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2026 Durand Cup champions East Bengal will play Al Hussein on 16th September at Amaan International stadium. However, there are several concerns among the Torchbearer's thinktank due to absence of some key foreigners including forward player Chris Ikonimidis, who couldn't travel with the squad due to high fever. And, their star midfielder Mohammed Rashid also in doubt as he has a slight injury, but he travelled with the squad to Jordonian capital, Amman. Thus, head coach Habas will have to re-evaluate his attacking options before wednesday clash. Although East Bengal has a handful of good Indian attacking options like Edmund, Vishnu PV, David Lalhlansanga etc, who can prove themselves at the continental stage. Habas who is known for his counter attacking football, will have only one foreign option in the midfield, that is Dani Ramirez, who has plenty for experience of playing for Valencia, Getafe, he was also a part of Real Madrid B team during his early career. In the absence ...

East Bengal defeated Northeast United FC on their third match of Hero Indian Super League and found their first win this season after two matches beaten setback. The scoreline was 3-1, when Stefan Constantine's Red and Gold brigade outplayed the boys of Northeast at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati on Thursday. Charalambos Kyriakou selected for the Man of the match for his standout performance throughout the game. Pic - Indian Super League social media East Bengal takes an early lead in 11th minutes while Cleiton Silva past the goalkeeper through a hard angle from Mahesh's pass. Though Northeast spends more time in ball possessions, another chance came for East Bengal in first quarter of the match when Cleiton Silva's shot goes side netting. The most critical chance for the Highlanders comes in the end of first half, when Emil Benny's shot saved by East Bengal keeper, and Matt Derbyshire's rebound shot hits crossbar.   In early second...

Kerala Blasters defeated East Bengal by 3-1 in the inaugural opening match of 2022-23 Hero Indian Super League at The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi today. Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, the Ukrainian star scored a brace in his ISL debut, gives Kerala Blasters the win they need in the first match of the season. The fans of them (yennam yellow, manjapadda) were present in the Stadium in full mood today.  Pic - Ivan Kalyuzhnyi In the first 10 minutes East Bengal played agressive moves on which Alex Lima takes the first shot on target in the match, but it saved by Blaster goalkeeper Gill who prevents Alex from scoring the opening goal. Once Adrian Luna finds Leskovic in the box, but the latter missed a free header. The time moves, and Kerala Blasters looks more aggressive in the attacking area, jessel carneiro took a cross for Giannou, but he couldn't make a proper touch with the ball. In 25th minute Sahal Abdul Samad cuts in East Bengal box and played a pass to Puitea, but again K...

Indian Super League side Emami East Bengal recently announced the name of 4 young Indian players to strengthen their squad ahead of upcoming Calcutta Football League.  Pic - Emami East Bengal social media The players are 20 year old Adil Amal. He is a defender and previously he played at college level football in Kerala.  Another 22 year's old forward, Vishnu TM will be the only forward in East Bengal's reserve squad.  A 22 year goalkeeper, MD Nishad who previously played for Gokulam Kerala and in Kerala Premier League, joins East Bengal to bolster their squad.  Another 22 year old young defender Athul Unnikrishnan from Kerala joins Emami East Bengal. 

East Bengal defeated Mumbai City FC by 4-3 in today's Durand Cup match at Kishore Bharati Stadium, Kolkata. A 7 goal thriller match helps East Bengal to find their first win in the prestigious Durand Cup tournament. But the both teams lacked their performance in defence area and East Bengal scored their all goals on counter attacks.  pic - Durand Cup social media In the first half, both East Bengal and Mumbai City managed to score 3 goals but both teams also conceded 3 goals. Total 6 goals scored in first half of the game. The first goal of the match came in 17th minute when forward Sumeet Passi scored a header. Next Mumbai City midfielder Ahmed Jahouh teackled Cleiton Silva before the edge of the box, and the Brazilian forward doesn't forget to score goal this time. He put the ball in the top right corner and make the difference 2-0 immediately. But, soon in a counter attack Bipin Singh servs a cross in East Bengal box and Greg Stewart scored the third goal of the ...

The first Derby match of the season comes to an end in favour of ATK Mohun Bagan as they won the match by 1-0 scoreline at Saltlake Stadium, Kolkata. East Bengal lacked in the final third passes in the attacking area through the whole match. However, their performance in defence was quite good to hold ATK Mohun Bagan on that scoreline. pic - Durand Cup social media  In the first half, ATK Mohun Bagan had the maximum possession on ball, created some goal scoring chances, but failed to capitalise the goal until 46th minute. The first goal of the Derby came from an own goal by Sumeet Passi. ATK Mohun Bagan's Liston Colaco takes a corner kick in a dangerous possession of East Bengal's defence, and the ball goes on to goal from Sumeet Passi's body touches. Also, Hugo Boumous and Carl Machugh was shown yellow card by the referee in the first half. East Bengal first chance came in around 40th minute when Eliandro had the chance to score goal in box area of ATK ...

