Kolkata giants East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC for the moment are not part of the expanded 10 team Indian Super League and will ply their trade in the I-League, while their toughest rivals in recent years in Bengaluru FC make the switch from I-League to Indian Super League. …
Read More »Bengaluru FC win bid, leave I-League to join ISL from coming season!
Former I-League champions Bengaluru FC’s bid to be part of the Indian Super League turned out to be a winning one after the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) announced today evening that the JSW-owned side along with TATA Steel would be the two new teams in the 2017/18 season. The …
Read More »Indian Super League expands to 10 cities with inclusion of Bengaluru FC & TATA Steel (Jamshedpur)!
The Indian Super League – a globally renowned football competition from the Indian sub-continent will be seen in its new avatar this 2017-18 season. After successfully establishing Indian football in the global arena and achieving the rare milestone of being the third most attended football league globally, the three-season young …
Read More »Can a longer duration Indian Super League survive without foreign marquees & more Indian players?
When the Indian Super League was launched in 2014 it was clear that it would not remain a 10 to 12 week competition with a league-cum-knockout format. The Indian Super League is set for fundamental changes in ISL-4 and the question needs to be asked, if those steps which are …
Read More »VIDEO – XtraTime: FC Pune City beat Mohun Bagan 3-0 to clinch U-19 IFA Shield title!
As XtraTime reports, FC Pune City created history by beating Mohun Bagan 3-0 in the final of the 121st edition of the U-19 IFA Shield at the latters home ground on Sunday afternoon. FC Pune City’s Gani Ahmmed Nigam opened the account for the visitors in the 56th minute. Thereafter …
Read More »Winning bids for new ISL teams to be announced tomorrow, June 12!
The Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), organisers of the Indian Super League is set to announce the winning bids for new team(s) in Indian Super League on Monday, June 12, 2017. The winning bidders will be enrolled and awarded the right to participate in the Indian Super League starting from …
Read More »Vote for the Fan’s Player of the Year in the FPAI Indian Football awards!
The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) is once again conducting the Fan’s Player of the Year voting for the upcoming 2017 FPAI Indian Football awards. In the FPAI Indian football awards since its inception in 2009 the fans have played a massive role in making this event a grand …
Read More »AIFF president Praful Patel to meet East Bengal, Mohun Bagan & other stakeholders tomorrow!
The AIFF Executive Committee met yesterday in Mumbai and no final decision was announced on the temporary league structure for the 2017/18 season despite the wish of the AIFF president Praful Patel to do, but he was opposed by vice-presidents Subrata Dutta and Larsing Ming, so a final decision was …
Read More »VIDEO – XtraTime: FC Pune City beat AIFF Elite Academy on penalties to reach U-19 IFA Shield finals!
As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, FC Pune City beat AIFF Elite Academy 6-5 in a nail biting tie-breaker to reach the final of the 121st U-19 IFA Shield. At the end of the regulation time both teams were on 1-1.
Read More »VIDEO – 24 Ghanta: AFC asks AIFF for suggestions over the future of Indian football!
As 24 Ghanta reports, the AFC has given the AIFF suggestions over the future of Indian football but a decision on AFC Cup slots were not finalised in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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