In a WhatsApp notification that was circulated, the club asked its players to clear out their houses so that it could be handed back to the owners before 25th May 2020. Additionally, the message talked about the aforementioned properties being cleaned, repaired and sanitized from 18th May 2020, before being returned to the owners.
Furthermore, it stated that those who had belongings in such houses, would need to take them into their possession before 20th May. East Bengal also mentioned that they wouldn’t be responsible for the loss of any belongings post that date.
East Bengal’s response
However, East Bengal have now responded to that, mentioning that such messages had not come to their notice. Several club officials also failed to comment on the matter.
The outbreak of the coronavirus has impacted the sporting landscape across the globe and India has also inevitably suffered.
The IPL, which is perhaps India’s flagship sporting event, has been suspended indefinitely whereas there have been rumours that the 2020-21 ISL would also commence in November 2020.
Moreover, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which was slated to take place in India between 2nd and 21st November 2020, has been pushed back a year, with the tournament now scheduled to happen in February and March 2021.
As for East Bengal, the club has been in the news recently, owing to its interest to join the ISL, although nothing concrete has materialized so far.
East Bengal have been looking to join India’s premier club competition ever since rivals Mohun Bagan merged with 2019-20 ISL champions ATK, meaning that the newly-formed entity would function under the banner of ATK-Mohun Bagan come the 2020-21 ISL season.
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