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Topic: Football clubs

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

Meet Minerva FC—this Indian football club is winning junior championships around the world

Founder Ranjit Bajaj claimed that he's not got any support from the government. The club crowdfunded over Rs 45 lakh for their latest tournament in Spain.

English Premier League teams no longer dominate football’s rich list

Spain’s Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, as well as Germany’s Bayern Munich and France’s Paris Saint-Germain, now make up the top four.

Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace sacked Erik ten Hag

Manchester: Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag, the Premier League club said on Friday, hoping...

Chinese firms’ football dreams marred by debt crisis — Inter Milan owner loses control to US fund

Serie A champions Inter Milan join rival A.C. Milan on the list of clubs seized by US-based investment funds, after Chinese owner defaulted on a loan of about 395 million euros.

Mohammedan football club is the toast of Bengal. How new owner, coach pulled it out of despair

For the 133-year-old football club from West Bengal, the I-League victory has come after a long wait of two decades. The resurrection of Mohammedan SC is the quintessential underdog story. It’s almost as if Ted Lasso had entered Kolkata.

Messi leads Inter Miami to final 16 of Leagues Cup, 3-1 win against Orlando

It was Messi's fifth goal in three games, after he scored against Cruz Azul and Atlanta United in the group stage of the tournament.

Inter Miami appoints Gerardo Martino as new head coach, reuniting him with Messi

The 60-year-old previously coached Lionel Messi at Barcelona and at Argentina between 2013 and 2016.

As sanctions loom, Chelsea owner’s statement shows uncertainty for Russian football club owners

Roman Abramovich’s handing over stewardship of Chelsea FC is the most high-profile response amongst mega-rich Russians grappling with economic uncertainty and calls for blacklisting

English football has to realise — just tweeting against racism isn’t going to be enough

Response to racist attacks against Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka for missing penalty kicks in the Euro 2020 final follows the same-old tired playbook.

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Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.