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The "Pele-Maradona-Sobers Gate" at Mohun Bagan will be inaugurated on July 4 by World Cup-winning Argentina custodian Emiliano Martinez, it was announced on Tuesday by the club. The World Cup 2022 goalkeeper who won the Golden Glove will be in the city on a private visit and will be participating in a variety of other events.
“Martinez will be felicitated and will also look around the infrastructure of our club and meet some selected members,” Mohun Bagan stated in a release after their executive committee meeting. For the smooth running of the project, Mohun Bagan has constituted a five-member committee, including General Secretary Debashish Dutta.
Sanjiv Goenka, owner of the club's ISL football squad, will also receive a "letter of gratitude" from the organisation. “A letter to express sincere gratitude will be sent to Sanjiv Goenka for being the champion of ISL and understanding the sentiment of the Mariners and changing the name of our football team to ‘Mohun Bagan Super Giant’,” said the statement.
The club also announced the opening of a media centre that will bear Anjan Mitra, their former General Secretary, as its name.
Emiliano Martinez is currently part of the English club Aston Villa, which is currently playing in the Premier League. The club is ranked at seventh position and is still in contention to qualify for the Europa League. Martinez has 13 clean sheets from 35 appearances as a keeper this season.