On October 14, in Kuala Lumpur, representatives of India’s top football clubs were presented a plan for the future. Among the most significant features of this plan is the tacit recognition of the Indian Super League (ISL), a privately owned football tournament, as the nation’s only football league. The phased …
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Former ISL champions Chennaiyin FC cruised to a 4-0 victory over I-League side Real Kashmir FC in their final pre-season friendly today. Romanian winger Dragos Firtulescu scored a goal in each half, with two other foreign signings Andre Schembri and Rafael Crivellaro also getting on the scoresheet. CFC enjoyed a …
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Indian football today was presented with a roadmap for the reform process for the club game in the country – with the Indian Super League (ISL) being recognised as the top league in India starting from this 2019-2020 season. The ISL champions would also be entitled to a play-off place …
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Sandesh Jhingan will not only miss India’s World Cup qualifier vs. Bangladesh, but potentially the whole ISL season for Kerala Blasters! Also, could the ISL & I-League finally be merging this month?
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Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) today announced the appointment of Martin Bain as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Martin comes with over 25 years of experience, having held top positions at various football clubs and leagues globally. The 51-year-old Scotsman has played a crucial role in developing the sport …
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The results of the AFC and the National Club License applications for the 2019-20 season has been announced on Thursday, October 10, 2019, after AIFF’s Club Licensing Committee – First Instance Body (CLC-FIB) met in New Delhi to decide on the club licensing applications. In the 2019-20 season of the …
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Defending Indian Super League champions Bengaluru FC just days before the sixth ISL season announced the good news that they would be playing their home matches at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. There had been uncertainty if Bengaluru FC would be allowed to play in the Sree Kanteerava Stadium after the …
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Two-time Indian Super League winners Chennaiyin FC and I-League outfit Gokulam Kerala FC played out a 1-1 pre-season friendly draw in Chennai today. New signing Rafael Crivellaro gave Chennaiyin FC an early lead from the spot as Andre Ettienne leveled the scoreline for the visitors later in the first half. …
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Chennaiyin FC unveiled their first team squad for the 2019-20 Indian Super League season at a press conference with the club’s vociferous supporters also present today. The two-time ISL champions have retained twelve players from the start of the previous campaign; the club’s 25-man squad for the upcoming season comprising …
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Chennaiyin FC contributed to the central government’s drive for a cleaner and a healthier India by organizing a 2-kilometre jogging run cum cleanliness drive, also called plogging, at Chennai, Kanchipuram and Coimbatore on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary. The club conducted the activity in line with the …
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