The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup that India hosted and the preparations associated with that tournament have been instrumental in unearthing some of the best prospects that Indian Football has seen in a long time. In this 4-part article, we take a look at how the players from the U17…
After a lot of anticipation and excitement, the Indian Super League is back for its 6th season. As the ball gets rolling today in Kochi when the Kerala Blasters FC takes on ATK in the first match of the tournament, yet another season of hope waits the fans of the…
After FC Pune City was dissolved due to financial constraints, the club was taken over by new owners and shifted its base to the city of Hyderabad thereby forming Hyderabad FC. Even though they have had very limited time to setup their team, they have inherited a quality squad from…
Jamshedpur FC returns for their 3rd season in ISL after two consecutive 5th placed finishes in the league. However this time they have yet another new manager in charge, Antonio Iriondo. The Spanish coach who has years of managerial experience in Spain and has helped his former side Rayo Majadahonda…
One of the most inconsistent sides of the ISL, Kerala Blasters would be hoping for a positive season this term. The signings and early signs have been good and with Eelco Schattorie taking charge of the Kerala side, they will expect themselves to show a better account of themselves than…
Mumbai City FC has proven in the past that they don’t require the strongest team on paper to perform on-field. With what was a fairly underrated side last term, they managed to reach the playoffs before bowing out to FC Goa. This time they have made some shrewd signings and…
Northeast United had their best ISL season last term with Eelco Schattorie guiding the side to a playoff position. However with both Eelco and their talismanic striker Bart Ogbeche both moving to Kerala, the NEUFC had their task cut out to ensure they have a team that can replicate last…
Delhi Dynamos FC have shifted their base from Delhi to the capital of Odisha, Bhubaneswar and therefore come under a new name, Odisha FC. With a bit of their pre-season getting entangled with all the off-the-field issues, it was feared that the team’s preparations might come under a bit of…
Article by our Kabaddi Analyst - Darshan Yandigeri
Chennaiyin FC had a very disappointing season last term as they finished bottom of the points table. The two-time champions, under Englishman John Gregory will however be looking for a turnaround this season and will kick-start their campaign on the 23rd at the Fatorda Stadium against FC Goa. SQUAD: Retained…