NorthEast United FC head coach Juan Pedro Benali acknowledged Mohammedan SC's potential to surprise this season after his team clinched a victory against the debutants at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Former star midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme does not doubt that Lionel Messi will lead Argentina in the 2026 World Cup as he continues to "reinvent himself" at Inter Miami in Major League Soccer.
Prominent sports leaders from Asian and European nations attended the event, along with Raja Randhir Singh, the Acting President of the Olympic Council of India, who was elected as OCA President on Saturday after emerging as the sole candidate for the top position earlier this year.
After winning the 133rd Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium, NorthEast United FC head coach Juan Pedro Benali said that everyone in the squad is still in a very high state of happiness.
Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant will face an in-form NorthEast United FC in the finals of the 133rd Durand Cup which will be played on Saturday at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.
Jithin MS scored a brace while Guillermo Fernandez and Thoi Singh scored a goal each for the Highlanders and an own goal by Tankadhar Bag completed the scoreline. Paogoumang Singson scored the consolation for the Juggernauts, as per a press release from Durand Cup.
Bodoland FC Head Coach Khlain Prykhat Syiemjieh fielded a strong line up with Ghanaians Benjamin Techie, Joe Aidoo and Cameroon striker Zacharie Mbenda, leading the attack and another Ghanaian, Frank Nana Kofi, manning the defence, as per a Durand Cup press release. NorthEast United Head Co
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Monday wrote to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, seeking to reverse centralized recruitment in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMR), citing adverse impact on tribal students.