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Chennaiyin FC

ISL power to the fore: No preparatory camp, Marco cloud over releasing players for India

IN A LOGIC DEFYING DECISION, AIFF has decided to cancel Team India's preparatory camp ahead of their upcoming World Cup Qualifier match. To add to that, Chennaiyin FC manager Materazzi said he may not release players for the national team. Indian football has reached a juncture where ISL gets preference over the national team itself.

September 28, 2015

Marco Materazzi embedded winning mentality in me: Harmanjot Khabra

INDIAN MIDFIELDER Harmanjot Singh Khabra, who plays for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), said coach Marco Materazzi has embedded in him the mentality to win.

September 28, 2015

FAN QUOTIENT: The Chennaiyin fan has taken birth; needs more than gimmicks to grow

CHENNAIYIN FC HAVE planted the seed of a loyal football fanbase, but in order to make them stick around, they need to go beyond the gimmicks and cultivate the sport in the city.

September 27, 2015

Players, managers want ISL duration extended; feel it will benefit Indian football

TOP PLAYERS AND MANAGERS in the glitzy Indian Super League (ISL) believe the tournament's duration should be extended to really reap its benefits. ISL stretches for around three months and the likes of Brazilian legend Zico, who manages the FC Goa franchise feels Indian players are getting to learn very little in such a short time.

September 26, 2015

'Foreign-trained' ISL teams raring to go in the second season of ISL

BE IT DEFENDING CHAMPION Atletico de Kolkata or North East United FC who finished at the bottom of the table last summer, every franchise has had "impressive" pre-tournament training and are raring to play in the second edition of the Indian Super League (ISL).

September 26, 2015

HIDDEN GEMS: Competent and dependable Chennaiyin lesser-knowns provide right support for the stars

APART FROM THE usual big names, Chennaiyin FC have in their team a number of relatively lesser known but competent players who they can safely fall back on should the need arise.

September 24, 2015

PRE-SEASON TEST: Mixed results don't reveal much, team forging best positive for Chennaiyins

CHENNAIYIN FC ARE BACK after their pre-season stint in Italy. They played four friendly matches against local sides who ply their trade in the country's lower leagues.Though one can't read much into the significance of the results, the players forged into a unit during a tour of one of the most prominent footballing nations in the world.

September 24, 2015

COACH CONTROL: Weight of expectations have only increased for Chennaiyin's Materazzi

AFTER LEADING CHENNAIYIN FC to the top of the ISL table in his very first stint as a manager, Marco Materazzi has the weight of the fans' expectations on his shoulders, who expect him to push the side to go the extra mile and achieve what remained beyond their reach last year.

September 22, 2015

 

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