The ATK Dugout

ATK Mohun Bagan, the merger of ATK FC & Mohun Bagan FC, both having won their respective leagues before the 2020-'21 ISL Season, has been at the centre of all the criticism from Football Fans. We delve deep into what could be the possible reason behind the merger, and why the ATK Mohun Bagan merged club has failed. Talks on a merger between ATK FC & Mohun Bagan/East Bengal: Kolkata, widely considered the "Mecca of Indian Football", had Mohun Bagan & East Bengal, two of India's oldest clubs. With a history spanning across almost 100 Years for both Mohun Bagan & East Bengal, they have developed a huge fan base across Bengal & India alike. ATK, a yet new ISL Club, like every other ISL Club, was in their initial stages, with a much less fan base, except that ATK FC had more silverwares in their trophy cabinet than all other ISL CLubs. News Reports state that the owners of ATK approached both Mohun Bagan & East Bengal for a merger, but East Bengal F

Indian Football, despite having a 7 Season Indian Super League, an I-League and having organized quite a number of competitions is yet roaming near the 100th rank in World Football Rankings, with occasional  #StimacOut trending in Twitter, and a few wins against lowly-ranked teams in World Football Rankings. So why exactly is Indian Football far behind, despite having such a large population, and arguably quite a good talent pool (subjected to scouting and grooming)? We list down a few points where Indian Football falls behind than the major European Football Nations. 1) Investment: Drawing a comparison with Indian Cricket, which has developed over the years to make it the most profitable sports venture across India, you would notice that Indian Cricket and Indian Football followed a similar development path, with Cricket having reached it's high point in India, and Football yet to gain enough attention in India. BCCI, the governing body of Cricket in India, started gaining profits