As much as i love cricket.. I always wanted football to be the number 1 sports in the country. That would have given Bangladesh a very unique identity amongst Asian subcontinent. Sadly the rise of cricket meant the fall of football.
I remember during early 90's I couldn't sleep the night before a Abahani Mohameddan game. How much I loved Sabbir, Rahimov K.Hamid etc .. My dad never let me go to the stadium than because of the threat of violence between the two sets of fans. For the past 20 years, I dont even know when the Premier league games are taking place.
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