanese Footballer Ryuji Sueoka signed today for Mohun Bagan
at IFA ofice.The ex-player of J-League probably will play tomorow's Sahara CFL Premier league match
against Kalighat M.S. Few days back Mohun Bagan won 2-0 in a practice match against
another Kolkata Premier League team Peerless where both goals were scored by
this Asian quota player for Bagan in his trial match.
This 30 years old Japanese Footballer will wear Jersey no. 15 which was previously used by Team India Captain Baichung Bhutia when he played for Mohun Bagan.Now Bencharifa is likely to use Ryuji behind the frontline duo of Jose Ramirez Barreto and Edeh Chidi in coming matches. Previously the attacking Midfielder played at 2002-2005 : Albirex Niigata (singapore) 2006: Geylang United 2007: Balestier 2008: Bankock United Goan I-League Team Sporting Goa also signed a Japanese defender Kenji Arai under the Asian player quota few days ago.Kenji was a player of Singapore Armed Forces in the AFC Cup and the AFC Champions League this year. |
Chirag Registered a Close 1-0 Victory in CFL..
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23.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder:Another successful match of Chirag United brings 3 vital points for them in the
Sahara Premier Division Calcutta Football League. Due to an injury time goal scored by Chirag’s U-19 player Soumik Chakraborty brings the crucial 1-0 win to Chirag against Tollygunj Agragami in the crucial CFL encounter.
With the kick off Tollygunj Agragami build up early attacks towards the Chirag United goal within first 10 minutes of the game but soon Chirag United organised their defence and mid-field and organised more number of attacks but could not find the goal. On the other hand Tollygunj also build up certain counters but could not create any harm to the Chirag defence and the first half remained goalless. In the second half the boys of Subrata Bhattacharya came out with more organised game plan and better concentration to the match which led their complete dominance in the second half. Behind this dominance Chirag’s experienced mid-fielder Basudeb Mondal and substitute Gouranga Biswas played significant roles. Whereas in defence along with Du Man of the Match Arnab Mondal delivered excellent performances. Chirag created number of close chances but could not find the desired goal within the usual 90 minutes due to the efficiency of the alerted Tollygunj defence and also because of the good performance shown by Tollygunj keeper Nasibul Haque. Finally in the injury time when the match is looking to be finished as a goalless draw a surprising goal of Soumik Chakraborty changed the entire speculation. In the second minute of the injury time Joshimar received a good ball inside the penalty box and his attempt was deflected by Tollygunj defender Luis and the ball came to Soumik Chakraborty who made no mistake to send it inside the Tollygunj net. Finally with this dying minute vital goal Chirag United registered a very close 1-0 victory against Tollygunj Agragami to take full 3 points from the match. |
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Chirag United: Sandip, Arnab, Du, Dhanarajan, Sukhen, Basudev, Lalkamal,
Soumik, Gouranga Dutta, Joshimar, Parveen Kumar. Extras: Somnath, Kingshuk, Avishek, Hardeep, Hmar, Denson, Ram, Gouranga Biswas, Ahjan. |
Brazil lift the title of FIFA Beach Soccer 2009..
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22.11.2009 ::The Brazilian team showed their supremecy in Beach Soccer Tournament. They beat Swiss team by a score of 10 a 5 and clinch the title of 5th FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2009 played at Dubai,UAE. This is the 4th time winning of Brazil since 2006.While Portugal and Uruguay stood 2nd and third place of the Tournament.
It was the 5th World Cup organized by FIFA, the second outside of Brazil. In 2008, in Marseille, France, the Brazilian team defeated Italy in the final by 5 to 3. Brazil has reached the final routed Porutugal, last Saturday, by 8 to 2. On Sunday, the team has shown the superiority thrashing Switzerland by 10 to 5, with goals from Andre (two), Betinho (two), Buru (2), Daniel, Benjamin, Sidney and Bueno. Swiss Stankovic was chosen the tournament's best player and was still with the Golden Boot (top scorer with 16 goals).Three-time adidas Golden Shoe winner Madjer of Porutgal struck 21 goals in 2006,which still is a tournament record but this year he gets Adidas Silver Boot and Buru of Brazil wins Adidas Bronze Boot.Best Goal keeper award Adidas Golden Gloves went to Mao - the goal keeper of Brazil team. Japan and Russia jointly got the FIFA Fair play award this year with 10,000 Dollar gift.
