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Sunil's Night Out: the Indian captain explores Mumbai... at least a tiny part of it

AFTER CONQUERING KERALA in a convincing fashion, India and Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri who is currently on loan at ISL franchise Mumbai City, took some time off to roam around in Mumbai.

November 21, 2016

Dragging Feet: Mohun Bagan officials delay sponsor negotiations, want to 'go it alone' in I-League

DESPITE TALL CLAIMS that the club's sponsor problem will be solved before the I-League kicks off, it seems Mohun Bagan are delaying the adoption of a new main sponsor till the end of the season. 

November 21, 2016

MERGER MAP: All about promotion-relegation; grassroots programme; licensing criteria; number of teams likely in ISL

THE MAN BEHIND THE MERGER, Chirag Tanna, has finally addressed one of the key aspects of the future of re-structured league football in India: promotion-relegation in the top division.

November 18, 2016

#FanSpeak - Missing the magic of Dong, the Flawed Genius

A couple of days ago, news emerged that the fan-favourite attacking midfielder of East Bengal, Do Dong-hyun, was leaving the club. Hildol Palit, a die hard East Bengal fan, wrote an open letter address to the South Korean free-kick specialist on Facebook. Here is the entire letter, translated from the original Bengali to English, re-published with permission.

November 18, 2016

AIFF to conduct scouting camps for I-League U-16 players for the World Cup next year

AIFF looks to strengthen the U-17 squad for the World Cup next year by picking up players from the I-League Under 16.

November 15, 2016

East Bengal part ways with star midfielder Do Dong-hyun

EAST BENGAL ARE parting ways with their star attacking midfielder Do Dong-hyun.

November 15, 2016

TFG Football Podcast: AIFF extends deadline for corporate club entry to I-league + ISL weekend review

WE DISCUSS the drama unfolding around the I-League 2016-17 corporate club entries & also review the weekend matches in ISL.

November 14, 2016

Chennai City FC are applying for direct entry to I-League 2016-17

NEWS HAS EMERGED that Chennai City FC, a local league club from the Tamil Nadu capital, has picked up bidding documents from AIFF for a direct entry into the I-League as a corporate club.

November 12, 2016

Lajong make SPL history, win the league third time in a row

SHILLONG LAJONG FC EMERGED as the champions of the Gionee Shillong Premier League 2016 after defeating Rangdajied United FC by 3-2 in what was a thrilling grand finale held at the JN Stadium Shillong on Wednesday evening.

November 11, 2016

Kushal Das says I-League 2016-17 will have just 9 clubs; chances of corporate entries receding

THE CHANCES OF adding corporate clubs to the I-League this season appears to be receding as AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das has suggested that the 2016-17 I-League season will have just 9 clubs participating.

November 08, 2016