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@obruzon SO far so good. Looking forward to EB performance with stronger teams.

Match day 2 - ISL Team of the week “Again, congrats and thanks to our players” #IndianSuperLeague #EastBengal ❤️💛 transfermarkt.co.in/team-of-the-we…

@ShibajiSports Any update on MRI report?

East Bengal will begin their campaign on 16th February, but the club has been dealt an early concern. Naorem suffered a knee injury during the practice session, and his availability for the opening match will depend on the outcome of an MRI scan. #EastBengalFC

@MarcusMergulhao Is FSDL getting involved? Yes, No or May be?

Yes, Bambolim and Fatorda in Goa. Tentatively, Kalyani and Kishore Bharati in Bengal are options with big games being played at Salt Lake.

@MarcusMergulhao @MarcusMergulhao any update on this?

Nothing decided as of now. ISL clubs have a meeting tomorrow to plan the next course.

@MarcusMergulhao Siverio was replaced in the match. According to this rule isn't that illegal?

As per rules "A player who is sent off after being named on the team list and before kickoff, maybe replaced by a named substitute, who cannot be replaced; the number of substitutions the team can make is not reduced."

@Dickgrays0n194 Indian football needs to come out of the ISL loop and try something new. The current situation is a perfect opportunity. Its sufficiently proven that ISL's presence doesn't matter in the growth of football in India.

Letting those Bengali LegAssy clubs into the ISL was the start of Indian Football downfall

@DAVIDHORRIDGE @HopelessFanASM @7negiashish The viewership was due to retired legends - it was not sustainable anyway.

@HopelessFanASM @7negiashish Any indian govt dept will be a disaster. As will FSDL with Bonnie and CLyde. ISL 1 “allegedly” (and a big word) had 91 million watch the final. Now they will be lucky to get 9. Where did it go wrong. Sundar Raman and Bonnie and Clyde is where it went wrong.

East Bengal management had suggested AIFF to run ISL to Sports Ministry (@7negiashish )

@fni FSDL's main issue is the constitution itself. Get rid of them and organise a rocust pyramid league based on footballing merit. 200 cr not needed. 20 cr enough. We don't need 4k telecast of shitty football.

Reading through this, you get the sense that certain stakeholders are more interested in diluting the constitution than hosting the matches. I hope everyone involved haggles to the last bit to secure a reasonably fair deal. No one should let their guard down.

@HopelessFanASM EB saved the ISL from ICU - hope you remember at some point iLeague was owning the derby and doing better than ISL after retired legends era was over. Don't talk nonsense. The league where EB plays will be the top league.

Can we throw Mohmeddan & East Bengal to I League Agar itna hi shauk hain Aiff league main khelne ka Chale jao I league main aur kabhi Isl main mat aana

@MarcusMergulhao Looking forward

Will do a report later tonight. But in short, no immediate solution

@DulalDey1 Tx for the update

Representatives from Zee and FanCode are attending as well, apart from FSDL. The final meeting is now in progress with the Sports Minister present. The final decision will be known once the meeting concludes.

@DulalDey1 Kichhu taka SG ke diye dik EB. CESC bill boddo bere gechhe.

@Rahul_01Giri Where is the full reply brother? From the tone of last paragraph it looks like a protocol reply.

FIFA has responded to Mohun Bagan’s letter seeking intervention over the delay by AIFF in the Anwar Ali issue.

@7negiashish Great development. Hope a sustainable model comes out of this.

Next steps: Clubs, AIFF, potential bidders, and the Government will meet to find a solution, using Justice L. Nageswara Rao’s report on the failed ISL tender as the basis. #IndianFootball

@ebfchistory PP started it. KC hitting the last nail in the coffin. This disruption was much needed for the reboot of Indian football.

If AIFF really cared about #IndianFootball then they would have ensured the same structure and commercial avenues for at least top 2 tiers so that the difference between the top two tiers financially reduces and implements pro-rel. But they just want to strengthen FSDL's hands!

@7negiashish Its better for Govt to intervene at this point to break the deadlock. Exciting times ahead.

Nothing much happened in the Supreme Court today. The Government said ministry is aware of the situation, ISL will happen, but asked for 2 weeks’ time. ISL clubs were barely heard and called proxy of FSDL by Rahul Mehra. #IndianFootball

@garykrishna2 @IndianGems_ Its a replica

@IndianGems_ yeah we can see eiffel tower in the back ground. AI is magnificent !

This is Kolkata's Newtown spans across 20,000 acres maintained by Government bodies, yes by Government 😭 Roads were pothole/dust free, with proper markings. Proper plantation with wide footpaths.

@_Aswathy_S Yes we are good at finding scapegoats. And coach is the easiest scapegoat.

If coach after coach keeps failing, at some point you have to admit the problem goes way deeper than the touchline. The cycle isn’t repeating by accident, the system is broken, and until that’s fixed, Indian football will stay stuck exactly where it is. #IndianFootball

@debapriya_deb He hates ballers.

No qualification pressure. No flashy opponents. No future NT cycle for next 2 years. Inconsequential game. Yet, Khalid Jamil could not be bold enough to trust the NextGen. Another opportunity lost to prepare for the future. #IndianFootball

@ebfchistory @torch__bearers @eastbengal_fc Great job bhai!

Hemam Shilky Devi and Debasish Roy become unified in history to be the very first goal scorers for East Bengal in the top tier group stage in Asian continental tournaments! Be it men or women’s, East Bengal has been flying the 🇮🇳 Indian flag high in the international stage!