Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Chennai

Journalist @sportstarweb | Ex @ACJIndia | Former football writer at Twelfth Man Times | Views personal and always open for a story

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shillong and football a match made in heaven

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee |Ayon Sengupta |Shayan Acharya |Kavita Menon

Shillong has two things quintessential to it: football and music. For most of the year, the streets here are adorned with either banners of music festivals or players of the local club, Shillong Lajong, competing in the I-League. The capital city has been touted as the rock capital of India, having hosted concerts by artistes like the Scorpions and Steven Wilson to nurtured home-grown bands like Soulmate, Afflatus, and Aberrant.
Churchill Brothers or Inter Kashi? AIFF Appeals Committee to decide I-League champion sooner than expected

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee |Sunil Gavaskar

The Appeals Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has decided to expedite the process of confirming the I-League champion, bringing forward the meeting from April 28 to April 12. Churchill Brothers, the provisional leader in the I-League, and second-placed Inter Kashi are the two teams in contention, with the latter expecting to be awarded three points from a match against Namdhari played in January this year.
When winter puts Ladakh into hibernation, Ice Hockey wakes up as its favourite way of life

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee |Sunil Gavaskar

Winter in Ladakh is marked by frequent snowfalls, shut marketplaces and temperatures dropping well below -10°C. Most of the town stays indoors, schools remain closed and most fauna around the Himalayas go into hibernation.
Mohammedan Sporting risks ISL expulsion over breach of FSDL agreement

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee |Sunil Gavaskar

Mohammedan Sporting risks expulsion from the Indian Super League (ISL) for its failure to meet the league’s financial requirements, according to a letter sent to the Kolkata outfit by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL). After gaining promotion to the ISL last year, Black Panthers finished at the bottom of the table with 13 points from 24 games.
Cristiano Ronaldo in esports - Portugal star to be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

4 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Wednesday that he will be a playable character in the popular Japanese fighting game, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Fatal Fury, created by Takashi Nishiyama, the designer of the original Street Fighter, will be one of the titles at the Esports World Cup 2025, set to be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 8 to 21.
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Bangladesh coach Cabrera lauds team mentality, Hamza Choudhury after draw with India

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera lauded his team’s valiant effort against India following a draw in their AFC Asian Cup third-round qualifier here on Tuesday. The Bengal Tigers, ranked 59 spots below India, held the host to a goalless draw, the first since 1999. “The mentality of the whole team was huge today, the way we defended set-pieces against one of the best teams in Asia has been huge,” Cabrera told reporters after the match.
India took two or three steps back in its growth: Manolo Marquez after draw with Bangladesh

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

India head coach Manolo Marquez looked like a beaten man when he stepped into the press conference following his side’s goalless draw with Bangladesh in the third round of Asian Cup qualifiers here on Tuesday. The Spaniard talked like a father whose son had gambled their whole property — apoplectic but desperate to control his anger. His hands converged on the table, with seldom movements to describe his frustration.
Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera criticises India’s training facilities but has eyes set on win

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera underlined that the facilities in India before the Asian Cup qualifier were not ideal. However, his side remains unperturbed. “I think there has been a lot of noise about this. Probably things should have been better, but for us, it is in the past now. We don’t want to find any excuses for that,” Cabrera told reporters in the pre-match press conference.
Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers: Hamza Choudhury a great addition not only to Bangladesh but to Asian football, says India coach Manolo Marquez

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

India men’s head coach Manolo Marquez lauded Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury, before the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. “Obviously, he’s a very good player. He was playing in the Premier League, now he’s playing in the Championship and his team is likely to get promoted,” Marquez told the reporters on Monday.
Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri, Hamza Choudhury in focus as India hosts Bangladesh

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Tribalism in football is rare in India. The last time it was seen at an international level in this country, former men’s head coach Igor Stimac was at the receiving end of it. Abuses were hurled and shouts of ‘Stimac Out!’ rang loud around the stadium as lower-ranked Afghanistan pilloried the Blue Tigers in March last year in Guwahati.

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7 Apr 25

The goal that proved to be the difference. What a screamer from Apuia! The lad should go for trials outside India with enough age on his side. #IndianFootball #MohunBagan https://t.co/xcGf84CsGk

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7 Apr 25

2024: ISL Cup champion with Mumbai City 2025: Scores a stunner to take #MohunBagan into the ISL Cup final Apuia (Lalengmawia Ralte), the new King of Salt Lake Stadium? #IndianFootball #MBSGJFC #ISL https://t.co/Jvr5BA6yFw

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Articles

shillong and football a match made in heaven

Churchill Brothers or Inter Kashi? AIFF Appeals Committee to decide I-League champion sooner than expected

When winter puts Ladakh into hibernation, Ice Hockey wakes up as its favourite way of life

Mohammedan Sporting risks ISL expulsion over breach of FSDL agreement

Cristiano Ronaldo in esports - Portugal star to be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: Bangladesh coach Cabrera lauds team mentality, Hamza Choudhury after draw with India

India took two or three steps back in its growth: Manolo Marquez after draw with Bangladesh

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera criticises India’s training facilities but has eyes set on win

Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers: Hamza Choudhury a great addition not only to Bangladesh but to Asian football, says India coach Manolo Marquez

Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers: Sunil Chhetri, Hamza Choudhury in focus as India hosts Bangladesh

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