WITH THE I-League title race already over and the venue moved far away from Kolkata, the clash between Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC is receiving a lukewarm response from fans.
THE MERGER of I-League and ISL will bring in a massive re-structuring of club football in India, but the process will have aftermaths both good and bad playing out over a long period; and AIFF needs to provide a strong leadership through those times to weather the storm.
THE AIFF GENERAL SECRETARY Kushal Das said that the Indian football governming body was trying to unify the I-League and ISL by 2018, and acknowledged that the present domestic calendar was more and less of an unsustainable mess.
MOHUN BAGAN WINGER Sony Norde has said that his knee injury has healed a lot and he was looking forward to taking part in the Mariners' last I-League match against Bengaluru FC, as well as the upcoming Federation Cup.
NEWLY APPOINTED East Bengal coach Trevor James Morgan has reached Kolkata amidst much fanfare and intends to get involved with the team as soon as possible.
RIGHT AFTER SECURING their second I-League title, Bengaluru FC have run into uncertain waters regarding the future of Ashley Westwood with the club.
THE BOYS IN BLUE have done it. With last night's victory over Salgaocar, Bengaluru FC have become the Champions of India for the second time in 3 seasons. And the festivities in the Garden City have just begun.
THE TITLE OF the Champions of India has returned to the Garden City as the Bengaluru FC, who came painfully close to triumph but fell short last season, this time found salvation in a memorable, historic 2-0 win over Salgaocar FC at the Kanteerava Stadium.
A GOAL AND AN assist for Steven Dias ensured Mumbai FC beat Shillong Lajong 2-1 at home and got ahead of the pack in the I-League relegation race.
BENGALURU FC HAVE flown in two of their injured star players, Robin Singh and Josh Walker, to watch the match against Salgaocar at the Kanteerava Stadium tonight.