In the 🇮🇳 football circuit, various companies have made their mark: Hero since 2014 & Reliance since 2010. Tata has been here for close to 100 years now! Jamshedpur FC is just the tip of that iceberg.

Presenting the Commitment of a Century: Tata & Indian football

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The journey of Tata in Indian football began in 1937, when Dorabji Tata formed Tata SC in Mumbai.
Football was quite popular in Mumbai back in the day as well. Rovers Cup and Harwood League were in their prime in the city.

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If you're a football fan, it's obvious that you love the word 'resurgence'. An incident or circumstance that entirely changes the fortunes of a club—that's the story!

1977 & Mohun Bagan: a similar kind of story.

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The 1977 season for Mohun Bagan started with a big upset. ITI Bangalore, a team not even in the close proximity of Mohun Bagan in terms of collective strength handed them a defeat in the Federation Cup final.

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The football culture in Bengaluru is way more vast than you think.

Bengaluru FC wasn't the start (but definitely an adrenaline booster); it can be stretched back to the 1948 London Olympics...against tough France, independent India's first International match!

A THREAD 🧵 As we were talking, Brit-free India played its first-ever international match in Britain during the 1948 London Olympics vs. France. The French squad was full of players from clubs like Rennais, Strasbourg & Reims.
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