ATK Mohun Bagan and Emami East Bengal all set to play the prestigious Derby tomorrow at historic Salt Lake Stadium, tomorrow at 6pm. The first Derby match of the season is going to be a crucial match in group B in the tournament.  pic - Google ATK Mohun Bagan played 2 matches, one lost and drew one , currently has 1 point on their name, stands in 4 position of group B. In the first two matches, the performance of ATK Mohun Bagan is nearly average. They conceded 3 goals against I-League side Rajasthan United and one goal against Mumbai City. Florentine Pogba, the star defender is yet to perform his standout performance in these matches. Also, the forwards of ATK Mohun Bagan missed plenty of clear-cut goal scoring chances. Head Coach Juan Ferrando is not happy in his team's performance. And the crucial AFC Cup match against Kuala Lumpur city is coming in 7th September. Before that, ATK Mohun Bagan only has two matches to organise the team.  While, East Bengal also ye...

The Kolkata Giants Emami East Bengal all set to play their third Indian Super League season. They announced a lot of signings including six foreigners for the upcoming football season. In the last two editions of Indian Super League, East Bengal's performance was none other than a disaster. In the last season they ends their Indian Super League journey in the bottom of the table.  pic - East Bengal team practice (Google) This year, East Bengal appointed ex Indian International Stephen Constantine as their new head coach. And the Santosh Trophy winner coach Bino Geroge will assist Constantine in the upcoming Indian Super League. Now we will tell you the five things East Bengal needs to do to have a successful ISL season. 1.  Goalkeeping - Last year East Bengal lacked goalkeepers performance throughout the season. From Arindam Bhattacharjee to Sankar Roy everyone made many mistakes beneath the bar. So, the first point is that East Bengal need a good goalkeeper for t...

Indian Super League side Emami East Bengal set to announce the signing of 24 year old Australian midfielder Jordan O'Doherty. Head Coach Stephen Constantine wants him in his team for the upcoming ISL season.  pic - Jordan O'Doherty ( Wikipedia ) The player Jordan, started his career at Adelaide Riders. Later he played for Adelaide United, Western Sidney Wanderers. Last year he played for Newcastle Jets in A-League.  The player primarily plays as an defensive midfielder or even as a central midfielder. He can be a good signing for East Bengal this year. He will be the Asian quota signing of the team. He also played for Australian u-23 team, where he played 2 matches. 

Kolkata -: The Kolkata Giants Emami East Bengal all set to announce 5 foreign signing for the upcoming season. Head coach Stephen Constantine chooses the players. The Asian foreign signing quota is not done yet, but it will be also done as soon as possible. Coach Stephen Constantine wants all the foreign players to be arrive Kolkata before the Durand Cup starts. Wheather it is not clear if the players will be able to play in Durand Cup or not. It depends on travel time, visas and match fitness.  Let's see the 5 foreign signing made by East Bengal - Ivan Gonzalez, Alex Lima, Cleiton Silva, Eliandro and Charalambos Kyriakou.  pic - Ivan Gonzalez As per previous reports, the ex-Goan Spanish defender Ivan Gonzalez is a done deal for East Bengal.  pic - Alex Lima Besides that, the 33 year old Brazilian midfielder Alex Lima is set to join East Bengal from Jamshedpur FC. He played 41 matches for Jamshedpur and scored one goal in the last two Indian Super ...

The 26 year old Indian goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh signs for Emami East Bengal from Odisha FC. East Bengal pays the transfer fees for him. He will be the first choice goalkeeper of East Bengal for the upcoming Indian Super League season.  pic - Kamaljit Singh East Bengal set to sign 27 year old Indian forward Sumeet Passi from Roundglass Punjab FC. The player played for Northeast United and Jamshedpur FC in Indian Super League previously. He scored 3 goals for Jamshedpur in Indian Super League. He also played for Indian National Football Team. He is the favorite player of current East Bengal head coach Stephen Constantine, while Stephen was coaching India in past times.  pic - Sumeet Passi Indian young defender Lalchungnunga signs for East Bengal for the upcoming season. He played in I-League 2021 with Sreenidi Deccan last season. For his good performance last season, East Bengal signs him this year. 

Newly appointed East Bengal head coach, Stephen Constantine is on his way to decide the foreign signing for the upcoming ISL season. As per some sources, Constantine is considering 3 players from Cyprus, Spain and Australia.  Ivan Gonzalez, the Spanish defender is confirmed for East Bengal. From some rumours , East Bengal is interested in a 28 year old Cypriot defender Alex Gogic. The player is currently playing in St Mirren, in the top tier of Scotland. He is a versatile player who can play as a defender or as a defensive midfielder. pic - Alex Gogic The player represented Cyprus in u19 and u21 level. And also played 12 matches for the Cyprus National Football Team. Currently East Bengal is in hurry to select foreign players before the Durand Cup starts.