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Hyderabad’s Habib gave tough time to legendary Pele in Calcutta; now he is afflicted with Alzheimer
By Abhijit Sen Gupta| Updated: 21st April 2021 9:15 pm IST
Hyderabad: The year was 1977. Mohun Bagan football club of Kolkata was preparing to take on the challenge of playing against the visiting New York Cosmos at the huge Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. On the eve of the match the Indian players were understandably nervous as the visiting team contained Pele who was regarded as the best footballer in history. Their team also featured other World Cup players.
As the coach P.K. Banerjee was explaining his plans to contain the rival strikers and instructing his players about how to deal with Pele, a diminutive young man spoke up.