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The sorry tale of how Bengal fell from grace
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NEW DELHI, India, Sept 16 -- 'MAKE TIME to repair the roof when the sun is shining'. Sadly, it seems the Bengal footballers never heard of this pithy saying or, if they did, they paid it no attention.
There was a time when the sun shone brightly on the state, considered the mecca of Indian football, and they basked in its glory. The Santosh Trophy was Bengal's fiefdom - they have won the tournament a record 29 times - and the way they went about winning it year after year with startling ease defied belief.
Those were the days, days of thunder, when blessed with creative finesse, athletic ...
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News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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