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    Global diary

    Feb 21, 2020 6 minutes

    Thursday January 16

    INDIA: India’s oldest team, Mohun Bagan, will merge with another Kolkata-based side, ATK, and play in the Indian Super League next season. Bagan are currently top of the rival I-League, which they have won four times, but club general secretary Swapan Sadhan Bose says: “As much as we want the romance of the maroon-and-green jersey and it’s130-year-old tradition to continue, there comes a time when romance almost invariably requires a partner named practicality.” Officials reveal that the name of the new merged club will have elements of both sides when launched in June.

    Friday January 17

    CYPRUS: All league games are suspended this coming weekend as referees protest at bomb damage to an official’s car in Larnaca. The Cyprus Football Association describe the attack on Andreas Constantinou’s vehicle as an “act of terrorism”.

    Benfica beat Lisbon rivals Sporting 2-0 to set a new Primeira Liga record of17 away wins on the trot. Substitute Rafa Silva gets

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