ISL

FC Pune Goa and Delhi Dynamos Having Great Time after Three Weeks of 2015 ISL Season

 October 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season of the Hero Indian Super League is entering the fourth week with each team having already played at least four matches out of fourteen. While no predictions are possible at this stage, the championship leaderboard shows FC Goa on top with 10 points earned from five matches. Second and third-placed Pune and […]

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ISL Second Season

Kolkata Begin Title Defense with a Win Over Chennai as ISL’s Second Season Gets a Stylish Start Amid Huge Fanfare and Impressive Opening Ceremony

 October 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second season of Hero Indian Super League, ISL could not have had a more euphoric start than the one at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Defending champions Atletico de Kolkata began their 2015 campaign on a winning note by defeating hosts Chennaiyin FC in front of 30000 spectators, peppered with industrial […]

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2015 Indian Super League

Excitement In the Air as 2015 Indian Super League Gets Underway in Less Than 10 Days

 September 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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Second edition of Hero Indian Super League gets into motion on October 03, 2015. The 2½ month ISL window is too short, compared to football leagues elsewhere in the world but it is just the second year. Going by the terrific response elicited by ISL last year, it is only a matter of time before […]

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Indian Super League Player Auction

Indian Super League Tastes the Thrill of Player Auction Before the 2015 Edition

 July 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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In keeping with traditions in Europe and elsewhere in the world, the one-year old Indian Super League, ISL also had players being traded. Instead of calling such event as transfer, the ISL termed it as domestic player auctions. The auction of 10 of Indian football’s finest players was held at Mumbai on July 10, 2015 […]

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Indian Super League

Kolkata Make History to Win Inaugural Hero Indian Super League at Mumbai on Sunday

 December 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a match befitting the final of the nearly 2½ month long tournament involving eight teams in Hero India Super League. The organizers scored great success in bringing in quality football on Indian soil and although Kerala Blasters put their hearts into the game, it was Atletico de Kolkata, who emerged as the ultimate […]

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ISL 2014

Hero ISL 2014 Final: Kerala, Kolkata Travel to Mumbai on Saturday for the Ultimate Showdown

 December 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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After playing 210 minutes of goalless game, spread over two semifinal legs; including the extra-time in the second leg, the outcome of second semifinal between Atletico de Kolkata and FC Goa had to be decided on penalty-shootouts. ATK had the twin handicaps of playing without star striker Fikru and contending with a raucous home support […]

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kerala blasters

Chennai Heartbroken after Brave Pull-back as Kerala Blasts into Final with Sensational Late Goal

 December 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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In one of the most exhilarating and crucial games in Hero Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters completed the rout of Chennaiyin FC in the second-leg semifinal clash at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. In the game that saw fortunes fluctuating for 120 minutes, Kerala had the last laugh with a mind-boggling solo run from the […]

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Kerala Blasters ISL

ISL First-leg Semifinals: Kerala Stun Chennai 3-0 But Kolkata-Goa Match Ends Goalless

 December 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kerala Blasters and Atletico de Kolkata hosted the first leg semifinals of Hero Indian Super League on Saturday and Sunday. While KB recorded a great 3-0 win against Chennaiyin FC and brightened their chances for the title round, ATK could not utilize the home advantage against FC Goa as the match finished goalless. The ISL […]

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Indian Super League

It is Kolkata Vs Goa and Chennai Vs Kerala in the Semifinals of Hero Indian Super League

 December 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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After a great initial promise, Atletico de Kolkata lost their rhythm and played wretched football in the later stages of the Hero Indian Super League. In a month’s time they also lost the tag of the table toppers to Chennaiyin FC. Their cup of woes looked full in the last home game against FC Goa […]

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Mumbai City FC

Mumbai’s Sunday Win & KB’s Semifinal Entry on Tuesday Make Fight for 4th Spot Mathematically Intriguing

 December 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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With 15 points from 13 games, Mumbai still has a theoretical chance to enter semifinals, if they win their next game on Wednesday. The Goal-Difference arithmetic will become a guiding factor because ATK and DD both have 18 points each. Delhi will hope for Kolkata’s defeat in their last game against FC Goa and then […]

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