Pele’s date with Eden on Oct 12

Pele’s date with Eden on Oct 12
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Pele’s date with Eden on Oct 12. Brazilian football legend Pele will relive the moments he had in the city 38 years ago when he will visit Eden Gardens before felicitating the 1977 batch of Mohun Bagan team, who had the fortune of playing against the Black Pearl\'s New York Cosmos at the 80,000-capacity stadium.

Kolkata: Brazilian football legend Pele will relive the moments he had in the city 38 years ago when he will visit Eden Gardens before felicitating the 1977 batch of Mohun Bagan team, who had the fortune of playing against the Black Pearl's New York Cosmos at the 80,000-capacity stadium.

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Detailing out his three-day stay in city before he heads to New Delhi, the organisers on Tuesday said Pele will attend a star-studded Legend's Night with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Sourav Ganguly. The Subrata Bhattacharya-led Mohun Bagan team that played out a 2-2 draw against New York Cosmos on that historic day of September 24, 1977 will also be present at the Legend's Night' at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on October 12.

Pele will take a detour of Eden Gardens en route to the Netaji Indoor Stadium as the Cricket Association of Bengal will felicitate the Brazilian legend in a royal manner. “It's really unfortunate that we have lost our president Jagmohan Dalmiya who would have felicitated Pele ahead of his 75th birthday on October 23. But we'll do our best and do it in such a royal manner that his return to the Eden will leave a lasting impression,” CAB treasurer Biswarup Dey said at the announcement.

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