| NewsClick

You deserve independent, critical media. Subscribe and Support

Jaydeep Basu
East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Indian Football’s Corporate Woes
13 Sep 2021
While East Bengal and Mohun Bagan’s refusal to play in the Calcutta Football League (CFL) is another ominous sign of how the two legacy clubs are slowly but surely moving away from their founding…
Jaydeep Basu
Cut, Copy, Waste: Indian Sports’s Social Media Has Been Co-Opted To Serve A Nationalist Agenda
07 Feb 2021
In times of crises, arise the PR stuntmen, whose slick messaging and wordplay has become a feature of sportspersons Twitter feed in recent times. The problem isn’t what is being said, the problem is…
Jaydeep Basu
Exclusive | State Associations Write to AIFF Demanding Elections
30 Nov 2020
Following the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF’s) request to the Supreme Court requesting extension to the tenure of its Executive Committee and office bearers, 21 state associations have…
Leslie Xavier
ATK Mohun Bagan vs SC East Bengal: Both Managers Claim Moral Victory, One Leaves With Three Points
28 Nov 2020
In the aftermath of a game that has dominated the headlines in a week of many, the coaches of both clubs — ATK Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal — claimed their teams played better than the other. The…
Newsclick Sports
I-League Likely to be Postponed by a Month, Premier League Displays Financial Might Amidst Pandemic And More (Football Round-Up)
07 Oct 2020
Short Passes (Football News Round-up): I-League likely to be postponed by one month, to start in December: CEO | Premier League defies virus crisis to flex financial muscle | Serie A president tests…
Jaydeep Basu
East Bengal Faces a New Identity Crisis, Lost In A Web of Its Own Making
20 Jun 2020
Blindly rushing into an agreement with Quess Corp that transferred all sports rights to the corporate partner, East Bengal now face the humiliating prospect of being denied the right to play football…
Jaydeep Basu
Amphan And Covid-19: The Double Blow Has Rocked Foundations of Bengal Football
26 May 2020
For academies already struggling for financial aid because of the damages inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the super cyclone has added a new devastating blow. For most, training facilities, and…
Jaydeep Basu
East Bengal’s Future Sense: Stick to the Club’s Legacy and Character, Clean the In-House Mess
28 Mar 2020
A century since its birth, East Bengal FC faces one of its biggest challenges yet, battling a sense of inferiority as its greatest rival climbs over to the Indian Super League (ISL). Rushing to find…