Great stuff! But that was exactly what was narrated by Ghunu Dutta to Naku's pishi in the story that you mentioned..Ghunu mentions that a famous player was taken to Bata's home and how he took recourse to his wife to get him out of Bata's clutches by creating a scene...As usual that player came out escorted by his wife with everyone expecting that he would sign for Ghunu's club 'Juger Jatri', when, to everyone's surprise, his wife did a U-turn saying that her husband would sign for Bata's club after all as Bata-da had greeted her by calling her his sister and taken off the 100 gm gold chain from his own wife's neck and given it to her. Guess that this time fiction followed fact after all
May be he wanted to mention this incident in that storey. I will tell you exact year of Khela's publication where I read the storey once I am home. Also I always felt Moti Nandi referred many real characters like Ciric Milovan (The NT coach of India and who guided Samiran), retired seniors players who felt next generations has ruined Indian football. It was based upon facts I guess.
Tata Steel used to have MD named Aditya Kashyap. He was a Football lover. He initiated a concept called Super Soccer-bringing top Foreign teams to India. In 1991, they invited PSV-Eindhoven. I think first two matches they defeated India National Team very easily. Last game was a close call with IFA XI and Chibuzor scored against PSV-Eindhoven which had many World Cup Stars.
It was a galaxy of stars like the towering Holland goalkeeper Hans Van
Breukelen, defenders Ronald Koeman and Erwin Koeman, Gerald Vanenburg,
Arthur Numan, Belgium captain in the 1990 World Cup Eric Gerets, Luc
Nilis and a host of explosive youngsters. Romario opted out of the tour
for the Super Soccer Series. Sir Bobby Robson was the coach. http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article64596.ece
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I saw one Bochum match btw.
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