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22-03-2009 - I League - Churchill Brothers 3 - 1 East Bengal Club
01-12-2008 - I League - East Bengal Club 1 - 2 Churchill Brothers
10-02-2008 - I League - East Bengal Club 0 - 1 Churchill Brothers
13-12-2007 - I League - Churchill Brothers 3 - 2 East Bengal Club
11-04-2007 - I League - Churchill Brothers 3 - 2 East Bengal Club
21-01-2007 - I League - East Bengal Club 2 - 2 Churchill Brothers
15-04-2005 - I League - East Bengal Club 2 - 0 Churchill Brothers
23-01-2005 - I League - Churchill Brothers 0 - 2 East Bengal Club
09-05-2004 - I League - Churchill Brothers 1 - 0 East Bengal Club
16-12-2003 - I League - East Bengal Club 2 - 1 Churchill Brothers
East Bengal Club : Up to date Record VS Churchill Brothers in I- League
| Status | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Home | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |
| Away | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 29 | |
21
January
Mohun Bagan Registered Remarkable Win against Mahindra United.
by :Debashis Majumder| Kolkata
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Mohun Bagan registered a fabulous win against Mahindra United in an away
I-League encounter at the Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai today. With this vital win
Mohun Bagan now reached to the 2nd Position of the league table while this
is the first loss of Mahindra United in I-League who remain 1st position with goal
average.
Mahindra started the match fantastically as in the 9th minute of the match
Mohammed Rafi scored the opener to put the home team early in the lead.
Not just only that but by taking the home advantage Mahindra dominated
most of the first half. Mohun Bagan also built up certain forward moves but
were easily denied by the Mahindra defence.
Early in the second half Karim Bencharifa made a vital substitution as Tomba Singh
was replaced by James Singh and after that Mohun Bagan came forward in the
driving seat of the match. Except James Marcos and Sueoka also played
significant roles for Mohun Bagan and both of them showed the example of high
class football. In the 58th minute Marcos scored the equalizer for the visitors
and after that Bagan increased their pressure over the home team. In 65th minute
Bagan got a fine opportunity to move ahead in the match but in this occasion
Marcos missed a very close opportunity.
Finally in the 76th minute Sueoka Ryoji
scored the vital goal to give his team the critical advantage in the match.
Towards the final whistle Mahindra tried hard to find an equalizer to secure at
least a single point from the match but the Bagan defence played in such a
compact manner that the home team could not make any further chance to the
scoreboard and the match finally ended with 2-1 scoreline in favour of the Maroon
and Green brigade and Mohun Bagan confirmed 3 vital point from a very much
important away encounter.
Sueoka Ryoji was selected the Man of the Match for today’s encounter.
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M.Mohun Bagan: Shilton, Surkumar, Sagram, Azim, Biswajit, Tomba (James 52'), Marcos, Kulothungan, Ishfaq, Barreto, and Sueoka.
Mahindra United: Subhasish, Debabrata, Ravanan, Sushant Mathew, Tamba, N.P. Pradeep, Ajayan, Paresh (Thoi Singh 7', Kalialauddin 44'), Steven Dias, Md. Rafi, and Muritala.
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MATCH OVER, REMARKABLE WIN BY MOHUN BAGAN.
90+2: Mahindra attacking vigorously, Azim, Mandi playing like Maldini and Baresi in defence.
89: Still Mohun Bagan leading 2-1.
85: Steven's freekick, Mahindra player heads, Shilton flies like an eagle and saves the ball
85: Brilliant save by Shilton.
80: Good attack by Mahindra, Shilton collects the ball nicely.
76: Biswajit cross from left flank, brilliant spot jump by Sueoka, leaps over all defenders and scores for Mohun Bagan.
76: GOALLLLLL .Sueoka scores for mohun Bagan.
70: Another brilliant move by left flank. Ishfaq good cross, fisted by Subhashish.
65: Marcos misses an easy goal, sueoka heads from james center, saved by subhashish, kulu cross from left, goalkeeper lying down, marcos had to push in empty goal, misses.
62: James introduction changed the complexion of the game.
59: Surkumar gets yellow card.
58: Barreto shot from inside box, partially saved by SUbhashish, Marcos scores from rebound.
58: GOALLLLLL .Mohun Bagan equalizes via Marcos.
55: Mohun Bagan gets two back to back corners, but nothing results. Both taken by James.
53: James earns a corner immediately for Mohun Bagan.
51: James warming up for Mohun Bagan, he will likely come in place of Tomba Singh.
50: Ishfaq takes the throw, comes to Tomba, his cross headed out by defence.
49: Free kick by Marcos, cleared by defence, ball goes out for throw in.
48: Barreto dribbles past 1 player but fouled by Ravanan at edge of box.
46: Mahindra makes the first attack, gets throw in, but wrong throw, ball goes straight to Ishfaq.
46: Match resumes after break. Mahindra starts.
There was a collision between Ishfaq and Subhasish, Subhashish got injured, Muritala reacted and got yellow card. Subhashish limps off ground during half time. Mahindra has already made 2 changes.
45+2: Muritala is shown yellow card.
45+2: Subhshish lying down in the ground, scuffle going on between some players.
45: 3 min injury time.
44: Thoi Singh who came in as a replacement goes out due to injury and Kalialauddin comes in his place.
43: Thoi Singh injured.
42: Barreto gets a ball from midfield with 2 defenders with him, nicely attemps a shot at goal, but it hits defender.
40: Mahindra still leading by 1-0.
38: Brilliant shot by Barreto from Sueoka pass from outside box, just miss target.
36: Kulu-Marcos-Ishfaq, cleared by Mahindra defence.
34: Midfield action going on. Marcos stops a run by Pradip.
32: Easiest chance missed by Barreto. Brilliant pass by Sueoka, Barreto gets the ball 1:1, 4 yards in front of goal, but his push goes straight to Subhasish. Unlucky for Barreto and Mohun Bagan.
31: Marcos and Sueoka playing good football for Mohun Bagan.
29: Good play by Marcos, dribbling past 1 player in midfield but his pass just do not reach Barreto.
28: Another good attack by Mahindra down left flank, but Surkumar nicely interceps the ball.
25: Good play by Sueoka in left flank, but his pass meant for Barreto just a little far away from Brazilian's reach.
23: Throw in for Mohun Bagan, but cleared by defence before Sueoka could get to the ball.
