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| | Rediff On The NeT: Indian football - confusion worse confounded |
 | | Even as the eight quarterfinalists of the last National Championships battle it out in the ongoing National Games at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, the Indian Football Association announced the kick-off for the McDowell Cup scheduled for late this week. |
 | | Four teams are in the fray in this curtain-raiser to the Calcutta football season: East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting, an IFA Selection XI and FC Kochin, which is being sponsored by United Breweries, one of whose brands is McDowell whisky. |
 | | Men like Shibdas Bhaduri, Abilas Ghose, Umapati Kumar, Gostha Pal (known as the Great Wall of China and the first footballer to be decorated with the Padma Shri, albeit posthumously), Sailen Manna, Sattar and Jarnail Singh among others have made the green and maroon of the club universally respected. |
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