Indian football's problem is beyond Mohammedan Sporting shut down
Updated On: 21 October, 2014 08:50 AM IST | | Kashinath Bhattacharjee
<p>Famed Kolkata outfit Mohammedan Sporting having to shut shop this season due to lack of sponsors is just the tip of the iceberg as giants like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are struggling too</p>

Mohammedan Sporting players during the 2013 Durand Cup
Kolkata: Lack of sponsors in football in the days of the multi-million dollar Indian Super League (ISL) is hard to believe. But that's exactly what's happening in Kolkata — the Mecca of Indian football.
Mohammedan Sporting players during the 2013 Durand Cup. Pic/Getty Images
A club with a century-plus history, Mohammedan Sporting, yesterday decided to stop all football activities for the remainder of the season since due to lack of funds. And the situation, with giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan is not promising either.

