Legacy in the mud
As one of the country's three football powerhouses, Mohammedan Sporting Club should be a picture of professionalism.
However, just days before Friday's Challenge Cup final against Bashundhara Kings, images of players slogging through the rain-soaked Palton ground in Dhaka yesterday capture the bitter irony.
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Cash-strapped and facing leadership uncertainty ahead of club elections, the historic club's struggle to provide basic facilities exposes a wider truth about the country's top-tier football: big ambitions, fragile structures.
Bangladesh football is often caught between nostalgia and ambition, forever chasing its bygone golden era. While lofty plans are made by the local governing body and stakeholders, it is often the trivial realities that reveal the true state of affairs.
Interestingly, Arambagh KS and Fakirerpool Young Men's Club are also training in the same ground.
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