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FIFA Suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA)..
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22.11.2009 ::World governing body FIFA suspended Iraq after the Iraqi
Olympic Committee disbands the country’s football association. Earlier on Tuesday
FIFA warned Iraq that IFA (Iraqi Football Association) could face a ban if the
decision of the Iraqi Olympic Committee was not overturned within 72 hours.
FIFA said the decision of suspending Iraq had been taken due the Iraqi Olympic
Committee’s move to disband it. FIFA described it as governmental inference.
This ban will be continued until the decision of the Iraqi Olympic Committee is revoked and IFA retakes possession of it offices. Due to this suspension Iraqi football clubs and national teams cannot take part in international matches both competitive and friendly and will be unable to receive financial assistance. According to Samir-al-Moussawi, a senior member of the Iraqi Olympic Committee that this issue will be solved soon as the Committee already starts working with the international law-years regarding this issue. While Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dubbagh believes that this suspicion cannot make major effort on Iraqi football as Iraq has no international matches scheduled to next six months and he is hopeful that the crisis will surely be overcome within this period. It is second time that the Iraqi Football Association gets suspended by FIFA. The first time was in May last year when the Iraqi government dissolved both the National Olympic Committee and All National Sports Federations.
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Inauguration of Mohun Bagan Academy at Jalpaiguri .
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21.11.2009 ::PCM Group and Mohun Bagan have launched a football
Academy in Jalpaiguri today. The camp will be both residential and nonresidential
arrangements for the trainees who would be scouted and imparted training for a
three year period.This is a joint venture between National Club of India,Mohun
Bagan PCM Group.
Anjan Mitra, General secretary of Mohun Bagan, Kamal Mittal of P.C.Mittal Group, Hon'ble Minister of State Mr. Jogesh Burman, Chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality Mr. Mohon Bose and other eminent personalities were present in the occasion today. A committee of football coaches and former national Footballers from Mohun Bagan will spot the talents from this camp. About 30 U-16 and U-19 boys will be trained here. Ex-Mohun Bagan and Indian National Footballer Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar and Pranab Ganguly has been selected COACH of the Academy. After inauguration of the Academy in Jalpaiguri Young Mens Assocation(J.Y.M.A ) ground , an exhibition match held here where Mohun Bagan Sail Football Academy beat Uttar Banga XI 3 - 0. |
17 Arrests are taken place in Europe’s Biggest Soccer Scandal.
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21.11.2009 ::German match investigating prosecutors and police arrested 17 people in European soccer’s biggest match-fixing event. 15 of them were arrested from Germany whereas the other 2 were taken in custody by police in Switzerland and about 200 matches in 9 different countries of Europe come under suspicion.
According to police more than 50 raids have been conducted in Switzerland, Germany and Britain through which $ 1.48 million in cash and other valuables along with certain vital documents have been seized. The betting leaders are suspected to offer high bribes to the players, coaches, referees to fix the matches. According to Friedhelm Althans, the Director of Bochum police that this betting business at least spread to the $ 14.82 million mark. The investigation began in January and has been supported by UEFA; Europe’s governing body of soccer. At the news conference in Bochum UEFA’s representative Peter Limacher addressed this event as the biggest match-fixing scandal of Europe. According to the investigating report matches in 9 countries such as Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Austria were manipulated in this manner. While the matches of England, Spain, Italy and France got complete clean shit in this regard. According to the report of ‘Berliner Morgenpost’ Ante Sapina and his brother Milan were arrested from Berlin along with 3 other peoples as the prime suspects of this soccer scandal.
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Habibur is Ready to get back in Action Soon..
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21.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder :: Habibur Rahaman Mondol- the Indian International Footballer and currently a star player of
McDowell Mohun Bagan are out of action for quite a few times due to his injury problem.
