Bengal Players Felicitated For Winning Santosh Trophy, Cash Bonuses Rules The Roost

Grand felicitation for the champions

13-Aug-2010 2:05:00 AM

By Rahul Sengupta

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The Indian Football Association (IFA), governing body of Bengal football, felicitated the entire Bengal squad for winning the 64th edition of the Santosh Trophy at a five star hotel in Kolkata.

Legendary footballers Sailen Manna, P K Banerjee, Chuni Goswami graced the occasion to meet the new torch bearers of Bengal football. The commissioner of Police in Kolkata awarded special memento to each member of the winning squad.
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Gifts and rewards kept pouring in from all nook and corners. Cricket Association of Bengal, West Bengal Government, Bengal Olympic Association all chipped in to felicate the winning team.

Bengal sponsors Tower Group, who had initially planned to take the entire squad to Malaysia, decided to gift Rs.5 lakhs to the team as most players won't be available for the trip due to their club committments.


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Chirag group also announced a prize money of Rs.5 lakhs so did the IFA. West Bengal Government has also decided to give Rs.10 lakhs.

Goal.com caught up with Bengal captain Snehashish Chakraborty.

Speaking about the grand felicitation the Mohun Bagan midfielder said, “It is a great feeling. This program shall inspire more people to play for their state sides as many players opt not to play in the Santosh Trophy.”


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