22: Ajayan pass to Rafi, tackled by Azim.
20: Mahindra controlling the game now.
17: Ishfaq pass from left flank but cleared by defence.
15: Lucky escape for Mohun Bagan again. Steven took the free kick from left flank, Muritala headed the ball before Shilton could gather the ball, ball hits post and goes out.
12: Mahindra dominating the proceedings now. Pradip pass towards Muritala, cleared by Mandi.
9: Steven cross from right, Rafi headed the ball in, Shilton could have done better.
9: GOALLLLLL ..Rafi scores for Mahindra.
7: Change for Mahindra, Paresh out Thoi in.
7: Mahindra building pressure down right flank.
5: Two consecutive attack by Mariners.
3: Marcos free kick straight to goalkeeper.
2: Mohun Bagan attacking, gets free kick.
1: Match starts.
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21
January
Manchester United Premier Cup U-15 : Kalyani win
by : KFC| Kolkata
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Today in U-15 NIKE MUPC India Finals match at guregaon , last year's
semi finalist Kalyani Municipality Sports Academy from Bengal beat J&K Bank of
Jammu & Kashmir 5 - 0. For Kalyani team Somnath Dey, Gopinath Murmu 2,
Izaz Murtza, Samir Basfore scored . the other match results of the day are:
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21.01.2010:Mornning star 2- 0 varanasi FA
21.01.2010:JCT 3 - 0 NE Sporting Union
21.01.2010:JK Bank 0 - 5 Kalyani Municipality SA
KMSA:Somnath Dey, Gopinath Murmu 2, Izaz Murtza, Samir Basfore
21.01.2010:Aizwal FA 0 - 1 Uttrakhnd FA
21.01.2010:Delhi Team 0 - 3 Tripura SS
21.01.2010:Shillong Lajong 0 - 0 St. Stephen
21.01.2010:Raghav FC 1 - 1 SikKim FA (win by toss)
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21
January
FIFA Pledged US$250000 for the Earthquake Victims of Haiti
by : KFC | Kolkata
| FIFA pledged US$250000 to the relief fund of the earth quake victims of Haiti as the suffered badly due to a destructive earthquake which took many casualties both in lives and properties.
Vice President Jack Warner pledged US$100000 for Haiti from his personal fund as well as appealed to his colleagues to contribute in this regard. FIFA Vice President Chung Moon-Jung himself contributed US$250000 from his personal fund in ongoing disaster relief efforts in this Caribbean country.
FIFA will take some further assistance and contribution for the remaking of Haiti as well as very soon a FIFA team will visit to Haiti to observe the condition of the earthquake victims. In response to the call of the Haiti government FIFA assures all kind of assistance to the nation. FIFA is giving all kind of encouragement for the ongoing relief work and the Haiti government also declared that Haiti will recover the situation very soon.
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20
January
Manchester United Premier Cup U-15 India Results
by : KFC| Kolkata
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Today in U-15 NIKE MUPC India Finals match at guregaon , last year's
semi finalist Kalyani Municipality Sports Academy from Bengal beat Aizwal FA of
Mizoram 1 - 0. In 32nd minute of the match Sumon Sarkar scored the only goal
for Kalyani. the other match results of the day are:
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20.01.2010:NE Sporting Union 4 - 0 Mornnig Star
20.01.2010: Varanasi FA 0 - 2 JCT
20.01.2010: Uttrakhand FA 3 - 0 J & K Bank
20.01.2010: Kalyai Municipality SA 1 - 0 Aizawl FA ( Sumon sarkar)
20.01.2010: Delhi Team 0 - 2 St. Stephen's FA
20.01.2010: Tripura SS 0 - 3 Shilong Lajng FC
20.01.2010: Sikkim FA 2 - 0 Durginian FA
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20
January
Arindam seeks unconditional apology to AIFF for Barasat incident
by : KFC| Kolkata
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Churchill Brothers custodian Arindam Bhattacharya, has tendered an unconditional
apology to AIFF for his off-field fervent following the Mohun Bagan - Churchill Brothers I-League
match in Barasat Vidyasagar Kringan on 8th January.Earlier he was show caused
for that by AIFF.
Arindam,U-23 SAFF Cup winner as well as Churchill Brothers Custodian wrote his
letter to AIFF and apologies for the Barasat Stadium incident and promised not
to repeat it further.
On 8th January at the end of the match against Churchill Brothers at Barasat
Stadium somebody threw a stone from the stand and OGba Kalu was injured for
the reason.After seeing it Arindam came out of from the dressing room and went
up to the stand and trying to roughed up a fan who threw the stone.
For this
misbehaviour of Arindam on that day at the Stadium,a violent reaction from the
crowd which forcing the police to lathi charge to bring the situation under control.
But no one was injured in that Lathi charge.
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20
January
Chirag hold Dempo 1 - 1 in I-League home match
by : Debashis Majumder| Kolkata
Chirag United 1 - 1 Dempo SC (YBK - .. FT ..)
DEM: Peter Carvalho 59' :: CHI: Edmilson 65' ::
M.O.M : Edmilson (CU)
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In a crucial I-League encounter in Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake Chirag ended with a 1-1 draw against Dempo. The match was extremely competitive and both the teams tried to take full 3 points from the match but ultimately it ended with a 1-1 draw.
Today Dempo came out to the field without Beto and Ranti Martins while Chirag played the match without Joshimar. With the kick off the match started with competitive measure of attacks and counter attacks. Both the teams got certain close opportunities of scoring in the first half but both the teams failed to move the scoreboard as the first half ended with goalless score.
In the second half both teams showed urgency to score goal and finally in the 59th minute of the match the visitors broke the dead lock as from a corner of Anthony Pereira Peter Carvalho scored the opening goal to put Dempo ahead in the match. But Dempo failed to protect this lead as in the 65th minute Edmilson leveled the scoreline by scoring a fine goal from free kick. In rest of the time both the teams fought hard in search of a winning goal. But no one of them could score any further goal and the match ended with a draw.
Edmilson was awarded as the Man of the Match.
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CHIRAG UNITED : Somnath, Subhasish, Arnab(Kingshuk), Du, Dhanarajan, Gouranga
Dutta, Jayanta (Rahul), Denson, Gouranga Biswas(Soumik),Asim , Edmilson.
