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Alwyn George previously played for Dempo SC and Bengaluru FC.

Alwyn George hopes for a new lease of life at Pune City

15 Sep 2018 16:42 IST

The Maharashtra-born midfielder joined FC Pune City in the summer after finding playing time hard to come by at Bengaluru FC.

Sights set: David James says the team wants to be the ISL champions, and to be the first Kerala Blasters team to win the prestigious title.

James confident about Blasters’ chances this time around

12 Sep 2018 21:16 IST

The Kochi-based side had finished sixth last year.

Chencho Gyeltshen (blue) finished as the top-scorer in the I-League 2017-18 and helped Minerva FC clinch its maiden title.

Chencho: 'India has one of the best football facilities'

07 Sep 2018 20:03 IST

Bhutan's Chencho Parop Gyeltshen said his fans also wanted him to shift his base to an ISL club as the league was extremely popular in his country.

Iain Hume will be plying his trade for FC Pune City this year.

Iain Hume bracing up for Pune City stint

05 Sep 2018 20:53 IST

The Pune franchise has decided to further bolster its attack with the acquisition of Canadian striker Iain Hume.

Erik Paartalu has been a key component of the Bengaluru FC side, having started in 14 of 17 matches and scoring three goals and assisting two.

ISL: 'Football is never rosy', says BFC's Paartalu

15 Mar 2018 17:44 IST

Australian midfielder Erik Paartalu is relishing his time at Bengaluru FC and is eager the clinch the Indian Super League title when his side faces Chennaiyin FC in Saturday's final.

Chhetri: 'Bengaluru FC has been a game changer for Indian football'

28 Feb 2018 23:07 IST

Bengaluru FC is the first team to reach the playoff this season with Chhetri playing a key role by scoring 10 goals.

Adil Khan got noticed earlier against Bengaluru FC with a spectacular flying header into the net off a lofted ball into the goalmouth.

Learning a lot from Marcelinho, Alfaro: Adil Khan

13 Feb 2018 17:54 IST

The first Indian to be picked by Habas in domestic draft, Adil talked about Popovic way of getting things done.

Balwant Singh has appeared in 12 matches and scored six goals.

Balwant Singh: ‘This ISL season has been a challenging one’

09 Feb 2018 18:26 IST

Mumbai is presently languishing at the seventh spot with 17 points from 13 matches and will play against FC Pune City on Sunday.

In his fourth season at the club, Jeje Lalpekhlua feels the current Chennaiyin FC team is the best one since the club's inception.

ISL: Chennaiyin sharpshooter Jeje wants to strike gold

02 Feb 2018 23:54 IST

Chennaiyin FC's star striker Jeje Lalpekhlua, who has scored seven goals in the current ISL season, has his eyes set on the Golden Boot award.

Anirudh Thapa and Germanpreet Singh with Chennaiyin FC fans.

Anirudh Thapa turning heads with ISL displays

01 Feb 2018 22:09 IST

Anirudh Thapa has been a vital cog for Chennaiyin FC this season, with his technical quality shining through.

C. K. Vineeth believes Kerala Blasters is suffering from its inability of converting chances this season. Photo: H. Vibhu

C. K. Vineeth desperate for rendezvous with Bengaluru FC

14 Jan 2018 17:13 IST

The Kerala Blasters midfielder was pained to watch his side’s 3-1 loss to Bengaluru, his former employer, from the sidelines.

Wes Brown (right) “is one of the most humble guys in the team,” says Sandesh Jhingan (right).

ISL: Sandesh Jhingan optimistic of Kerala’s turnaround

13 Jan 2018 15:48 IST

Kerala Blasters is in a dogfight for a spot in the playoffs, but captain Sandesh Jhingan isn’t overly perturbed.

Avram Grant's last managerial job was with the Ghana's national team.

Avram Grant: India is doing the right thing

09 Jan 2018 21:32 IST

After having managed Chelsea FC, Portsmouth and West Ham it was quite an easy decision to make for Grant to make the move to a relatively unknown football country in India.

Ashique Kuruniyan has shone this season and has already picked up two

ISL: FC Pune City's Ashique makes his mark

09 Jan 2018 17:44 IST

Having dropped out of school to work in a juice stall to supplement his family's income and play football, FC Pune City's Muhammed Ashique Kuruniyan has come a long way to make his mark in the Indian Super League.

FC Goa left Kolkata with more than a satisfying point.

ISL does not deserve matches like this: Lobera

04 Jan 2018 14:23 IST

FC Goa and ATK’s managers spoke of the issues they had to face on a chaotic day all around.

Despite the back-to-back loss to Chennaiyin FC and Jamshedpur FC, Dravid is optimistic of Bengaluru’s changes of winning the ISL.

Dravid: Fantastic to see youngsters play pro football

22 Dec 2017 16:45 IST

“It’s great to see a lot of the young players coming through the academies and so many young Indian players are getting to play the game professionally at the highest level with so many international stars," said Dravid.

Iain Hume convinced me to join ISL: Ryan Taylor

21 Dec 2017 19:22 IST

“He speaks very highly of everyone in ATK. He said about how the fans fill up the stadium for every game. That’s what drew me here,” said Taylor.

We are hoping for good news once the specialists have read it and we will also get a second opinion on it,” Sheringham said on Eugeneson Lyngdoh's knee injury.

Sheringham: Eugeneson Lyngdoh out for a 'little while'

06 Dec 2017 20:30 IST

Eugeneson Lyngdoh, who was seen wearing a heavy bandage around his knee in ATK’s last Indian Super League match away at Jamshedpur, was replaced before the end of the first-half.

Keral Blasters captain Sandesh Jhingan (left) and Wes Brown.

Just a matter of time before we start winning, says Jhingan

01 Dec 2017 21:07 IST

Sandesh Jhingan, the Kerala Blasters captain, said the team’s current situation should not be ringing alarm bells.

Both Teddy Sheringam (left) and Steve Coppell felt that India needs a lot more football academies to promote the sport and develop more young talents.

Need thousands of academies to teach kids how play football at the right age, say the English coaches

30 Nov 2017 23:51 IST

Former Manchester United players, Steve Coppell and Teddy Sheringham, who are now coaches in the Indian Super League, feel there is a dire need of more football academies in order to improve the quality of Indian football.