KOLKATA'S FOOTBALL LEGACY
399 views · Published 21 April 2011 · 2:45 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: News Hour India · 2011 · Sports
Football fever runs very high in Kolkata. With names like Mohan Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, the City of Joy can boast of the biggest establishment in Indian football. Infact, some football lovers even say that India's fight for independence was also fought through football. It was on July 29th, 1911 that the Indian team of Mohan Bagan defeated the British in a game of football.
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