DEMPO SC: Abhijit, Dias, Carvalho, Sunil(Jerry), Climax,Anthony, Clifford, Samir,
Abranches, Mahesh, Pixoto.
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FT: Match End . Chirag United 1 -1 Dempo S.C. Ednilson Pardal has been selected Man of the Match today.
90'+3': Last player changed by Chirag. Kinshuk Debnatch came in place of Arnab Momdol.
90'+2':Free Kick for Dempo..Antony's shot went away
90':Referee added 3 minutes for injury time.
87': Few minutes more to end of the match. The score line is 1 - 1.
86': Player changing by Dempo. sunil Chhetri out and Jerry Zirsangha came in his place.
85': Player changing by Chirag. Rahul Kumar came in place of Jayanta sen.
80':Player changing by Chirag. Soumik Chakrabarty came in place of Gouranga Biswas.
77': The score line is now 1 - 1. both teams are trying to increase their margin.
70': Corner of Chirag. Goal line save by Dempo. well head by Asim .
65': GOALLLL .. Edmilson equalised for Chirag. Wonderful goal by Edmilson through a Free Kick just out side the Box.
59': GOALLLL Carvalho scored for
Dempo. Antony Pereira took a corner.. Carvalho's header went to Goal.
56': antony pereira well effort . his long shot saved by Somnath by a corner.. no damage done in corner.
55':Dhanarajan of Chirag passed to Gouranga Biswas in the right. Gouranga passed to Jayanta and replaced his position. Jayanta missed pass.
52': What a Shot by Clifford!. just touched the cross bar and went away.. otherwise.....
50': Well attack by Gouranga - Edmilson in the Dempo Box. Slight misunderstanding between Dempo Defenders. Edmilson could got an oppertunity but unable to reach near the ball timely.
48': Dempo is playing without Ranty Martins and Beto while Chirag is playing without Joshimar.
46': 2nd half started.
45': It's now time for Lemon Break. No score.
45': Referee added 1 minute.
43': denson debdas passed to Edmilson in the Box. But before reaching Edmilson in the box, Dempo keeper Abhijit came out and cleared well the situation.
40': Five minutes more to end of first half. No score yet.
38': Abranches well passed to Sunil chhetri in the Chirag Box. His header went away
37': Jayanta Sen passed to Gouranga Biswas on left.. but it's too long to received by Gouranga.
37': Dharamjeet Singh is in the list of Extra players of Dempo.
36': Climax Lawrance well effort.his shot went away over the cross bar just out side the box.
35':Edmilson shoot from a close range. But the ball went directly to the hand of Abhijit.
33': Asim Biswas was trying to enter in the DEmpo Box from left. missed pass by him in box.. cleared and counter attacking by Dempo.
29': Edmilson missed a chance.. Denson to Gouranga Dutta in the left.Gouranga crossed but Where is Edmilson? no chirag Player reached their timely.. Ball cleared by Dempo defence.
25': Gouranga Biswas well crossed in Dempo Box.. Edmilson received the ball but finally cleared by Climax.
24': Du saved an attempt of Clifford Miranda from left side.
22':Long throw in for Chirag.. Ashim Biswas's brilliant header well saved by Dempo Keeper Abhijit Mondol.
19': Open net missed by Joaquim .Clifford Miranda well passed him in Chirag Box.
16': Asim - Gouranga Dutta combined attack for Chirag United..Gouranga wanted to cross the ball into Dempo Defence but Mahesh Gawli was alert and cleared the ball.
15': Dempo is attacking.. Got a Free Kick. Clifford's kick well cleared by Du with his header.
10':Well saved by Du an attack of Sunil Chhetri from right side.
7': Sunil Chettri missed a chance. His shot went away.
5': Chirag got a corner.. Edmilson's header deflected and Du got the ball. but Du's shot went away.
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19
January
Chirag will Take on Dempo in Tomorrow’s Home Encounter
U-15 Kalyani Municipality Sports Academy Team
by : Debashis Majumder| Kolkata
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Tomorrow in Yuvabharati Krirangan, Salt Lake Chirag United will face Dempo S.C.
in a vital I-League encounter. For the first time Chirag is in the run for the
championship title which the 3 time champions Dempo will definitely try to take
all the 3 points from this away encounter to improve their position in the League
table.
In this season under Subrata Bhattacharya’s coaching Chirag continues their
dream run in the I-League as they are now placed in the second position of the
League table. In their last match Chirag defeated the Federation Cup Champion
East Bengal with 1-0 scoreline in home. On the other hand in their last away
encounter Dempo crushed Air-India with 3-1 scoreline.
Both Joshimar and Edmilson continues their good form in this season which is
a very much positive sign for Chirag .But tomorrow Chirag will miss their
effective striker Josimar da Silva Martins due to his double-booking.
Therefore, probably Ashim Biswas will pair up with Edmilson in the up front.
Chirag also will miss Jayanta Sen (suspension) in the
central defence, and injured Shylo Malsawma .
whereas Dempo has one of the best combinations among the I-League teams will
miss their foreign recruits Ranty Martins and 'Beto' out for at least six weeks due
to injury . Both the coaches claimed that
their teams are fully prepared to face any kind of challenge which reflects
the possibility of having an exciting match.The two teams who both have 18
points each in current table.
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Two team performances graph based on last 6 matches
Chirag United SC
Win: 50% | Draw: 16.67% | Loss: 33.33%
Dempo SC
Win: 50%| Draw: 0%| Loss: 50%
Two team performances graph based on last 21 matches
Chirag United SC
Win: 42.86%| Draw: 38.1%| Loss: 19.05%
Dempo SC
Win: 38.1%| Draw: 28.57%| Loss: 33.33%
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19
January
Nike MUPC U-15 India Chaptar starts at Gurgao
U-15 Kalyani Municipality Sports Academy Team
by : KFC | Kolkata
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Group 1: NE Sporting Union,Mornning Star,Varanasi FA,JCT
Group 2: Uttrakhand FA, J & K BAnk,Kalyani MSA, Aizawl FA
Group 3: S.Lajong FC, ST.Stephens FA,Delhi Team,Tripura SS
Group 4: Raghav FC,Durgenian FC, Sikkim FA
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Todays Match
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19.01.2010: Shillong Lajong FC 2 - 0 Delhi Team
19.01.2010: St. Stephens FA 0 - 0 Tripura SS
19.01.2010: Raghava SC 3 - 0 Durginian F.A
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Match on 20th January
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20.01.2010:NE Sporting Union VS Mornnig Star
20.01.2010: Varanasi FA VS JCT
20.01.2010: Uttrakhand FA VS J & K Bank
20.01.2010: Kalyai Municipality SA VS Aizawl FA
20.01.2010: Delhi Team VS St. Stephen's FA
20.01.2010: Tripura SS VS Shilong Lajng FC
20.01.2010: Sikkim FA VS Durginian FA
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18
January
Nike MUPC U-15 India Chaptar starts from 19th
Last Year India Champion Salgaocar S.C
by : KFC | Kolkata
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NIKE Manchester United Premier Cup U-15 India chapter is going to be started for it's fifth year.
