ISL Mumbai FC

Mumbai Record ISL’s Biggest Win and First Hat-Trick to Stun Pune City FC 5-0

 October 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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In a show of dazzling football in front of the sell-out home crowd, Mumbai City FC reduced their State rivals Pune city FC to pulp. It was heartening for the ISL and local organizers that in a city known for producing India’s best cricketers, football took center-stage for once. The picturesque DY Patil Sports Stadium […]

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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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ISL Chennaiyin FC

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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Euro 2016 qualification will be no formality for struggling Netherlands

 October 15, 2014   John Welsh

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Amid a series of surprising shoreline’s and some expected one-sided matches, the Euro 2016 qualifying games during these past few days have introduced several interesting scenarios in the group tables. For instance, a late John O’Shea goal for Ireland denied Germany all three points as they tried to recover from losing to 2-0 to Poland […]

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Delhi Dynamos ISL

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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North-East United ISL

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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Euro 2016 Germany vs Poland

German defeat in Poland stirs interest in Euro 2016 qualifiers

 October 13, 2014   John Welsh

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It may have been due to a hangover from their World Cup success, complacency or just good play by their opponents but whatever the reason for Germany’s 2-0 defeat by Poland on Saturday evening, the result has most certainly enlivened Group D of the Euro 2016 qualifiers. Poland have never previously beaten Germany in competition […]

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Suarez Plays His First Match after the Ban for Biting Chiellini in World Cup

 October 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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Uruguay and Barcelona star Luis Suarez made his first appearance in a football match since his infamous international ban in the Brazil World Cup game against Italy. Uruguay visited Saudi Arabia and played an international friendly with the hosts at the King Abdullah stadium in Jeddah on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. It was his first […]

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Indian Super League

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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