Seven players and an assistant coach have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Indian Super League (ISL) football season, likely to start next month in Goa, sources told PTI on Monday
City football giants East Bengal's new investors, Shree Cement Limited, is slated to pick up the bid proposal for a spot in ISL in the name of 'Shree Cement Foundation'
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Fatorda in Margao, the Tilak Nagar Stadium at Vasco da Gama and the GMC Athletic Stadium at Bambolim are the venues slated to host the matches
Jhingan is among the biggest names in Indian football at the moment, while 22-year-old Thapa has also impressed with his game, turning out for both his club Chennaiyin FC and the national team
The club has been grappling with financial woes following the premature pullout of its former investor Quess Corp, who were its title sponsors for two seasons.
The regulation will become part of the competition guidelines from the eighth season in 2021-22
Ambani's holding group launched the Indian Super League, an elite competition of newly created teams, in 2014 with the aim of attracting investment and big global names.
They are 16 points ahead of second-placed East Bengal (23 points from 16 matches) who cannot catch up their arch city rivals even if they win all their four remaining matches
English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company City Football Group on Thursday bought a majority 65 percent stake in Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC
This is the first time a top European club has acquired a majority stake of a club in India, and the development is also expected to bring its renowned manager, Pep Guardiola, closer to the country
Viewership for 2018-19 on TV alone was 168 million, and digital viewership was over 12 million
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football
FC Goa roped in Jackichand Singh from Kerala Blasters and signed up a couple of foreign defenders in an effort to bolster the back-line, which was found wanting last season
Tendulkar has signed a definitive agreement to sell his 20 per cent stake in the football club
Indian Super League looks to cash in on the growing fervour for the game among the youth and female audiences
Over half of TV viewership in 1st week from non-urban markets