I-League

India captain Sunil Chhetri pens new deal with Bengaluru FC!

Bengaluru FC today, June 9 announced the extension of Sunil Chhetri’s by one-year deal that keeps the club’s top scorer with the Blues till the end of the 2016/17 season. The India and Bengaluru FC skipper spent two seasons with the I-League champions before signing with ISL team Mumbai City …

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2016 AFC Cup Quarterfinals: Bengaluru FC to face Tampines Rovers!

Lone Indian side left, Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup will have to face Tampines Rovers FC of Singapore, who in the pre-quarterfinals had won in extra-time against Mohun Bagan AC. Meanwhile reigning champions Johor Darul Ta’zim will face Hong Kong’s South China in the AFC …

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Trevor Morgan set for East Bengal Club coach return in the new season!

Kolkata giants East Bengal Club are set to welcome back former head coach Trevor James Morgan for the upcoming 2016/17 season following his short stint at the end of last season for the final I-League game against Shillong Lajong FC and the Federation Cup ties against the same opponent. Yesterday …

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Should India’s top tier league follow the European or North American model?

The All India Football Federation has recently announced that the I-League and Indian Super League would merge to become one league with the merger likely to happen the latest by the 2018/19 Indian football season. The proposal presented by the AIFF and their marketing partners IMG-Reliance showed the Indian Super League …

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TheFootballMind’s World Football Podcast #5 feat. Arunava Chaudhuri!

The World Football Podcast – Episode 5 of TheFootballMind had me as their guest for their 2016 UEFA European Championship preview in which host Pranesh and I speak about the upcoming Euro 2016 and in the look at the scenario in Indian football, especially with the proposal to restructure Indian …

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VIDEO – I-League: TeTe a TeTe with Subrata Pal (DSK Shivajians FC)!

Subrata Pal is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays for I-League side DSK Shivajians FC. A graduate of the Tata Football Academy, Subrata Pal started his senior career with Mohun Bagan in 2004. Subrata was signed by local rivals East Bengal in 2007. He was an important figure for …

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VIDEO – News18: Bengaluru FC – Champions of Indian Football!

In this CNN-News18 sports feature from yesterday their anchor Abhimanyu Sen speaks to the core team of Bengaluru FC in head coach Ashley Westwood, captain Sunil Chhetri and midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh. They speak about BFC’s achievements in their three years of existence, Indian football in general and much, much more…

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Bengaluru FC & their head coach Ashley Westwood part ways by mutual consent!

I-League champions Bengaluru FC earlier today announced that the club would be parting ways with coach Ashley Westwood by mutual consent, bringing to end a successful three-year association during which the Blues won two I-League titles and one Federation Cup crown. The Blues have also made the quarterfinals of the …

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NorthEast United FC sign Mohun Bagan playmaker Katsumi Yusa!

Indian Super League franchise NorthEast United FC have roped in Japanese playmaker Katsumi Yusa on loan from Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan AC. Famous for his tenacity on the football pitch added with an exceptional ability to play across the front line, the Japanese veteran of Indian shores is a …

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