This grass root level football will be conducted across India from January 19 to February 4.
In association with All India Football Federation(AIFF) this U-15 tournament has
attracted participation from teams across different parts of the country such as
Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Bangalore, Orissa, Pondicherry, Kerala, Gujarat, Delhi,
Chandigarh, Goa, Bengal and the North East. Like previous years, This year also
over 33 teams from across the country will fight for Indian Finalists.Last Year
Goan Team Salgaocar S.C beat Raghav F.C of Haryana 2 - 0 and went to England
as a champion team from India.
Sanjay Gangopadhyay, Marketing Director, Nike India Pvt Ltd., said “Nike and AIFF, for the last five years, have been conducting the Manchester United Premier Cup.We are very encouraged by the growing participation in this tournament each year, the number of participants has gone up from 8 to over 65 teams”.
Welcoming the initiative, AIFF President Praful Patel said, “This annual event has helped popularize the sport at a grassroots level and fuel a passion for the sport amongst the immense pool of young talent in the country by giving them an opportunity to participate in a global tournament”.
The North, North East & East Zone qualifiers will be held in Tav Devi Lal Stadium,
Gurgaon from Jan 19-24 th. The participating teams are:
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J&K Football Federation(J&K)
Mornning Star Academy, Diphu (Assam)
St. Sephen's Football Academy (Chandigarh)
Punjab Team(Punjab)
Delhi Team(Delhi
Aizal Football Academy(Mizoram)
Manipur Team(Maipur)
Tripura Sport's School(Tripura)
Sikkim Football Academy, Namchi(Sikkim)
Kalyani Minucipality Football Academy(Bengal)
Varanasi Football Academy(Uttar Pradesh)
Durgeniun Football Club(Himachal Pradesh)
JCT Mills(I-League Team from Punjab)
Raghav Football club(Haryana)
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The South and West Zone qualifiers in Duler Stadium, Mapsa, Goa & Poriat Stadium, Calangute, Goa
will be held from Jan 28-30 th.The India Finals would be played from Feb 2- 4, 2010 at Duler Stadium, Mapsa, Goa.The participating Teams in Goa are:
Brazil Football Academy (Goa)
Barca Football Academy(Gujrat)
Mandya District Sports (Karnataka)
Pondicherry State Team(Pondicherry)
ONGC (Mumbai)
Idduki District Football Academy(Kerala)
Churchill Brothers(I-League Team from Goa)
Sporting Clube de Goa (I-League Team from Goa)
Salgaocar S.C (I-League Team from Goa)
Dempo S.C(I-League Team from Goa)
Viva Kerala(I-League Team from Kerala)
Air India(I-League Team from Maharashtra)
Pune F.C (I-League Team from Maharashtra)
Mumbai F.C(I-League Team from Maharashtra)
Mahindra United(I-League Team from Maharashtra)
Shillong Lajong F.C(I-League Team from Meghalaya)
MSSA (Mumbai)
Capital Complex Club(Arunachal Pradesh)
Uttrakhand Football Academy(Uttrakhand)
Visit NIKE MUPC INDIA FINALS - 2009
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17
January
Goals Galore: Mohun Bagan Crushed Air India with 5-0 Scoreline.
by : Debashis Majumder | Kolkata
| In an important I-League encounter in Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai Mohun Bagan registered a whopping 5-0 win over Air India. The home team was completely crushed down by the visitors in the entire match but especially in the second half.
With the kick off Mohun Bagan established unquestionable dominance in the match and created repeated attacks to the Air India goal. Air India defence was looked like panic stricken yet the Bagan strikers missed to score goals from certain early chances. In fact it was in the injury time of the first half the visitors find their first goal as Bareto was brought down by Harpreet with in the penalty box and referee offered a spot kick to Bagan. Bareto turned the opportunity into a goal and put his team in the lead just before the half time.
In the second half Mohun Bagan started with an early goal as in the 47th minute Bareto again scored a fine goal to put his team 2-0 up in the match. In the second half Sueoka Ryoji played a fantastic game and created number of goal scoring chances. In the 58th minute from such an opportunity created by Sueoka Kulathungan scored the third goal for Bagan.
In the 62nd minute Bareto scored his hattrick and Bagan went 4-0 up in the match. While during this span of time Air India was completely lost out from the match. Yet even after scoring his hattrick Bareto was not tired of from scoring and in the 70th minute from his second attempt Bareto scored the fifth and final goal for his team. Finally the match ended with 5-0 scoreline in favour of Karim Bencharifa’s team.
Due to his fantastic 4 goals performance Bareto was awarded with Man of the Match award.
In another I-League match Salgaokar faced 1-3 defeat against Pune F.C. Edmar and Arata (2) scored the goals for Pune F.C. whereas Mandjou Keita scored the only goal for Salgaokar. Edmar was the Man of the Match of this encounter.
While with the help of Reuben’s 21st minute goal Viva Kerala registered a 1-0 victory over JCT. Though Penn Orji of JCT was selected as the Man of the Match.
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ONLINE UPATES
Air India 0 - 5 M. Mohun Bagan (Mumbai - ..FT ..)
MMB: Barreto 45' Pen, 47', 62',70', Kulothugon 58'
M.O.M :Barreto (MMB)
FT: Mohun Bagan win the match against Air India by 5 - 0.Extraordinary
performance of Barreto who scored 4 goals.
90': Bagan is leading by 5 - 0. Few times left to end of the match.
Azim and Sagram Mandi of Mohun Bagan played wonderful performance.
85': Player changing by both teams. Isfaq Ahmed out and Santa Kumar came in
his place for Bagan and H. Tomte came in N.D. Opara's place for Air India.
