Arguably Indian football's greatest fan, Pannalal Chatterjee passed away at the age of 86. He leaves behind his wife Chaitali, who was his partner in his journey of sporting fandom.
Chatterjee had travelled for 10 editions of the FIFA World Cup, alongwith his wife.
They duo were based out of Kolkata. THey saw their first live match in 1982. Their love for the sport started when a friend took them to watch a match at the FIFA World Cup in 1982. They supported Brazil.
In 1994, during the tournament in USA, Brazil great Pele saw them and recognised them instantly. The couple got a photo clicked with the legend.
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On hearing about his demise, the Twitter fraternity passed on their message:
