The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday said that the winner of the I-League, which begins on November 12, will play in the Indian Super League (ISL) next season, without paying any fee as per the roadmap finalized three years ago. But the participation of I-League winners of 2022-23 season as well as 2023-24 … Read more
Vafa Hakhamaneshi escaped his marker, powered the ball past goalkeeper, dashed towards the cameras and lifted his t-shirt. Such goal celebrations are rather common in football but Vafa wanted to use the moment — his first goal in India and his club Chennaiyin — to send out a message. On the vest of the Iranian … Read more
Chennaiyin FC beat East Bengal 1-0 to notch up their second win over the same opponents this season in the Indian Super League on Friday. Vafa Hakhamaneshi scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute, not long before he was sent off. Both sides finished with ten men as East Bengal’s Sarthak … Read more
ATK Mohun Bagan once again grabbed the bragging right as it beat arch-rivals East Bengal 2-0 to register its fifth successive win in the Kolkata Derby in the Indian Super League . Juan Ferrando made just one change to the ATK Mohun Bagan side that sunk KBFC in Kochi with Subhasish Bose replacing Ashique Kuruniyan … Read more
ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) have exhausted their quota of 62,970 tickets, a club official said at Salt Lake stadium on Friday. The stadium counters were shut but if you hung around, you could be offered ₹100 tickets at four times the price. One day before the Kolkata derby – the first in the Indian Super … Read more
East Bengal will be eyeing their maiden Kolkata derby win in the Indian Super League when they face arch rivals ATK Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium. Both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will come into the derby on the back of a win and that will add some spice to the fixture. However, … Read more
East Bengal snapped their winless run against NorthEast United in the Indian Super League (ISL) with a comfortable 3-1 victory at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Thursday. A first-half goal from Cleiton Silva (11th minute) and second-half strikes from Charis Kyriakou (53rd) and Jordan O’Doherty (84th) ensured the three points for East Bengal, … Read more
A Bipin Singh strike and a Shubham Sharangi own goal allowed Mumbai City FC to walk out winners from the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday against Odisha FC in an ISL game. The remarkable feature of their victory was how they deployed three forwards up front in Bipin, Vikram Pratap Singh and Lallianzuala Chhangte, all … Read more
Mumbai City FC notched up a 2-0 win over Odisha FC in a tightly contested affair in the Indian Super League here on Saturday. A Shubam Sarangi own goal and a 94th-minute Bipin Singh strike were enough to secure all three points for the Islanders. In a lacklustre first half, neither side posed a threat … Read more
Goalkeeper Vishal Kaith’s indiscretion and a poor defensive organization during counter-attack cost ATK Mohun Bagan dearly as Chennaiyin FC rallied from a goal down to beat hosts 2-1 in the opening Indian Super League encounter between the two teams. A comeback win from @ChennaiyinFC away from home! 🔥#ATKMBCFC #HeroISL #LetsFootball #ATKMohunBagan #ChennaiyinFC pic.twitter.com/NjZtLCMJYq — Indian … Read more