Hero Indian Super League – India’s premier football league is in its concluding stages and as the semi-finals draw nearer, Star Sports has unveiled a new campaign “Who will be the new champion” – signaling the beginning of the action-packed semi-finals and the birth of a new champion. The film conceptualized by the in-house creative team at Star Sports features fan favorites Sunil Chhetri, Ferran Corominas, Bartholomew Ogbeche, and Modou Sougou, among others, showcases the rampant sentiment amongst dedicated young fans as their favorite teams contend for supremacy. Every pass, missed opportunity, formation strategy and foul matters in determining which…
Author: Gaurav Kadam
Gaurav Kadam
Computer engineer bit by the sports bug.
BookASmile, the charity initiative of India’s leading entertainment destination – BookMyShow, has partnered with Jharkhand-based NGO, YUWA, to extend support to 12 aspiring football coaches. The group is currently in Spain as part of a two-week Advance Level Training Football Program at one of the most premier football academies in the world, Real Sociedad. The coaches are being directly trained by the players of the academy, which is one of the most popular clubs playing at La Liga, the Spanish football league. The training program has been thoughtfully designed to enhance the tactical & management skills of the selected aspiring…
Ten-man NorthEast United FC stood firm and stayed resilient to play out a goalless draw and deny Kerala Blasters FC a chance to end their Hero Indian Super League campaign with a win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. Having already secured a spot in the playoff, NorthEast confirmed the fourth place in the standings with 29 points from 18 games and will now face Bengaluru FC in the semi-final. FC Goa will face Mumbai City FC in the other semi-final. Blasters ended their league season in the ninth spot with just two wins and 15 points after…
Former Kerala Blasters FC and Jamshedpur FC player Mehtab Hossain have announced his retirement from professional football. Currently playing for Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan in the Hero I-League, the veteran midfielder revealed his decision on the eve of the team’s final home fixture against Indian Arrows on Thursday. The match will be the last of Mehtab’s 18-year-long illustrious career as a footballer. The 33-year-old was a part of the Kerala Blasters side in the inaugural season of Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) back in 2014 and helped his team reach the final. In fact, he was the first Indian…
The 99th game of the ongoing Hero I-League season will hold a lot of importance as Gokulam Kerala FC will battle out for survival against former champions Aizawl FC at the EMC Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode. Having played 17 games each this season, Gokulam Kerala FC, who started on a bright note, have somehow lost their sheen and now sit in the tenth place with 14 points while former champions Aizawl FC have just a point advantage coming into the game Thursday. The game is scheduled for a 3:30 pm Kick-off. Gokulam would also aim to come out with a win…
Real Kashmir FC, take on Quess East Bengal (QEB) in the ongoing 12th edition of the Hero I-League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, in what is a crucial must-win clash for both the teams, if they want to keep their title hopes alive. Although both the teams have recently fallen behind leaders Chennai City FC in the title race, all options are still open to both teams if they win all their last three games, and if Chennai drop points. The match, which will be the first for this edition of the country’s top flight football league to…
FC Goa still has business to do in the league stages of the Hero Indian Super League as they target the second spot when they face Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Thursday. Having suffered a defeat against Bengaluru FC in the previous match, Sergio Lobera and his team will be looking to get back to winning ways before the playoffs. Much has been made of Goa’s free-scoring attack which has scored the most goals in the ISL this time around. The likes of Ferran Corominas and Edu Bedia have been instrumental for them upfront. But much…
Jamshedpur FC ended their Hero Indian Super League campaign on an impressive note as they schooled an inexperienced Bengaluru FC team 5-1 at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Wednesday. Bengaluru FC took the lead through Semboi Haokip (16’), only for Augustin Fernandes (45’) to level terms at the break. But Jamshedpur turned on the style in an incredible second-half display to seal a dominant win, with goals from Michael Soosairaj (54’), Pablo Morgado (56’,57’) and Carlos Calvo (61’). Bengaluru, who had rested several key first-team players ahead of the playoffs, ended the league stage with 34 points at…
The Indian Women’s national team will take on Uzbekistan in the opening match of the Turkish Women’s Cup 2019 in Alanya, Turkey with a goal of getting back to winning ways. The Indian Women are preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 in April wherein they are drawn in Group A, pitted against hosts Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal – who will host the SAFF Women’s Championship in March. Dubbing the clash as a litmus test, head coach Maymol Rocky said, “Uzbekistan are one of the top teams of Asia and it will be a challenge to face them.…
Quess East Bengal’s hope of winning their maiden Hero I-League title took a serious dent on Monday as they shared the spoils in a highly entertaining 1-1 draw with Aizawl FC. The game was being played at the VYBK Stadium, SaltLake, Kolkata. Hero of the Match Zikahi Dodoz drew first blood for Aizawl FC in the 23rd minute, while Enrioque Esqueda restored parity for the Red and Golds in the 65th minute via a delicious cross from substitute Samad Mallick. Aizawl’s Kareem Nurain was given the marching orders for dissent after receiving a yellow card that was given to him…