Author: Debasis Sen

Subrata Dutta, former vice-president of All India Football Federation (AIFF) is not in favour of the profit-sharing model proposed by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the marketing partners of the federation. FSDL, in its proposed Master Rights Agreement (MRA) to the AIFF for the Indian Super League (ISL), suggested a shift from an annual-fee arrangement to profit-sharing model. According to the new proposal from FSDL, AIFF would receive a smaller percentage of the overall profits, potentially a 14% share. Speaking to Revsportz, Dutta said, “The newly elected body of AIFF should not accept the new proposal of FSDL which suggests…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, urged East Bengal club’s officials and investor Emami to build a strong team to compete with Mohun Bagan. The chief minister was speaking at the launch of East Bengal club’s centennial documentary “Shatoborsher Mashal” at Rabindra Sadan. The documentary is directed by noted filmmaker Gautam Ghosh. Expressing deep concern over East Bengal’s recent performances in the Indian Super League and other tournaments, Banerjee said, “I have a grievance towards East Bengal club’s officials. Emami has been supporting the club financially for the last few years, but the club needs to get good…

Debasis Sen, Kolkata Mohun Bagan Super Giants joined Mumbai City by becoming only the second club in Indian Super League history to make a grand double – winning both the ISL League Shield and Cup, on Saturday, at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan. Subhasish Bose and his boys came back from a goal behind to win the final in front of a packed home fans. Jose Molina’s side also became the first club to win the ISL final on home turf, a feat that no other club has achieved before. There were wild celebrations in the stands as the referee…

The pitch remains the talking point, a day ahead of the IPL 2025 game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants. As Revsportz already reported, there will be no used pitch for Tuesday’s game. The franchise’s request to give the same strip used for the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad has been turned down by Eden Gardens chief curator Sujan Mukherjee. It is learnt that pitch No. 4 will be used for the LSG match, which will be similar in nature to the one on which the home team registered a comprehensive 80-run win. On Monday, players and support staff…

Debasis Sen in Kolkata Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) dominant 80-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens on Thursday highlighted the fact that it is crucial to focus on playing quality cricket, rather than being overly concerned with the condition of the pitch. The defending champions played as a cohesive unit, with captain Ajinkya Rahane and vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer leading by example. There were useful contributions from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana as well. The victory not only pushed KKR up the points table to fifth, but also gave a much-needed boost to their Net…

Former Indian football team captain and legend Bhaichung Bhutia agrees with Igor Stimac that in the current set-up, it is difficult to get the desired results for the senior national men’s team. Bhutia, who is busy these days with his academy, took some time off to share his views exclusively to Revsportz on the current situation – lack of planning by the Federation, Sunil Chhetri’s decision to come back from retirement, Manolo Marquez’s role and more. Here are the excerpts: What do you have to say about Igor Stimac’s comment that even if you get Guardiola or Mourinho to…

It seems Sujan Mukherjee, the pitch curator at Eden Gardens, is caught in the middle of a classic IPL debate — home advantage versus a balanced pitch. The veteran curator seems to be defending his decisions while also trying to reassure Kolkata Knight Riders management that the pitches will have some assistance for spinners in the upcoming IPL 2025 games. In a freewheeling chat with RevSportz, Mukherjee shares his emotions after being targeted by a section of KKR fans, the relation he shares with the KKR hierarchy, whether the wickets at the venue will offer help to the spinners in…

The recent AFC Asian Cup qualifiers game between India and Bangladesh once again sparked the debate of allowing Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders to represent the Indian football team. Bangladesh fielded Sheffield United (on loan from Leicester City) defensive midfielder Hamza Choudhury against the Blue Tigers in Shillong, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Hamza, whose mother is a Bangladeshi, was given the citizenship of Bangladesh in 2024. Having already represented the England U21 side, Hamza also made his appearance for the Bangladesh senior team. There have been multiple instances of a sportsperson representing…

The 18-year-old, Rhituparno Pakhira, brought back memories of Sudhir Gautam, who is famous for being an avid fan of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Back in 2003, during an ODI against New Zealand in Cuttack, Sudhir climbed the fences and jumped onto the ground to touch the feet of his idol, Tendulkar. Security immediately rushed inside and caught him, but Tendulkar intervened and told the security guys not to beat up Sudhir and let him go. A similar incident happened during the opening clash of the IPL 2025 game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at Eden Gardens, on…

Former India captain and ex-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Friday said Virat Kohli will have to find a way to counter spinners. Kohli was dismissed for just 22 against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy match in Dubai, caught by Soumya Sarkar off leg-spinner Rishad Hossain. Playing from deep in the crease to a fullish delivery, the star Indian batter attempted a wristy late cut but wasn’t quite wide enough, resulting in his dismissal. In recent times, Kohli has been dismissed multiple times by spinners. “Virat will be able to sort this problem against spinners. He must find a way. One…