But presently he has recovered his physical fitness and early waiting to come back in
action.
Habibur’s father Late Mr. Sakir Ali Mondol and his elder brother Mr. Mehboob Rahaman Mondol have the great inspirational role behind his football career. Habibur have quite a bit similarity with the Ivory Coast striker of Chelsea Didier Drogba who started his football career as a defender and finally turns into a striker. In case of Habibur the impression is quite reverse. In his early life he started his football career as a striker and then gradually turns into a defender and in now days he is one of the strongest pillars of Bagan defence. Although he also scores certain vitals goals for his team when they are necessarily needed. Kolkatafootball.com volunteer correspondent Debashis Majumder had the privilege to have a direct conversation with Habibur Rahaman Mondol who shares certain of his feelings regarding his fitness and come back opportunities. |
The abstract of the conversation with Habibur
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KFC : How are you now?
Habibur: Fit and Fine. KFC : Due to your physical problem you were admitted in the Peerless Hospital for some days and then you are sent in rest by your club. You are not in action for quite a few times. How far you think you are fit now? Habibur: Almost 85% and very soon I will be completely match fit. KFC : Till now what was your last match for Mohun Bagan? Habibur: The Super Cup match of last season. KFC : Mohun Bagan registered a historic 5-3 victory over East Bengal is this edition of I-League. But due to your injury you could not play the match. Anyhow what is your feeling as a Mohun Bagan player for this historic win? Habibur: Mohun Bagan proves their actual strength. It is an absolute reply to the 5 goal victory of East Bengal over Mohun Bagan 34 years earlier. Mohun Bagan shows that they also have the capability to return the 5 goal reply. As a Mohun Bagan player I feel very much proud for this historic victory. KFC : It has been a long time to win the national league by a Kolkata team. Mohun Bagan last time won in 2003 followed by East Bengal in 2004 but after that the national league till now never returns to Kolkata. In fact last year in spite of the impressive performance delivered by Mohun Bagan your teams ended the I-League Campaign as the Runners Up. In this year also Mohun Bagan made a slow start and currently your team is now in 5th position of the League table with 12 points in 8 matches. What is your expectation from your team in this edition? Do you really think Mohun Bagan can be the Champions of I-League this year? Habibur: This year I-League is surely coming to Kolkata and definitely Mohun Bagan will take this honour as the Champions. In fact Mohun Bagan made a much better start in this year than the previous edition. We have a strong line up to be the prime contestant for the title. Mohun Bagan will definitely come out with better result this time. KFC : What is your expectation regarding the CFL? Habibur: We won the CFL title last year and we will retain it back this time. I am hopeful that Mohun Bagan will register an excellent result in this edition of CFL. KFC : Are you satisfied with the present format of the tournaments in this season’s calendar? Do you think that it can make problems for the players? Habibur: I am not yet satisfied with this format. It can make confusion not only for the players but also for the supporters. In my opinion a tournament must start after the completion of the previous one. In that case the players can make proper concentration in their game. KFC : How are you preparing yourself to become match fit? Habibur: By regularly attending Gym in the morning and by the usual practice in the evening. KFC : In previous edition of Santosh Trophy Bengal finished as the Runners Up in a very close final encounter against Goa. You could not play the final due to your injury. If this time again you get selected in the Bengal team what will be your plan for the trophy? Habibur: Last year in Santosh trophy Bengal made an excellent run but unfortunately we loss the final in tie-breaker. If I am get reselected in this year’s team my only goal will be to get the championship. I will definitely give my best to get the Santosh Trophy for Bengal. KFC : The Mohun Bagan fans are eagerly waiting to see you back in action for their team with your trade mark jersy no. 5. When will you be back in action for Mohun Bagan? Habibur: I think within a week I will be come back in action. KFC :Ok, Thank you Habibur. Nice for this conversation. Good Luck and Bye. Habibur:Thank you..Ok..Bye. |
AFC 'B' License coaching camp at Tamil Nadu
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21.11.2009 ::IN THE AFC 'B' COACHING CERTIFICATE COURSE THE FOLLOWING EX-INTERNATIONALS ARE BEING EXAMINED IN THE FIRST PRAXCTICAL EXAMINATION HELD ON 18TH 19TH AND 20TH NOVEMBER, 2009 BY GABRIELL E JOSEPH THE SENIOR AFC INSTRUCTOR.
