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This is an archive article published on December 9, 2004

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After not speaking to reporters since Cristiano Junior8217;s death, Subrata Paul met reporters in Kolkata after returning with his teammate...

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After not speaking to reporters since Cristiano Junior8217;s death, Subrata Paul met reporters in Kolkata after returning with his teammates today. The under-fire Mohun Bagan goalkeeper said, 8216;8216;I never intended to hurt Junior. I8217;m also shocked after his death. What crime have I committed? If I am suspended, no goalkeeper will ever go for a 50-50 ball.8217;8217;

Meanwhile, his family remains in a state of utter shock. Father Pranballav Paul told The Indian Express today, 8220;Subrata had committed no crime. He was only playing football. He was there in Bangalore to play football and not to kill anybody.8217;8217;

Continuing, Pranballav says, 8216;8216;I watched the entire match and I saw Junior collapse on the field. That night I had called Mishtu Subrata8217;s nickname and he told me he was boarding the train for Kolkata the same day.8217;8217;

8216;8216;We had pinned our hopes on him. We gave him our food so that he got all the nourishment,8217;8217; said brother Indrajit. 8216;8216;Will he be able to come back to the field?8217;8217;

His family members say Subrata was always of sweet nature and he was not the sort to pick fight. 8216;8216;Different newspapers are reporting that my brother was ill-tempered. But he was never like that,8217;8217; sister Sucharita said.

 

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