Guwahati, Oct 10 (PTI) NorthEast United FC has kept one seat empty in the India-Singapore Asia Cup football qualifier in the Southeast Asian nation as a tribute to singer-composer Zubeen Garg, who died there last month and was known for his love for the sport.

The club members, who were in Singapore for the match on Thursday, paid the tribute that way. The tie ended with a 1-1 draw.

“FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS. A seat left empty. A thousand hearts full! In the stands of Singapore, one chair stood still — for Zubeen Da!” the football club, representing the states of North East India, said in a post on social media.

“For the man who sang our dreams, lived our passion, and loved football like life itself; the Brigade paid tribute to the legend in the place where he took his last breath,” it add

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