AFC B certificate course which is progressing in Hosur, Tamil nadu conducted the first Practical Examination of the participants on 18th, 19th and 20th November, 2009 by Gabriel E Joseph the Course Instructor and the Direcstor of Coaching, AIFF.
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PIC 1 :: IM Vijayan the participants in the AFC B certificate course is being evaluated by Gabriel E Joseph the AFC Instructor and the Director of Coaching,AIFF at Hosur, Tamil Nadu where the course is in progress and will continue upto 6th December, 2009
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PIC 2 :: Jo Paull Anchery is being tested by Gabriel E Jospeh in the first practical examination of the AFC B certificate course in progress in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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PIC 3 :: Md. Yusuf Ansari-is being examined by Gabriel E Jospeh in the first practical examination of the AFC B certificate course in progress in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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PIC 4 :: Naushad Moosa-is being tested by Gabriel E Jospeh in the first practical examination of the AFC B certificate course in progress in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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PIC 5 :: Raman Vijayan is being tested by Gabriel E Jospeh in the first practical examination of the AFC B certificate course in progress in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
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PIC 6 :: Tejinder singh is being tested by Gabriel E Jospeh in the first practical examination of the AFC B certificate course in progress in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
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East Bengal-Mohammedan S.C Friendly Derby
in Jongipur Tomorrow..
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20.11.2009 :: Debashis Majumder :: Tomorrow on 21st November a
friendly match is going to take place in Jongipur,Murshidabad,West Bengal between
two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting.The match will be held
to inaugurate a Football Tournament in memory of late Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee,
father of Hon'ble Union Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. Hon'ble Finance
Minister as well as Football Fan Pranab Mukherjee is the organiser of this
Tournament.
This will be the 2nd year of this Tournament where there will be 240 football teams of Jangipur area will participate. 30 venues has been selected for playing. The Derby match between the two kolkata giants will be played at Mackengy Ground of Raghunathgunje, Jangipur. For the first time in this season both the teams going to face each other in tomorrow’s friendly encounter. But both the teams will definitely come out with competitive measure due to confirm their preparation for the rest of the season. So it can be hoped that tomorrow Jongipur is going to experience an unofficial derby between two Kolkata giants outside of Kolkata. Nine East Bengal players are now in the national camp so East Bengal will rather test the strength of their reserve bench in tomorrow’s match. But Okpara, Hammond and Mitrovic are expected to seen in action for East Bengal in tomorrow’s match. All these players can make the vital difference in the game. After a disappointing start in the I-League East Bengal just started to found their real strength under the coaching of the new coach Phillip de Rider. Where as in the IFA organised Sahara CFL Premier League due to the absence of some of the key players East Bengal now in 4th place with 4 points in 2 matches. So the East Bengal will take tomorrow’s friendly as a challenge to warm up the strength of their reserve bench. VISIT SAHARA CFL PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
On the other hand in this season Shabbir Ali’s team starts their journey in a flourishing way. After 2 rounds of IFA organised Sahara CFL Premier League, Mohammedan now in the top of the league table with 2 consecutive wins. Apart from this, Mohammedan Sporting already registered them as the champions in 4 (Kalna Independence Cup,Naoga Independence cup, Assam,Boroland Gold Cup and Sambalpur Gold cup) all India tournaments in this year. Both the foreigners Eduardo Escobar and Theo are in now excellent form while skipper Rajib Ghosh is also playing with confidence and keeper Nasim Akhter continues his brilliant form in this season. Coach Shabbir Ali is very much hopeful for tomorrow’s encounter against East Bengal and he assures that his team will come out to the field with full concentration to the game to clinch a victory from their giant Kolkata rivals. Overall Jongipur is now waiting for the kick off of tomorrow’s match which will promise to produce an exciting game of football for the football lovers of Jongipur. Watch the Match Results time to time from 3.00 pm here...