82': Bagan is attacking more and more. Tomba is leading the attack from right side.
Seuoka and Barreto combination is playing well.
79': Barreto went out and Branco came in his place . Bencirifa's Golden Boy already
scored four individual goals like Chidi (Who scored Four goals aginst East Bengal).
76':Air India is trying to reduce some margin but Bagan defence is alert well.
73': Mohun Bagan is leading by 5 - 0 now. out of five, Barreto scored fur goals.
Barreto passed in the AIR box toward Suoka..but is was too long for Seuoka.
70': GOALLLLLL . Barreto again..what a super
finish by Barreto with his 2nd attempt.Well passed by Azim from mid field. solo run
by Barreto.
68':Free Kick for Air India. Bagan defence clered.
65': Player changing by Air India. Suresh Menon came in place of Harpreet Singh.
63': Marcos took the corner.Barreto header beat AIR keeper Arnab.
62': GOALLLLLL ..Hattrick by Barreto..Mohun
Bagan is leading 4-0 now in their away match against Air India.
58': GOALLLLLL ..Kulothungon scored third goal
for Bagan.Well cross by Seuoka in the Box,dribbled two defenders before his final
pass.
55': Player chaning by Air India. Dada Nabeel came in place of Tapan Maity in their
mid field area.
53':Unbelievable missed by Air India. It could be a goal.Open net missed by
Harpreet. His header went away over the cross bar from Kailash's cross.
51': Looking london,talking tokio?. Surkumar Shot went away opposite direction.
50':Mohun Bagan is leading now by 2-0. both goals scored by Barreto.Now he is
trying for his hattrick?
47': Bagan got a corner. Marcos took the corner. Barreto scored brilliantly.
47': GOALLLLLL ..Barreto again scored for
Bagan.This is his second goal of the match.
HT : Mohun Bagan is leading 1 - 0 before ending of first half.
45'+2': GOALLLLLL ..Barreto scored from
penalty and Mohun Bagan is leading now 1- 0.
45': Penalty for Bagan. Harpreet fouled Barreto in the box.
43':Marcos passed to Barreto. but is was too fast to received.
42':Few minutes more to end of first half. No score yet.corner for Air India. Farid
attacked from left.Aim well cleared the ball.
39': Air India got a corner.Jr James took the corner.low kick,cleared by Sagram
Mandi.
36':Player Change. Tomba SIngh came in place of injured James SIngh for Mohun
Bagan.
34':Barreto again got a chance in the box but he was guarded by two AIR players.
32':Barreto got a chance in the Air India box.But his effort cleared by Air India
defence.
30': well saved by Shilton. He came out in advance from Goal and blocked Kailash
Patil's attack.
29': Isfaq Injured. Jr. James was trying to Kick the ball in the deep defence are of Bagan bit it hit his
head directly. now he is fit.
27':Bagan got a free Kick. Beautiful Kick by Surkumar.Just went away over the
cross bar.
25':Still no score yet. Bagan is pressurizing more. Short corner of Bagan. Marcos
passed to Seuoka, Seuoka's shot went away over the cross bar.
23': Goal line save by Khelemba Singh of Air India when Bagan got a corner and
Marcos took the corner.If Khelemba was not their, it was a sure goal.
21': Seuoka got a chance in AIR Box from a Barreto pass, but defence cleared the
ball.James Singh of Bagan slightly injured and out of the field.
18':Khelemba Singh well stopped Surkumar Singh of Bagan in the right flank.
15': Wrong pass of Azim. No MMB player in the Air India Box to receive his high ball.
14': Brilliant movement of Seuoka,I sfaq passed him in the AIR box, Seuoka was
trying to Back Volly the ball but unable to impact any.
13':Barreto wanted to pass James but well blocked by Khelemba Sigh
in the Mid field area.
10': Kailash Patil from right side, wanted to pass the ball to Opara, but Biwajit
Saha was Alert, cleared the ball.
8': Air India Keeper Arnab blocked an attack of Biswajit Saha from right side.
5': Kailash Patil crossed from right side. went away over the cross bar.
4':Corner for Bagan. Marcos corner cleared by Air India Keeper Arnab Das Sharma
but again attack by Bagan.
2':Throw in for Air India. Uttam Singh's Throw in cleared by MMB defence
1' :Match started, Sk Azim cleared an attack of Kailash of AIr India.
0': One minute silence in memory of late Jyoti Basu,Great Indian Leader and Former Chief Minister of West Bengal.
MMB:Shilton,Surkumar,James,Biswajit,Sagram,Kulothungan,
Isfaq,Marcos,Azim,Seuoka, Barreto.
AIR:Arnab,James,Khelemba.Harpreet,Farid,Uttam,Henry,Yusuf,
Tapan,Kailash,Opara.
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January
Good Bye Lothar Mathhaus - come again to Kolkata
by : KFC | Kolkata
17
January
FIFA Trophy Tour Cancelled due to demise of Jyoti Basu
by : KFC | Kolkata
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world soccer Governing body FIFA and it's sponsors Coca Cola cancelled their World Cup trophy tour show at Salt Lake Stadium,Kolkata on Sunday after the demise of former West Bengal chief minister and veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu.
As a mark of respect for death of the Great Indian leader,the organiser of the shoe told that the current situation in Kolkata is not appropriate to organise the celebrations around the 2010 FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola in Kolkata.
The organising committee gave condolence for demise of Mr. Jyoti Basu. Their thoughts and sympathies are with Mr.Basu's family and with the millions of people who have been inspired and influenced by him througout Bengal and India.
In a statement they expressed their apologies to the football fans of Kolkata who wanted to visit the original FIFA world Cup and also wanted to share the joy of the evenibg programmes on sunday.
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16
January
Panasonic India helps AIFF for football Developments
by : KFC | Kolkata
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With a view to expand its marketing network and ramp up its production capacity,
electronic and electrical products maker, Panasonic Group of Thailand
said that it would invest $300 million by the next three years in India. With hopes to double the India revenues from the current Rs 2,200 crore turnover, Daizo Ito, CEO, Panasonic India, said the company will ramp up production across its five manufacturing units in India.Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd, was established in 3rd October 2008.
"In India, we have five factories and plan to open more in a period of three-years
. We will continue to invest in the Indian market as we want to take opportunity
of such times (of recession) when other markets are shying away,"
the company's Director (Operations and Planning), Arjun Balakrishnan told
reporters.
