Ritabrata Banerjee

Ritabrata Banerjee

News writer

📝Bio: Ritabrata has been living and breathing football for nearly two decades. Has a bachelor's degree in Business Management but took up sports journalism as a career path to live and breathe football. He joined GOAL in 2017 and has since made his mark covering the Indian Super League, I-League, and the Indian national team. He has also been part of Goal's coverage team at the FIFA U17 World Cup 2017. Based in Kolkata, where football is a religion, he grew up idolising Bhaichung Bhutia and continues to support East Bengal FC. 

⚽My Football Story: My football journey began in 1999 with the Kolkata derby when I was a seven-year-old and watched a live football match for the first time. The 2002 World Cup solidified my love for the game. In a cricket-obsessed nation, football continues to remain my true passion.

🎯Areas of Expertise:

  • Social media-specific content
  • Premier League, Champions League, World Cup, Euros, European & Indian football coverage
  • Tactical analysis of the Indian national team, Indian Super League clubs and European teams
  • News & SEO content writing

🌟Favourite Footballing Memory: East Bengal winning the ASEAN Club Championship in 2003, beating then AFC Champions League runners-up BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand, remains my most cherished football memory alongside watching the 'little Argentine' lifting the 2022 World Cup in Doha.

📝My All-Time XI: Manuel Neuer; Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Carlos; Sergio Busquets, Zinedine Zidane, Andres Iniesta; Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo Phenomenon, Lionel Messi.

Articles by Ritabrata Banerjee
  1. Ex-Liverpool star & MOTD pundit 'lost £5m through financial abuse'

    Former Liverpool midfielder and Match of The Day pundit Danny Murphy has admitted to losing millions of pounds after falling victim to an investment scam. Murphy is among up to 200 players who invested with Kingsbridge Asset Management in the 1990s and 2000s. The ex-England international claims that the huge financial loss and embarrassment from the scandal drove him to alcohol, drugs and gambling.

  2. Webb throws VAR under the bus for error in Chelsea's win vs Fulham

    PGMOL chief Howard Webb has admitted that Fulham's opening goal against Chelsea was wrongfully ruled out as Rodrigo Muniz's challenge should not have been considered a foul. Joshua King looked to have given Fulham a 21st-minute lead, only for the goal to be overturned by referee Robert Jones. After a VAR check it was deemed that Muniz fouled Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up.

  1. Man City confirm Ederson's €14m transfer to Fenerbahce

    Manchester City have confirmed the departure of Ederson, who has joined Fenerbahce in a €14million (£12m/$16m) transfer. After arriving at City from Benfica in 2017, the goalkeeper made 372 appearances across all competitions and won multiple trophies, including six Premier League crowns and the Champions League. However, he fell down the pecking order under Pep Guardiola at the start of the new season and decided to seek an exit.

  2. Wrexham confirm Kabore & Hyam double signing

    Wrexham completed the double signing of Manchester City starlet Issa Kabore and Blackburn Rovers defender Dominic Hyam on deadline day. Kabore, who joined the Cityzens in 2020, has had six different loan spells across Europe in the last five years and will now be taking in a seventh with the Red Dragons. Hyam, a former Reading youth player, joins the Welsh side permanently after spending three seasons at Blackburn.

  3. Cunha withdraws from Brazil squad as fears grow over injury

    Matheus Cunha, who limped off early in Manchester United's Premier League win over Burnley, has now withdrawn from the Brazil squad ahead of their next set of World Cup qualifying matches. The Selecao star pulled up with a muscle issue after chasing a through ball in the first half of the Burnley game, and was unable to continue after being evaluated by medical staff.