Controversial former French striker Nicolas Anelka will return to Mumbai City FC to manage as well as play in the Indian Super League's second season, the player and club owner said Friday.... more »
Controversial former French striker Nicolas Anelka has agreed to rejoin Mumbai City FC for the second edition of the Indian Super League, the player and organisers said on Tuesday.... more »
Taking the long and winding road from a cricket-mad country some 30 hours by car or train south of Delhi is neither a well-trodden nor the quickest route to soccer stardom.... more »
Cricket star Sourav Ganguly earned bragging rights over former team-mate Sachin Tendulkar as his Atletico de Kolkata won the inaugural Indian Super League football tournament in Mumbai on Saturday.... more »
India's fledgling football league has become the fourth most popular in the world after just six weeks, surpassing Italy's long-standing Serie A in average crowd attendance, according to organisers.... more »
Just five weeks after a glitzy kickoff, India's fledgling football league claims to be the most popular in Asia -- even if the quality of matches and performances of its ageing stars have left fans underwhelmed.... more »
Controversial French striker Nicolas Anelka suffered a heavy defeat in India after his return to action Tuesday following a five-match ban for an anti-semitic gesture known as a "quenelle".... more »
Disgraced French striker Nicolas Anelka is set to return to action on Tuesday after serving a five-match ban for a gesture deemed to be anti-semitic and known as a "quenelle".... more »
Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero has admitted his pride at being part of the fledgling Indian Super League and its potential to help develop grass roots football.... more »
Former French and Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires was on Saturday suspended for two matches after a bust-up with a rival coach during half-time in an Indian Super League football match, organisers said.... more »
Organisers of India's Super League football tournament were on Friday investigating claims that former French international Robert Pires was punched on the face by a rival coach during a half-time scuffle.... more »
The inaugural Indian Super League will help the cricket-mad nation develop a football culture with the ultimate aim of qualifying for the World Cup, a top FIFA official said Wednesday.... more »
India's richest man Mukesh Ambani has hailed the start of a glamorous new football league that organisers hope will trigger an explosion of interest in the game, long sidelined in favour of cricket.... more »
India's star-studded new football league kicked off Sunday with a glitzy pyrotechnic opening ceremony before a match that organisers hope will ignite the country's passion for the "beautiful game".... more »
India's football coaches pledged to "deliver the goods" in the opening match Sunday of a glitzy new league that organisers hope will ignite the country's passion for the "beautiful game".... more »
India's ambitious new football league was dealt a blow ahead of its very first match when Mumbai City star Freddie Ljungberg was ruled out with a calf injury on Saturday.... more »
With Bollywood stars, cricketing greats and a slick marketing campaign, India's new football league is gunning to become the next big thing in sport.... more »
Former Arsenal defender Andre Santos has signed up for the inaugural Indian Super League, two months after he was beaten up by disgruntled home fans in Brazil.... more »
Former German international defender Manuel Friedrich is the latest player to move to the new Indian Super League, with German press reports on Friday saying he had agreed a one-year deal with Mumbai City.... more »
