THE RACE TO ENTER the I-League via the new direct entry tender that AIFF have called for is attracting attention from a number of clubs who were never seen as top division contenders.
WITH SECOND DIVISION club NEROCA FC applying for direct entry in I-League and a team from Kerala also considering joining in, the 2016-17 season of India's top tier league is shaping up nicely.
THIRTY THREE YEAR OLD Alexei Eremenko arrives in the city to undergo trials with the I-League club Mumbai FC.
EAST BENGAL'S NEW DEFENDER Ivan Bukenya is arriving in Kolkata today to go through the signing procedure.
INDIAN NATIONAL TEAM and Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri, who is currently on loan at ISL franchise Mumbai City, said in a press interaction today that having a unified league system was pivotal to take Indian football forward.
MUMBAI FC players take up the #MannequinChallenge.
A CONTEMPLATION ON the air of uncertainty and mistrust prevailing over Indian football at the moment; and what a little more honesty and openness from the people in charge can do to smooth over the turbulence created by the tussle over merging I-League and ISL.
OZONE FC HAVE been presented with a golden opportunity to jump up a division and play in the I-League 2016-17.
AFTER MAKING MUCH ADO about the steep requirements laid out for clubs that wish to play in the I-League, it seems AIFF is scrapping out most of it.
WE DISCUSS and deliberate on AIFF's decision to extend the dates for tendering.