Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- From Hyderabad there are only two football players who have had the honourof playing against the legendary Pele of Brazil. Although Hyderabad had produced several famous players in the historyof Indian football,onlytwo of them, namely the brothers Mohammed Habib and Mohammed Akbar, got the chance to play against the great man. That opportunity came when the New York Cosmos team, whichincluded Pele as well as severalother international stars, was touring Asia and decided to play a match at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata againstMohun Bagan club in 1977.

Mohun Bagan Athletic Club which is one of the oldest clubsin Asia was founded in 1889 in Kolkata and has had a glorious history. In 1977,the then Presidentof Mohun ...