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Football is one of the most popular sports in Kolkata, West Bengal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html )〕 Kolkata is known to be the hub of Indian football with the two most supported teams in the country being based within the city – East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. Both teams play against each other in the Kolkata derby.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/rivalries/newsid=1414458/index.html )〕 The city is also home to the biggest stadium in India, the Salt Lake Stadium, which as of 2015 has a capacity of 68,000. The record attendance of 131,000〔http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/11/19/2762641/mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal-the-deadly-derby-awaits-please-fasten-〕 was set in 1997 in a match between East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan AC where East Bengal FC won 4-1. ==Footballers who have visited Kolkata== Being India's football capital,many international footballing personalities have graced Kolkata with their visit. In 1977 Mohun Bagan played a friendly match against the famous North American Soccer League club New York Cosmos which featured Pelé .The match, which took place at Eden Gardens, had a match attendance of 80,000. The match ended 2-2. Others to visit Kolkata were Argentinean footballing legends Diego Maradona and current Argentinean footballing star Leo Messi. German legends like Franz Beckenbauer and Oliver Kahn have also made their visit. Best goalkeeper in football history, Russian footballer Lev Yashin made his first visit in 1955 and then in 1973. English World Cup winning legend Bobby Moore was the chief guest during the 1984 Nehru Cup. Emeka Ezuego,the Nigerian World Cupper played for East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. Majid Bishkar the Iranian World Cupper played for East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting from 1980 - 1986. Cameroon footballing legend, Roger Milla came to play for Diamond Club in some exhibition matches in the Centenary Celebration of Mohun Bagan. Uruguay football captain Diego Forlan visited Kolkata in 2010. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge visited in 2010. Julian Caminho visited Kolkata twice—first in 1988 to play for East Bengal and again in 2011. MacDonald Mukansi played for East Bengal in 2007. Others who also visited were Terry Paine, Carlos Alberto Torres, Enzo Francescoli, Valencia Ramos, Jorge Burruchaga, Ricardo Gareca, László Kiss, Nicky Butt, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Andrzej Buncol, Eusébio, Ronald Koeman, Paul Breitner and Swansea City's Neil Taylor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Football in Kolkata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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