Kolkata: Kolkata Maidan might lose his favorite sport, but the cry of the ghoti-bangal football battle resonate through this London Day of Independence, when Bengali Diaspora has a fan football tournament at Ground FC City Slough.
Ifa (Indian Fans Alliance) Shield UK, who took Break Covid last year, featured three matches between Covid Warriors and the survivors, one for women, and the bengal icon, Bagan Derby.
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“PASKOTA Maidan who is friendly between the two giants of the Calcutta football league issued a classic Benaliness not only in the city of joy but also Britain,” said Londoner Anirban Mukhopadhyay, which was conceived by the idea in 2018.
“The match yesterday also celebrated 100 years Derby, “said Subhadeep Bose, Member, Organizing Committee.
Bhaskar Bhattacharyya, who helped get FA accreditation, said, “Very encouraging to see Bengalal from various layers of society united by the Spirit of Football, right when the match seemed to be swept away by consumerism.” Along with British Bengalis, Subhojit Ghosh Choudhury from Belghoria, Debashis Ghosh from Jadavpur and Kumartuli Artisan Kaushik Ghosh, who designed the shield, was involved in the event.
The final of the son saw Mohun Bagan defeating East Bengal 3-1 to pocket a shield, replica of Kolkata’s IFA shield.
Virendra Sharma, MP, Ealing Southall, and Chairperson, Indo-English Parliament Group, gave a trophy.
The Eves Cup was baptized after Lakshmi Chopra, the Mother of the businessman based in Kolkata Pradip Chopra, Director, Heritage Bengal Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the event along with the business forum pointer.