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The AIFF has reviewed its decision to ban Mohun Bagan for two years for violation of regulations during a Kolkata Derby last December, reports said today. The Executive Committee, according to reports on emCNN-IBN/em, has lifted the two-year suspension and instead, imposed a Rs 2 crore fine. Bagan will also resume the current I-League season on zero points. [caption id=attachment_589101 align=alignleft width=380 The AIFF has reviewed its decision
Mohun Bagan would formally request the All India Football Federation to review its decision to impose a three-year suspension on the club for abandoning the Dec 9 I-League derby against arch-rivals East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium. We have decided that we will formally ask for a review, Mohun Bagan general secretary Anjan Mitra told IANS Sunday. The letter would be sent to AIFF president Praful Patel by Monday. We have arrived at this decision after consulting our panel of lawyers, said Mitra. [caption id=attachment_573834 align=alignleft width=380 Mohun Bagan would formally request
Mohun Bagan club Saturday urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to reassess the two year I-League ban imposed on it and blamed the referee for the 9 December derby fiasco. Hours after the AIFF kicked out the city soccer giants from the I-League for abandoning its match against East Bengal mid-way following crowd trouble, Bagan general secretary Anjan Mitra said the decision has hurt millions of soccer lovers and announced it would move an appropriate forum after an emergent Executive committee meeting later. We will decide on moving an appropriate forum after discussing the matter in our executive committee meeting. We will also consult our lawyers before we decide whether we will move a court of law or the AIFF, Mitra told media persons at the club tent here. He hoped the AIFF will rethink its decision after a reassessment, in the interest of football, Bengal football and Indian football. [caption id=attachment_573159 align=alignleft width=380 Mohun Bagan club Saturday urged the
strongNew Delhi: /strong Iconic football club Mohun Bagan was today handed a two-year ban from the I-League by the All India Football Federation for abandoning the violence-marred derby match against East Bengal on December 9. The decision was taken by the I-League Core Committee, which also declared all of club's matches in the I-League Competition 2012-2013 cancelled and considered null and void. The I-League Core Committee of the AIFF received the detailed Report dated 26th December 2012 of the Hon'ble Justice A K Ganguly relating to I-League Match No. 68 between Kingfisher East Bengal (KEB) and McDowell Mohun Bagan (MMB) played at Yuba Bharati Stadium, Salt Lake City Kolkata on 9 December 2012, the AIFF said in a statement. Justice Ganguly in his report has concluded that the decision of MMB for not playing the match after the interval cannot be supported on the grounds of Force Majeure and accordingly MMB has breached Regulation 22 of the I-League Regulation 2012-2013. [caption id=attachment_572546 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi: /strong Iconic foo
Mohun Bagan's fate in the I-League will likely be known this week after the one-man committee of retired judge A.K. Ganguly gave a patient hearing to the club and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for over five hours here Monday. Ganguly, a retired Supreme Court judge, told IANS that both the parties have presented their case. Mohun Bagan are staring at a two-year ban from the I-league for abandoning their match against East Bengal mid-way, Dec 9. Ganguly will evaluate all aspects of the abandoned match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in accordance with I-League regulations 2012-13. [caption id=attachment_568396 align=alignleft width=380 Mohun Bagan's fate in the I-League
Moroccan Karim Bencherifa,beginning his second stint as coach of Mohun Bagan, today saidhis main aim would be to regain the I-League title. The 44-year-old was recalled from Goa after SantoshKashyap was asked to quit after the team's failure in theFederation Cup and the back-to-back defeats in the I-League. Karim had served Mohun Bagan for 19 months beforejoining Salgaocar Sports Club in 2010 and won the I-League andFederation Cup in 2011.Karim had left Bagan 33 months ago after differencescropped up between him and club officials. [caption id=attachment_528863 align=alignleft width=380 Moroccan Karim Bencherifa,beginning
Before you get any ideas, Mohun Bagan are not champions of the continent. They are also not a team which has the likes of Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres playing for them, nor do they have an owner like Roman Abramovich. Mohun Bagan can still be compared to Chelsea in one way: they are a trigger-happy club when it comes to firing managers. And both teams are probably the hardest to manage in their respective leagues. In fact, they can be termed as even more ruthless than the English club. While Chelsea have a href=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/the-fall-guys-at-chelsea-235094.htmlfired seven managers since 2003/a, Mohun Bagan have overseen the departure of an incredible nine managers in just over three seasons. [caption id=attachment_503968 align=alignleft width=380 Before you get any ideas, Mohun Bag
strongKolkata:/strong Mohun Bagan on Friday named Karim Bencherifa as their coach but the Moroccan is expected to take over the reigns only on November 18 after serving a one-month notice at Salgaocar. Less than a week after Santosh Kashyap was forced to quit following back-to-back losses in I-League and Federation Cup ouster, Mohun Bagan official Srinjoy Bose today said they have negotiated with the Moroccan for a fresh innings at the club. But as Bencherifa would not be available immediately, Mridul Banerjee, an AFC A License holder, was appointed interim coach. [caption id=attachment_496516 align=alignleft width=380 strongKolkata:/strong Mohun Bagan o