India, Aug. 21 -- And just like that, The Red Miners were replaced by The Red Machines. The nicknames of Jamshedpur FC and Churchill Brothers share a colour and were about the only thing in common between the clubs till one gave their Indian Super League (ISL) licence - along with 12 players and two coaches - to another.

One was owned by a corporate giant - "In many ways, the Tata group is India's closest equivalent to a home-grown global corporation, Lloyd Mathias wrote in HT - the other driven by the passion of one family. Founded in 2017, Jamshedpur FC were not allowed to turn 10; Churchill Brothers were launched in 1988. Now, the death of one has allowed the other to live a dream.

A dream Churchill Brothers thought had been realised...