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IFA Sahara CFL(Premier League) revised Fixture ..
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20.11.2009 :: IFA SAHARA CFL (Premier League 2009-10) Revised Fixture upto
30th NOV has been released today at Kolkata.
VISIT THE FIXTURES BELOW
23 NOV :Chirag Utd . VS Tolly.Agragami (2.15 PM/MMB Grnd.) |
Bundeshliga Proceeds Against the illegal Streaming Portals
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19.11.2009 ::The German Football League (DFL) has won a court case
against bundesliga-livestreams.de,a website which was broadcasting the
Bundesliga matches over the internet. According to the report of news magazine
“Focus” it has been learnt that the appeal raised by the DFL the District Court of Frankfurt orders an injunction against the operators of the website football-livestreames.de.
The German Court has ordered the website to cease using the Bundesliga live actions and sanctioned a EUR 250,000 fine if it contravenes the court judgement. In present situation the illegal broadcast of the live matches over internet becomes quite frequent due to which the pay-TV channels who have the official right of broadcasting the match suffers the most. This step of DFL is definitely a serious attempt against the crime. DFL Officer Tom Bender clears their intention that the League will also proceed further against the other illegal streaming portals too.
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Iraq F.A is among the nominees of AFC Award
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19.11.2009 :: Iran Football Federation is among the AFC nominees for the best federation of the
year.A total of 18 awards - for both men and women - will be handed out to the
bests of the continent. Iraq Football Association, Japan Football Association, IR
Iran Football Federation, UAE Football Association are the nominees of Best
Football Federation of Asia.
Iran's Sepahan defender, Hadi Aqili, has been shortlisted for the 2009 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of the Year award.The 28-year-old Aqili was joined by Syed Mohamed Adnan (Bahrain), Kengo Nakamura (Japan), Yasuhito Endo (Japan) and Firas Al Khatib (Syria)as five nominees for the award.The AFC Women’s Player of the Year award is not being given out this year as there were no senior women’s team competitions. The lucky winner of the region's Awill be awarded on November 24 at the Shangri -La Hotel in the Malaysian capital..
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Final 32 Nations in FIFA world cup 2010
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19.11.2009 ::The final 32 places for the FIFA World Cup 2010 Finals in South Africa have now been decided.Some big sides failing to make it to the Finals while some new power will show their performances in South Africa next June 2010.
Earlier on Wednesday, Greece and Algeria both secured places in the Finals next summer with wins over Ukraine 1 - 0 and Egypt 1 - 0 respectively, with three further teams from the Europe Zone of qualification also decided. Portugal beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 ( 1 - 0 in both leg) on aggregate to book a place in the Finals, while Russia were beaten by Slovenia 2-2 on aggregate, with Slovenia winning on away goals to gain a place . France scores controversial goal against Ireland to reach 2010 World Cup Republic of Ireland who lost 2-1 in aggregate ( 1 - 1 in 2nd leg play off) . 2nd leg play of between the two ended 1 - 1. In Africa, the last place in the tournament was earned by Algeria, who beat Egypt 1-0 in the African play-off’s to gain a place in World Cup 2010. Algeria winning the Group C play-off 1-0 to secure the final automatic place in African qualifying. South America's Uruguay won the two-legged playoff tie against North and Central America's Costa Rica 2-1 on aggregate while they made 1- 1 in 2nd leg play off against Costa Rica. Uruguay securing a place in the World Cup Finals with a 2-1 aggregate win over the CONCACAF fourth-place finishers. Uruguay now join Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina as the other South American qualifiers. New Zealand, who beat Bahrain 1-0 in play off to secure their FIFA World Cup Final appearance for 27 years, since their last appearance in Spain in 1982. The teams that have automatically qualified for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Finals including South Africa the Host Country of 19th FIFA world Cup Football. Below are the teams that have secured a place in the Finals after winning their play-off matches.
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LIST of 32 NATIONS
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EUROPE ZONE : ASIA ZONE
AFRICA ZONE
SOUTH AMERICA ZONE
NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN ZONE
OCEANIA ZONE
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