Indian Super League (ISL) News

Focus on base, ISL will help Indian football, says Pele

GIVING HIS PRESCRIPTION for improving Indian football standards, Brazilian legend Pele on Monday said the authorities must focus on the base - the grassroots - and ensure the game spreads in the universities, schools and colleges where the youngsters can be groomed.

Materazzi dedicates team's thumping win against FC Goa to Big B

CHENNAIYIN FC COACH Marco Materazzi dedicated his team's 4-0 victory over FC Goa to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, the father of club co-owner Abhishek Bachchan.

Baljit writes to AIFF about alleged Arnolin racist comments

IN A STRANGE DEPARTURE from the regular norms of making disciplinary complaints, Atletico de Kolkata forward Baljit Singh Sahni has sent an email to AIFF on his own, formally informing them of his allegations that FC Goa defender Gregory Arnolin had made racist and derogatory comments aimed at him during their match on 7th October. This, according to Baljit, is what prompted him to lose his cool and head-butt the French defender.

MATCH REPORT: Mendonza hat-trick heralds Chennai's turnaround as Goa suffer huge loss

A HATTRICK BY Siven Mendoza supported by a goal and a stellar shift from marquee Elano provided a convincing 4-0 win for Chennaiyin FC as they utterly dominated FC Goa in a crucial ISL third round encounter at Fatorda tonight.

Half Time Report: It is an Elano show in Goa as Chennaiyin dominate to lead 2-0

Chennaiyin FC old boys Stiven Mendoza and marquee Elano provided a convincing two goal lead to their team as they took on FC Goa in a crucial ISL third round encounter at Fatorda tonight. 

Goa aim to extend ascendancy against Chennaiyin 

FC GOA will aim to build on their impressive start when they face winless Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) third round match in Goa on Sunday. The battle between last year's semi-finalists is expected to be a closely contested affair at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium despite the two team's standings in the second edition of the tournament.

Tops & Flops: New players in ISL 2nd Round; 3 & 4 are Tops, despite being in a losing team!

Strikers, defenders, custodians, they were all responsible for some great and not-so-great performances during the second round of ISL 2015. While a few could go home happy with three points, many of these Top Players had to be content with a draw, and some even ended up on the losing side. On the Flops side, a few got away as their teams were lucky to earn a point through not-so-deserved draws.

MATCH REPORT: Kerala lucky in draw; denied penalties, Mumbai suffer in tactical battle

TWO HALVES OF calculated tactical battle saw Kerala Blasters and Mumbai City cancel each other out in a 0-0 draw in front of a jam-packed crowd of 61,000+ fans in Kochi tonight. But Mumbai will be the more disappointed side due to being denied two legitimate penalties towards the end of each half which could have easily sealed the game for them.

Half Time: Battle of wits as Kerala and Mumbai cancel out each other to remain goalless

TFG Take: Baljit racism charge again exposes lack of clarity in Indian football ethical system

BALJIT SINGH has alleged that Gregory Arnolin made racist comments at him which led to the infamous head-butt incident. But the lackluster response from ATK, ISL and AIFF has exposed once again how Indian football lacks a solid structure to address such grievances.