To help Indian Football from grassroots and youth Level, Panasonic India is ready
to extend their hand with All India Football Federation.In a press
meet which held at Gorgaon based Panasonic Experiment Centre at ABW Tower
near IFFCO Chalk today at 5 PM where Daizo Ito, CEO, Panasonic India Pvt Ltd, signed the contract with AIFF President
Mr. Praful Patel .Panasonic India will provide Rs.15 crore (approx)To AIFF for next Three years. Rs. 4.75 Crore for every year they will provide
for developing Indian Youth soccer.But one of their conditions is India must play
not less than six International Matches every year and are likely to play Thailand,
also sponsored by Panansonic, in an international friendly soon.
As a part of the deal, Panasonic will also undertake marketing and promotional
activities for the game. To mark this sporting association, Panasonic also
unveiled its jersey for football players through Bollywood Actress Dia Mirza.
AIFF President MR. Praful Patel and Daizo Ito was present in the occasion.
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16
January
Mumbai FC hold Fed Champion East Bengal at home
by : Debashis Majumder| Kolkata
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East Bengal ended with a goalless draw against Mumbai F.C. in their away I-League encounter in Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai. This draw could make any benefit to any of the two teams.
With the beginning of the match East Bengal started to put pressure on Mumbai defence but both Budhiram and Yakubu missed out couple of early chances. Mumbai F.C. also organised certain counters but the majority control of the match was enjoyed by the visitors. In spite of their dominance in the match East Bengal failed to score even a single goal in the first half.
In the second half East Bengal continued their pressure but this time the home team also organised certain better replies but no chance was happened to the scoreboard and finally more or less as an uneventful game the match ended with a goalless draw. Keyne Vincent of Mumbai F.C. was awarded with the Man of the Match award.
In another I-League encounter in a Goan derby Churchill Brothers also registered a goalless draw against Sporting Club de Goa. Luis Bareto, the Sporting goalkeeper was selected as the Man of the Match for this particular game.
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East Bengal:Abhra,Mirmal,Mehraj,Nabi,Okpara,Mehtab,Khabra,Alvito
(Sanju),Budhiram (Subhash),Hammond,Yakubu(Baichug).
Mumbai F.C:Nithinlal,Prem Kumar,Bernard,Edathodika,Kamaljeet,
Surojit Roy,Dane Pereira,Nowel,Vincent,Abhishek,Quao.
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ON LINE UPDATES
16.01.2010 : Mumbai F.C 0 - 0
KF East Bengal.
M.O.M : Keyne Vincent (MFC)
FT: Match ended Goalless.
90': No sore yet.. corner for KEB. Sanju well corner.. Nitmal's header went away.
85': Subhah Singh came in place of Budhiram Tudu for east Bengal.On the other hand Bahiru Abbash came in place of Dane Pereira for MFC.
80':Mehtab fouled Alex Ambrose.Free Kick by Nowel. Cleared by KEB defence.
77': well attack by MFC. Nowwl Wilson passed in the box but Khabra was alert.cleared the ball
73':free kick for East Bengal. Sanju Pradhan took the kick..went away.
71': Referee shown yellow card to Evans Quao of MF for a bad tackle.
70':Changing in East Bengal Side. Baihung Bhutia came in plae of Yakubu.
69': Baichug is warming up in sideline.Yakubu may be replaced by him
66':Yakubu's long shot well taken by Nidhinlal but Hamond was off side.
64':Corner for MFC. Kamaljeet shot cleared by Okpara throuth his header.No damage done in Nown Wilson's corner.
60':Free Kick of MFC. Nowel Wilson took the Kick. Abhra cleared the ball but he was injured. now he is fit to play.
54':Surojit Roy missed a chance ..Vincent passed him in left flank but Surojit was unable to collect the ball properly.
51': Hammond to Khabra in right side..Khabra crossed the ball but well collected by MFC Keeper.
49': Well solo run of Mehtab from midfield. passed to yakubu.. Yakubu's long shot went away.
47':Prem Kumar well saved a brilliant effort of Yaubu.
46': Second half started. No score in first half.
HT: End of First half. No score
45'+1':Corner for Keb.Alvito's corner cleared by MFC defence.
45':No score yet. Few times more to end of First half.
42':Good effort by Mehtaab.Passed to Budhiram in left.. BUt it was too fast for Buhiram.
38': Mumbai FC is playing well now. Pressurising with their both wings in KEB defence.
36': Outstandig save by Abhra, otherwise it could be a goal of Vicent .Nowl well passed to Abhishek, Abhishek lobbed the ball in KEB box.Vincent header fisted by Abhra last time.
33': MFC lost a good chance.. Abhishek to Dane Pereira from left. Dane entered in the KEB Box.. But his cross well cleared by Okpara timely.
31':Mehtab fouled Nowl to collect a high ball. Now East Bengal is attacking from left..
29': Still no score yet. MFC got a free Kick. Nowl Wilson shot cleared by Mehtab.
26': Bad foul of Noel Wilson to Yakubu. Referee shown him Yellow Card.
25':Free Kick to MFC. Nirmal Chettri fouled Vincent. No damage done i the Free Kick of MFC.
22':Kamaljeet of MFC slightly injured.He is ow out of the field for treatment.
19':Prem Kumar crossed from right..Kamaljeet shot went away widly.
18': Harmanjot Khabra well crossed from left side ater geeting a ball from a corner but Hammond header went away.
14':Budhirm missed a great Chance..Hamond passed him well..Budhiram one to one situation.But ultimetly missed the target.
12':Khabra cleaed a Dane Pereira atack from left.
10': Well left footer of Alvito from left..went away
8':Good footwork of Yakubu.Passed to Nabi.NAbi missed.
6': Hammond Shot from a closer went away direct to the Keper of MFC.
5': Budhiram Tudu did well. Edthodika cleared the ball timely, otherwise it could be goal for KEB
4': Laovely move of Hammond. Got a pass from Khabra from right.Cleared by MFC defence.
2': Match started. Yakubu attack bloked by Nowl Wilson.
