After a meeting involving all the players and Indian staff, a collective decision was taken not to travel to Iran for the match.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs East Bengal Live Streaming: Mohun Bagan, runners-up in the previous edition, are aiming to capture their 18th Durand Cup title, while East Bengal will be equally determined to secure what would be their 17th crown.
Mohun Bagan became only the second team in the ISL history to clinch the League Winners' Shield as well as the ISL Cup in the same season, after Mumbai City did the same in the 2020-21.
Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC live streaming: Mohun Bagan Super Giant host Bengaluru FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in their ISL fixture.
Bengaluru FC will be relying on Ryan Williams who has been in form with five goals and four assists in 11 appearances, while Rahul Bheke will be helm their defence.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan live streaming, ISL 2024: The season's first derby, originally scheduled during the Durand Cup in August, was abandoned due to security concerns amid the RG Kar rape-and-murder protests.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League 2 after the Kolkata side decided against travelling to Iran to face Tractor FC, the continental body AFC said on Monday, pending further decision on the matter.
Mohun Bagan completely crushed city rivals Mohammed Sporting riding on three first-half strikes from Jamie Maclaren, Subhasish Bose and Greg Stewart in the less fancied 'Kolkata Derby'
Keeping their players' "safety and security" in mind, Mohun Bagan Super Giant have decided against travelling to Iran for their AFC Champions League 2 match against Tractor FC owing to the existing volatile situation in the west Asian nation.
Mohun Bagan's defensive frailties haunted them once again within a fortnight, as they squandered a two-goal lead to play out a 2-2 draw with Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League opening match here on Friday.
India defender Anwar Ali, his current side East Bengal, and parent club Delhi FC on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court and sought a stay on the suspension imposed on the player by the All India Football Federation for "illegally terminating" his four-year contract with Mohun Bagan.
When East Bengal take on Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata derby of the ISL season on October 19, Anwar Ali will be in the stands, or his couch at home, rather than at the heart of their rearguard.
In a rare sight, supporters of the two clubs held each other's flags and raised slogans demanding justice for the victim's family, with a huge contingent of the police keeping a vigil on the situation.
All Durand Cup matches in Kolkata could shift to Jamshedpur, however, an official communication on the same is yet to come.
The PSC is expected to issue its final order on August 22 or 23. And with Mohun Bagan reserving their rights “to claim appropriate sanctions and damages”, Anwar Ali might face a ban or a heavy fine or both.
The seasoned Hugo Boumous propelled Mohun Bagan into lead with his 17th-minute strike at the Salt Lake Stadium.
The reigning Indian Super League champions, who are slated to begin their AFC Cup group stage campaign on September 19, have two players — Liston Colaco and Ashish Rai — in the 22-member squad for the Hangzhou showpiece whose football matches will begin on September 19.
For Mohun Bagan, the goal-scorers were Jason Cummings, Manvir Singh and Anwar Ali, whereas Jorge Pereyra Diaz scored the consolation goal for Mumbai. The former will be up against FC Goa in the semifinals in Kolkata on Thursday.
In 1911, the prospect of an all-Indian side playing against a British team, East Yorkshire Regiment, in an IFA Shield final drew crowds from far away. East India Railway issued a special train to bring fans.
Mamata Banerjee said that she played football "100 times a day" and it kept her fit.
Mohun Bagan took the I-League trophy on a 14-kilometre tour in Kolkata with thousands of fans lining up the streets. All of this came amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The two iconic clubs of Kolkata have always provided the glamour quotient for an otherwise nondescript Indian domestic football structure
To the sharp criticism that he faced for his first tweet, Roy said that it was due to “lack of understanding” and tweeted, “The fact that I support East Bengal while sitting in West Bengal should constantly remind me that we were driven out because of our religion.”
Under the contours of the deal, 74% shares of Mohun Bagan will go to the Streamcast Group, while 24% will remain with senior officials of the club.
In the centenary year of Mohun Bagan’s IFA Shield victory, football is alive and kicking in Bengal, writes Shamik Bag.