Barreto to pair with Lalam, 3 players sign!

Monday, July 30, 2007

Barreto to pair with Lalam, 3 players sign!

Today Barreto along with Venkatesh and Ishfaq signed for Bagan in the IFA office.

Asked about the upcoming match, Pahira said that he would not want Barreto to play as a withdrawn striker, instead he is all set to pair with Lalampuia, the rising star of Bagan for the 1st match against George Telegraph. Pahira has chalked out the 4-4-2 strategy for Bagan with Habibur and Peter Siddique at the back. Pahira said that he is confident about the team's performance and hopes to start off the season with 3 points.

picture: Soumyadeb SInha

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MOHUN BAGAN ATHLETIC CLUB-The National club of India

A Short History:

MOHUN BAGAN AC-The National club of India, the oldest Club in Asia, was established on 15th August 1889 when India was up in arms against her collonial head, England.

Eversince its establishment the Club had been winning a lot of local leagues and cups but the moment of greatness that surpasses all came in the year 1911 when Mohun Bagan AC became the first Indian club/team to defeat the foreigners in their own game of football.

On 29th of July 1911 Mohun Bagan won the IFA shield beating East Yorkshire 2-1. Eversince there has been no stopping!

The club has won and keeps on winning many a laurel for the country! It has made our Nation Proud!

According to FIFA rankings, in Asia, Mohun Bagan is the 16th biggest team to have an avg. home crowd of 19,888. According to World standards, Mohun Bagan has been ranked of 127 much ahead of other big clubs like Udinese(Italy), Benfica(Portugal) and Fulham(England) to mention a few.

It is however,not an easy task to consolidate the history of a club which is more than 117 years old*...(read more...)

*For Further Info:Please visit The Offical site of MAC: History section please open in a New Window

Location: Kolkata Maidan
Colours: Green and Maroon
Symbol: Sail Boat
Stadium: Mohun Bagan ground
Yuva Bharati Krirangan

MOHUN BAGAN AC- It's not just a club, it is an institution, a religion, a passion. LIVE IT...DIE FOR IT...

Mohun Bagan AC - The National Club of India!

Monday, July 30, 2007