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16
January
Dream comes true : We have seen Original FIFA World Cup Trophy
by : Abhishek Bhattacharyya & Sudipta Sur | Kolkata
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It’s a dream come true for all the football fanatics of Kolkata as the Ultimate prize
is being exhibited in the City of Joy this weekend. Fans will get to meet their
dream trophy on Saturday and Sunday in Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake
Stadium. German Football Legend Lothar Matthaus has already unveiled the
trophy in a press conference yesterday marking its arrival in the Asian Continent.
As a fan and a football writer it was my privilege to earn my meeting with the
FIFA World Cup Trophy this morning in YBK. I can’t express my excitement with
few words right now but as I have to write all I can say it’s really once in a
lifetime opportunity for any football fan. The Coca-Cola FIFA Trophy Tour has
a fixture to visit the 86 countries in 89 cities according to their world map
structure, starting its journey in Asia from Kolkata, India.
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This morning the carnivale kicked off from 8:30 am and is set to go on till tomorrow evening. There is a lot of great activites out there with capturing yourself for a goal scoring celebration video followed by a 3D FIFA World CUP film and last but not the least a photo with the FIFA WORLD CUP. So guys and girls who love football and don’t want to miss the opportunity do visit the Salt Lake Stadion and enjoy one of the best moment of your life .
Thank you FIFA,Thank You Coca-Cola on behalf of kolkatafootball.com. for initiating such a brilliant tour for the Football fans of Kolkata and all over the world.
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15
January
I Love Kolkata - Lothar Mathhaus
by : KFC | Kolkata
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The authentic FIFA World Cup trophy made of solid, 18-carat gold being brought
to India
by Coca-Cola for the first time will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
the
football enthusiasts across India to catch a glimpse of World Football’s greatest
prize.
Embarking on its world-wide journey, coca-cola FIFA World Cup Trophy,2010
was unveiled in Kolkata today at Hotel Hyatt Regency near Salt Lake Stadium.
The coveted Trophy was unveiled by Mr. Kanty Ganguly - MIC, Dept. of Sports,
Govt of West Bengal, Lothar Mathhaus-German Football Legend, Mr. Alberto
Colaco - General Secretay of AIFF, Mr. Subrata Dutta- Vice President of AIFF and
IFA,Mr. S.B.Ganguly - Hony. President IFA, Ling Ling Lui - FIFA Media Spokesman,
Mr. Kshiti Goswami - MIC, PWD, Govt. of West Bengal,Atul Singh, President &
CEO, Coca-Cola India and many other eminent personalities.In this regards a
press meet has taken place at the Hotel's Boll Room today.
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The three day extravaganza of soccer mania (from 15-17th January), the Football
Fans of Kolkata will witness an exclusive showcase of the FIFA World Cup Trophy
at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday (Jan 16) essaying the extraordinary journey
of the world’s greatest football spectacle.On Sunday (Jan 17) at the stadium,
German Football legend Lothar Mathhaus would lift the original Coca-Cola FIFA
World Cup Trophy once again, reminding his fans in Kolkata about Germany’s
historic World Cup win in 1990.In that evening of music and entertainment
featuring some memorable World Cup matches in A Giant Screen alongwith the
singing sensation of Famous Singer Usha Uttup, followed by performances of
Bangla Band Chandrabindoo, and an electric concert by Euphoria,India’s famous
rock band.
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The Football Fans who have invitation card from Coca-Cola can take pictures of
the Trophy tomorrow with a hard security at Salt Lake.In the said press meet,
German Football Legend - Lothar Mathhaus answered some questions of media
personal.With a good English he answered all the Questions of the Media Men.
He told he knew the name Kolkata as Football crezy city of India. But he came
here for first. He praised the present media personnel who were present at the
press meet.While answering a Question he told that, India has a potential in
football near future.
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As part of the press meet Jharkhand team, winner of Coca-Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain
Trophy, 2010 was also felicitated by Kanti Ganguly - MIC Sports. Govt. Of West
Bengal,Lothar Mathhaus - Former Captain of Winning German Team in 1990, and
Atul Singh, President & CEO, Coca-Cola India . Each player of the Jharkhand team
was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25000. In-addition, the Jharkhand Football
Association was also given a cash award of Rs 1 lakh. As a part of the Coca- Cola
Mir Iqbal Trophy 2009, 20 promising young footballers have been identified and
short listed by AIFF and will be subsequently coached ad groomed to form the
National u-16 sub-junior Team. Our of these 20 youg footballers,16 most
promising players will attend the COCA - COLA INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
CAMP IN SOUTH AFRICA
to be orgnised in June 2010 during the FIFA World Cup. Jharkhand team from
East Zone won the national finals o Coca cola Mir Iqbal Trophy.
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15
January
India will Meet Kyrgyzstan in AFC Challenge Cup, Sri Lanka
by : Debashis Majumder | Kolkata
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AFC has confirmed the kick-off times for matches during next year’s AFC
Challenge Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka.The tournament, for Asia’s second
tier national teams, takes place from February 16-27.
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FIXTURES OF THE TOURNAMENT
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16.2.2010 :: Tajikistan VS Bangladesh
16.2.2010 :: Myanmar VS Sri Lanka
17.2.2010 :: India VS Kyrgyzstan
17.2.2010 :: DPR Korea VS Turkmenistan
18.2.2010 :: Bangladesh VS Myanmar
18.2.2010 :: Sri Lanka VS Tajikistan
19.2.2010 :: Kyrgyzstan VS DPR Korea
19.2.2010 :: Turkmenistan VS India
20.2.2010 :: Tajikistan VS Myanmar
20.2.2010 :: Sri Lanka VS Bangladesh
21.2.2010 :: India VS DPR Korea
21.2.2010 :: Turkmenistan VS Kyrgyzstan
24.2.2010 :: Semi-final 1
24.2.2010 :: Semi-final 2
27.2.2010 :: Third-place play-off
27.2.2010 :: Final
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15
January
East Bengal will face Mumbai F.C tomorrow at Mumbai
by : Debashis Majumder | Kolkata
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Tomorrow in the Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai in an away encounter East Bengal
is going to face Mumbai F.C. This is going to be a very interesting I-League
encounter as both the teams are now eager for a win Mumbai F.C. needs win to
improve their position further whereas East Bengal needs a desperate win to keep
their championship run alive.
Tomorrow East Bengal is going to come out at the field with the complete team as
the team neither has any card problem nor any injury. On the other hand Mumbai
F.C. gained total confidence from their last win against J.C.T and they will also
have the home advantage whereas the Federation Cup Champions faced a crucial
1-0 defeat in the last match against Chirag United in home.
