2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner Diego Forlan of Uruguay will be present in the match to be played between Mohun Bagan and Challenger, the team of a reality show of a private TV channel. This challenger team is coached by Brazilian Star Branco and mentor of the team is great Diego Forlan. There is another milestone of Mohun Bagan that the team will play in front of a player who is the Golden Ball winner of 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa just 20 days before. But Mohun Bagan team is not ready at all because since the practice started on 16th July, 2010 only 14 nos. of players are available for club practice, rest of the players are in State duty and National duty. The foreigners have not arrived still now except Muritala Ali, who has arrived today at Kolkata. Among the 14players there are four goalkeepers. So the team is not ready to play a competitive match. However, it is prestige match and Mohun Bagan will play this match.

Mohun Bagan fans share their emotions on the 1911 centenary. Here’s how they share their feelings –

Dr. Raj Shankar Ghosh  came up with a poem –

Goal e Hiralal, dan e Bhuti Babu
Ba dik samle Sudhir
Ak lakh lok, aj jomayet
Football math e bhir.

Monomohon er majh math
Sathe Rajendrath Sen
Nilmadhab er karamoti aj
Gora rayi dekhben.

Habul r Kanu r jutir chonde
Charkhar Gora dol
Bangali r mone phurti byapok
Bijoy er pa e ball.

Shibdas Babu somota pheran
Sesh hasi Abhilash
Mohun Bagan Bangalir buk e
Sona jhora itihas.

Tridip Sheet shares the golden moments –

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Arindam Das shares the feeling –
 

Udit Mitra hopes :

Ajke theke abar amader club notun kore sopoth nik..amra hobo sera, amra dekhbo
age, amra set korbo notun milestone!!
Prarthona korchi..hajar hajar bochor dhore dule dule chole jeno amader nouka!!
Sobaike sobuj maroon bhalobasa!!

Shankar Chatterjee wishes

Respect, love, emotion, tradition all mixed up Mohun Bagan day at Mohun Bagan ground and Mohun Bagan began the centenary celebrations of their famous 1911 IFA Shield final win over British Army’s East Yorkshire Regiment at the club ground, on Thursday.

The club officials and fans across the globe celebrated this historic day in their own ways. One of the prominent event was that of a torch relay from Mohun Bagan Lane, North Kolkata to the Mohun Bagan tent. Atin Ghosh was the key person behind the event. Prominent mohunbaganis like Justice Shyamal Sen, footballer Prasun Banerjee were present at Mohun Bagan Lane. Later on Srinjoy Basu received the torch from Atin Ghosh at the tent.

This was followed by three consecutive football matches – first between Mohun Bagan juniors and Mona Guin Coaching Centre, where the green and maroon brigade won 2-0. Then there was another match between the ex-players of the club.  Participants include players like Vijayan, Ancheri, Tarun De, Shyam Thapa, Amit Das and more. Mohun Bagan whites won 2-1 against Mohun Bagan Maroon-and -green.  Later Kolkata Sports Journalist Club won against Artists Forum by 3-0

In this auspicious occasion former players, cinema artists, political leaders and other famous personalities were present. At a glittering function in the evening at the club ground, the club awarded  ‘Mohun Bagan Ratna’ to the family members of the 9 triumphant footballers – family members of Bhuti Sukul could not be contacted. Before that H.E. Mr. N.K.Narayanan, Governor of West Bengal and   Post Master General Mr. S. Chakraborty released a special cover for the memorial of the 1911 team. Later there was a fantastic cultural programme, performed by Sraboni Sen, Lopamudra Mitra and Bangla Band Chandrabindoo. There were three Padmashrees Sailen Manna, Chuni Goswami and P.K. Banerjee were beside ministers of Govt. of West Bengal and Central Government. The Mayor of Kolkata was also there.

MohunBaganclub.com salute this immortal-XI of 1911 with full of respect, emotion and love. Jai Ho Mohun Bagan.