mo4ch:> Down the memory lane - The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club | Mo4ch News

Goal takes a look at the story of how Hyderabad City Police fought toe-to-toe against the Kolkata giants in 1950s and 60s…The latest edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) saw the revival of football in Hyderabad as top tier football returned to the City of Nizams after nearly five decades with the emergence of Hyderabad FC.The new ISL franchise saw a decent reception by the city with the stadiums moderately filled during their home games. But once upon a time, Hyderabad used to be a powerhouse for football.Long before the Cricket, Badminton and Tennis stars, Hyderabad produced several footballers who left their mark in Indian football.Editors' PicksFootball became popular in the city during the 1920s and the Hyderabad Football Association (HFA) was formed in 1939 at the initiative of S.M Hadi, who the first secretary of the organisation.After India’s independence, Shiv Kumar Lal, a police officer with great enthusiasm for sports became the president of the HFA. Lal also contrib…