But East Bengal coach Phillip de Rider is hopeful for a better result of his team in
tomorrow’s match as he is pretty much impressed with the practice season and
he claimed specially Rider claimed that Alvito d Counha is gaining back is form and
he played an impressive football in the last practice match against Kalighat.
Tomorrow definitely an exciting encounter is going to take place between these
two I-League clubs.
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15
January
END OF THE AFC ‘C’ COACHING COURSE AT PONDICHERRY
At the Valedictory function the Hon’ble Minister for Home, Government of
Pondicherry Thiru. E. Valsaraj is honoring Sri. Gabriel E Joseph.(Right)
by : KFC | Kolkata
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At the valedictory function of the Asian Football Confederation ‘C’ coaching
certificate course conducted Pondicherry by Gabriel E Joseph the Director of
Coaching All India Football Federation as the Course Instructor, the Hon’ble Home
Minister, Government of Pondicherry Thiru. E . Valsaraj was the Chief Guest and
he distributed the participation certificates to the participants, momentos and the
Certificate of Honour on behalf of the Rahul Gandhi National Federation to the Course Instructor for his valuable contributions for the development of Football game in India and to I.T. Technical person Charles G.J for his excellent work, creativeness and guidance for the use and implementation of the I,T, Technology in Soccer coaching.
The AFC course scheduled from 30th December,09 to 14th January, 2010 consisted of the participants from Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala viz., S/s V. Virasaravannane, V. Murugan, A. Joseph Raj, K. Suresh, K. Balamurugan, P. Santhoshkumar, M. Lucien, V.Vinothkumar, P. Arun, G.Raja,n A. Jason, R.Sivakumar, C. Yuvaraj, P. Saravanan, Noah Agustine Rozaio, T.D. Dasan, Ebin Rose E. Sureshkumar and Manoj kumar. Thiru. R. Siva the member of the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry gave the felicitation address. While addressing the participants and the gathering Thiru. E. Valsaraj the Hon’ble Minister for Home emphasized on the importance of quality coaches and their responsibilities to teach and coach the grassroot level and to work for channelizing the youth into soccer to have a healthy life and a good soccer team.
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In the function. S/s. S. Selvagandhi and V. Balasubramanian President and Hon. Secretary respectively welcomed and gave volte of thanks to the gathering. Gabriel E Joseph the Course Instructor gave a brief regarding the course. Dr. Rangaraj and FIFA assistant Referee were the Guest lecturers for the classes on the sports medicine related topics and the Laws of the game respectively. All the practical sessions were conducted at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex while theoretical sessions were conducted at the Lion’s Club Hall, Pondicherry.The use of multimedia in the course raised the quality of the course.
Sri. Charles also guided the participants on the use of multimedia IT Technology for the Soccer coaching.. Capturing the activities of the participants and displaying in the immediate theory class on the screen gave ample opportunity for the participants to correct themselves and improve their quality very much. The participants unanimously expressed their view mentioning that the use of I.T into Soccer coaching in the same manner will modernize and revolutionalise the Soccer coaching. During the course there were three practical and three theorectical examinations to asses the level of participants. With the completion this courses it is understood that the AIFF has during the year 2009 conducted a total of 13 Coaching course to develop the coaches.
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15
January
Technological marvel in FIFA World Cup 2010
by : Rana Bose | Kolkata
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The countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa is underway as the
host nation takes on Mexico on 11th June 2010. The FIFA World Cup is considered
the greatest show on earth as the viewership is more than that of the Summer
Olympic Games. Countries from all five continents vie to find a place in the final
31 (the host nation being the automatic choice to fill up the 32nd slot).
The South African football authorities have promised this World Cup Final to be
the best ever in terms of hospitality, infrastructure and clockwork precision.
The FIFA World Cup 2010 will also see for the first time the shift of 3D viewing
from cinema house to the drawing room. From James Cameron’s Avatar one will
leap-frog to the world of the Drogbas, Messis and the Ronaldos. But this technical
excellence comes at a handsome price. The aspiring viewer needs to procure a
new set-top box and a 3-D television as well. To watch 3D, customers will also
require a new ’3D Ready’ TV. Related Links 3-D has been around for decades —
the first 3-D movie Bwana Devil promised “a lion in your lap” and “a lover in your
arms” in 1952 but the technology (and the glasses one has to wear) stayed
chunky and unglamorous.
But now broadcasting advances and more sophisticated TV sets mean the set
manufacturers and TV executives think 3D TV is in the home is more than an
illusion. Top TV makers including Sony, Panasonic, LG and Samsung featured 3D s
creen advances in Las Vegas. Top of the 3D range was Toshiba’s ZX900 series
CELL TV, which promises to convert two-dimensional images into 3D in real time,
so users can watch everything from sports to video games and previously
recorded shows in 3D. The Cell system boasts 143 times the processing power
available in current TV models.
Now it is much more sophisticated, but 3-D TV sets do not come cheap: in most
cases they will cost £200-£300 more than comparable LED or plasma TV sets,
analysts estimate. Toshiba’s CELL TV, which is expected to hit US stores in the
autumn, is likely to retail at a price close to the $10,000 it sells for in Japan.
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At last week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, electronics
manufacturers from Sony to Samsung to Panasonic announced the launch of new
3D HD flat-screen TVs, with the first products likely to be on sale in Australia in
the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup in June.
Sony, which is a sponsor of the soccer World Cup, will also demonstrate its 3D
technology in June by showing match highlights in 3D at a live site in Sydney,
one of seven it will establish around the world.
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The expense might be quite a hurdle for a lot of consumers who have only just
recently shelled out for an expensive new high definition TV set. Equity anlayst
Knight Chang at the Panasonic stand said: “It looks great, and there’s no doubt
it’s wonderful to look at, but the price may scare people away.” In its first year of
operation, ESPN 3D is all set to show live at least 25 matches of the FIFA World
Cup 2010 as also some other major sporting events. ESPN has been testing ESPN
3D for more than two years. For example, it showed a USC-Ohio State college
football game in select theaters and on USC's campus.
The shift from 2-D to 3-D transmission is imminent and will become a permanent
feature in future broadcasts of major sporting events across the globe. All in all
promises to be a feast for the viewer’ eyes.
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