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KOLKATA: Third time lucky? East Bengal FC's long suffering fans would certainly be hoping so. The storied football club Tuesday completed the formalities of entering into a joint venture investment agreement with Kolkata-based multinational conglomerate Emami Group, forming a new company - Emami East Bengal FC Private Limited.  

In the newly formed entity, Emami Group holds a 77 per cent controlling share while East Bengal hold the remaining 23 per cent. 

The team would play as ‘East Bengal FC’, informed Emami Group director Aditya Agarwal.

Apr 30, 2019 16:04
MUMBAI: Differences notwithstanding, there is one area that Ajit Issac, the (relatively) new majority owner of storied Kolkata club East Bengal, will be fully aligned with Football Sports Development Ltd, the commercial partners of the All India Football Federation. Which is the view that the bane of the legacy football clubs are its entrenched "legacy" officials.  
Aug 08, 2018 09:08
BENGALURU: Quess Corp Limited, the leading business services provider that recently took a controlling 70% stake in East Bengal FC for Rs 100 million, has appointed Sanjit Sen as chief executive of the storied football club.  The appointment comes after the recent investor agreement between EBFC & Quess Corp to form the new entity, Quess East Bengal FC (QEBFC).
Aug 01, 2018 16:08
NEW DELHI: The chances of either of the two Kolkata giants playing in the Indian Super League (ISL) this season is "next to nothing", a senior All India Football Federation (AIFF) has told Telegraph India.
Jul 12, 2018 18:07
KOLKATA: Quess Corp, the new controlling stakeholder of East Bengal FC, has made its first big move since taking charge at the the Kolkata football giants.  Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta Zamora, who donned his national colours in the group stage of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia, has signed for East Bengal FC for the upcoming I-League season.
Jul 06, 2018 09:07
KOLKATA: City football giants East Bengal on Thursday roped in Quess Corp, one of India's leading business services providers, as its title sponsor and controlling stakeholder. The two sides have inked an agreement under which the I-League outfit will now be known as Quess East Bengal FC Pvt Ltd (QEBFC).
Jun 26, 2018 17:06
KOLKATA: East Bengal’s technical director Subhash Bhowmick was sentenced Monday to three years prison by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on bribery charges in a case dating back to 2005. However, he was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 100,000 on grounds of his physical ailments.
May 29, 2018 14:05
KOLKATA: Long on the cards, East Bengal made it official Monday that UB Group's beer brand Kingfisher is no longer the club's title partner.  Though, it is still to reflect on the club's official website, henceforth the name ‘Kingfisher' will not be included before the Kolkata giant's name.
Feb 20, 2018 14:02
NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has come in for some serious flak after the AIFF announced the format and schedule of its inaugural Super Cup.
Nov 25, 2017 12:11
MUMBAI: East Bengal FC have signed on Italian sportswear brand PERF on the eve of the upcoming season of the I League. The deal is for the next three seasons, reports Sportskeeda.