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Kolkata Thunder in Guwahati as ATK Record Their Second Successive Win in ISL

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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After ISL’s first away win by Chennaiyin FC against Goa on October 15th, Saurav Ganguly’s Atletico de Kolkata became the second team to register an away victory in the Indian Super League yesterday. In a match played at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, Assam’s capital city, ATK overpowered North East United FC 2-0 on […]

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Chennaiyin Scores an Away Win Against Goa in ISL’s Best Football Show Thus Far

 October 16, 2014   R K Gupta

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The fourth game of the Indian Super League lived up to the expectations of the viewers and organizers alike. The Nehru stadium at Margao was as jam-packed as any European venue and the passionate Goans did not leave any stone unturned in the vociferous support for their team. It was a highly competitive encounter between […]

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Delhi Dynamos and Pune City FC Locked in a Goalless Draw in Third ISL Fixture

 October 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Despite the presence of international stars Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet on either side, the first game of the Indian Super League at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, failed to live up to the expectations. It wasn’t an altogether unexciting game as spectators could see flashes of brilliance now-and-then; regardless, the match between hosts Delhi […]

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Guwahati Comes Alive as North-East United Get the Better of Kerala Blasters

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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John Abraham owned North-East United hosted master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s Kerala Blasters at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati in front of a nearly packed house on Monday. The renewed enthusiasm for football was reminiscent of the days of football’s old glory in the second match of the inaugural 2014 season of Indian Super League. […]

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Celebrities Grace ISL’s Ceremonial Start but Sparks Missing in First Game

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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In what could arguably be the first-ever convergence of top Indian celebrities at one venue, the much awaited Indian Super League; ISL made a grand start on Sunday with an extravagant opening ceremony. Apart from film-stars and celebrity cricketers, who own the franchises, the glittering show was attended by ministers, industrialists and other big names […]

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Expectations Running High but Indian Super League is not Without Some Serious Glitches

 October 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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In less than two days, the Indian Super League will become a reality, when Atletico de Kolkata plays hosts to Mumbai City FC at the 120,000-capacity Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. On the face of it, the eight-team league has an underlying object of raising the standard of football in India by nurturing a vast […]

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Huge Boost for Indian Football with the first Indian Super League Beginning on October 12

 September 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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Much before business money impacted the Indian psyche and diverted public attention to cricket, football was quite popular as a street game and a competitive sport in India. Those were the days some 60 years ago, when cricket was limited to occasional test series between a few nations and was yet to acquire the kind […]

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