P. K. Banerjee - The Best Indian footballer of 20th century

India is growing in football but today I am going to talk about a player from the golden time of football. This man has witnessed rise and growth of Indian football. Unfortunately he also witnessed the drop of football in India. PK Banerjee is more than a great personality and devoted his whole life to the football.
His contributions to Indian football cannot be compared with any one. From a player to the coach of India and local clubs he remained at the top. He was a great player…

Peerless FC : The history maker

CFL is the oldest league of India with a legacy of 121 years old. In the last 60 years the league is owned by the big three of Calcutta- East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting . But 2020 seems to give surprises at every stage and this starts with Peerless winning the CFL. They put an end to the Trio rule for 60 years.
Peerless SC was crowned the new Calcutta Football League champion while confirming its top position in the elite tier - premier division ‘A’ – of the country’s oldest (121-year-old) League…

Ousmane Dembele : Injury prone or an unfit match

‘Dembele! Dembele! Dembele!’ In 2017 the slogan was quite common among the Barca fans as they landed the French youth Football prodigy at Barcelona with a huge deal of 105 million Euro. This became the joint highest transfer in that year along with Paul Pogba. The money was spent well, created huge buzz but this was not Bundesliga anymore. He was going to play with the icons and probably in the most successful club of last decade. Barcelona is alredy star stuck and Dembele was brought to fill the massive black…

North East United : The club of seven sisters

What is the national game of India? When you ask this question the major answer will be either cricket or Kabaddi. When you ask the same question in the north east, the answer will be different. Football is like a religion there and they bleed on football. That is the main reason for North East being the power of football in India. This is the national game of North East. The place is famous for producing footballing talents and gifted a number of footballers through ages. When the country is setting…

Odisha FC : The story of Shifted Club

ISL is the new born football league system for modern India. From the beginning eight teams have participated and it would not be fair if the capital of this country did not have any teams. Not necessarily the decision was good for the team. The team brought some of the greatest names like Maluda, Roberto Carlos in football and also performed well. But all the hard work was in vain as there are no such spectators to support the team. This is the scenario of Delhi. They failed to bring audience in…

Neymar : Injury prone or unlucky

Brazil is the birthplace of great footballers and also won the prestigious FIFA world cup for maximum of five times. The greatest Brazilian footballer of this generation is the PSG superstar Neymar. Neymar is considered as one of the greatest and god gifted footballers of all time.
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar Santos Sr. and Nadine da Silva. His father is a former footballer and became his son’s advisor as Neymar’s talents began to grow. Neymar comments on his father’s role: "My father has…

Olympique de Marseille : The only French club to win Champions League

France is the current world cup winner . They had some of the greatest talents of football and they featured in the top clubs of Europe. Talking about the clubs , France is not known for great clubs and the only club that we heard in the present era is the PSG. But it is surprised to know that the only club to won the Champions League from France is Olympique de Marseille.
While Marseille was officially founded in 1892, it wasn’t until 1899 that the footballing section was…

Neroca FC : The pride of Manipur

North East has always been a powerhouse of Indian Football. For them Football is the national sport and not cricket. But many clubs are not found to be playing in the top flight. In the last two decades few clubs came up from the North East and are already making their mark in the Indian football. Some of them are Shillong Lajong FC, Aijwal FC and newest of the lot is Neroca FC. Undoubtedly with Neroca joining the main force of football, Indian football reached another level.
Although the club gained popularity in the…