Mumbai City FC had a successful start to their 2016 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) home campaign on Friday, beating NorthEast United FC 1-0 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The tightly contested match saw Mumbai hugging the ball, but NorthEast mainly had the better of the chances. By halftime neither side had managed to find…read more
NorthEast United have had their second win in two matches to see them surge ahead at the top of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) table with 6 points. The John Abraham-owned side took on FC Goa, one of the favourites of the competition at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday…read more
The Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2016 season has kicked off in earnest with an opening ceremony celebration followed by 3 matches played over three days. Saturday’s match was the opening game of the ISL third edition. Northeast United and Kerala Blasters faced each other in front of 27,629 fans at the Indira Gandhi Stadium….read more
Indian Super League (ISL) football franchise FC Goa came from behind to claim a 2-2 draw against Brazilian side Rio Branco AC, in a friendly match on Espiritu Santo Island on Sunday. Zico’s men were up against it after conceding twice during the first half. The first goal within the first 5 minutes after…read more
Three Indian Super League teams have kicked off their pre-season games. FC Goa went down to Bangu Atletico Clube 3-1 in Brazil, defending champions Chennaiyin had a winning start against FC ASD Gualdo Casacastalda in Italy, while Delhi Dynamos pulled off a 2-2 draw against Sweden’s BK Hacken. FC Goa played their first of six…read more
Former Newcastle and Sunderland striker Michael Chopra says he has unfinished business with the Indian Super League (ISL) and wants to make the most of the opportunity to set the wrongs right. The striker who represented England at the junior level and played for a number of English teams, including Premier League side Sunderland, came…read more
After Delhi Dynamos played and lost 0-1 to West Bromwich Albion last Saturday, in what was the first ever meeting between Premier League and Indian Super League (ISL) clubs, they are now set to embark on the second phase of their pre-season friendlies in Sweden, playing three national clubs. The first encounter will be…read more
As the June-August transfer window firmly shut last Wednesday, there was no surprise that details emerging from FIFA’s Transfer Matching System (TMS), have confirmed that the Indian Super League (ISL) clubs brought in players with an average age of 29. Bringing in ageing foreign players to Indian football teams seems to be a trend set…read more
Heung Min-Son has pledged a promise to South Korean fans that he will perform well at this summer’s Olympic Games in Brazil. Son, 24, is one of three over-aged players called up for the South Korean squad travelling to Rio and is undoubtedly the most high-profile member of Shin Tae-Yong’s 18-man party. As such, there…read more
Christian Vieri has set his sights on coming out of retirement to take part in the ever-growing Chinese Super League. Now 43-years-old, Vieri retired in 2009 aged 36 and played for virtually all of Italy’s top clubs including Juventus, Lazio, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Sampdoria and Fiorentina, as well as earning 49 caps for Italy,…read more