The fresh ISL, Hindustan’s very own soccer competition is going to launch from 12-10, and while the country gear up for this competition, here is everything you should know about it.
Awaking Hindustani football out of hibernation
The ISL was set up in 2013 after seeing that many Indians are crazy about soccer, but unfortunately, have no national football league with International attention to follow. The Indian Super League aims to turn this around.
It will have eight franchise teams, owned from people and companies across the country. The league will start in October and end in December.
The 8 clubs that will compete in this league are:
· Atletico de Kolkata, coached by Antonio Lopez Habas, with Spain as the foreign draft.
· Chennai Titans, coached by Marco Materazzi with Italy as the foreign draft.
· Delhi Dynamos FC, assisted by Harm van Veldhoven with Netherlands as the foreign draft.
· FC Goa, assisted by, Zico with Brazil as the foreign draft.
· Kerala Blasters FC, practiced by David James with England as the foreign draft.
· Mumbai City FC, practiced by Peter Reid with England as the foreign draft.
· North East United FC, trained by Ricki Herbert with New Zealand as the foreign draft.
· FC Pune City, practiced by Franco Colomba with Italy as the foreign draft.
While building their clubs, each club will have to sign:
· At least 7 foreigners, out of which two will be from the outfit and five will be from the foreign player draft;
· One marquee player, which in the words of AIFF is “A foreign recruit who has represented his country in any of the continental championships like the European Championship, Copa America, African Nations Cup, Asian Cup, or FIFA World Cup will be called a marquee player;” and
· 14 Indian domestic players, four of which have to be local players from the city the outfit belongs to.
Celebrity Who’s who in the HeroISL
The competition is owned by Reliance Industries Ltd, Star India Pvt. Ltd. and IMG Worldwide Inc. It would be shown exclusively on STAR Sports and will have Hero MotoCorp as the competition; thus the name Hero Indian Super League. From Bollywood, we have John Abraham who co-owns the team North East United FC, Ranbir Kapoor who co-owns the Mumbai City FC squad, Abhishek Bachchan who co-owns Chennaiyin FC squad, Salman Khan who co-owns the FC Pune City team, and Varun Dhawan who is the brand ambassador of the FC Goa squad. From the field of Indian Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar is the co-owner of the Kerala Blasters FC outfit and Sourav Ganguly is the co-owner of the Atletico de Kolkata team.
ISL rules:
Every year, the competition would be played between October and December. Each team will play against all other clubs twice on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams will be eligible for the finals.
Investing in the outfit
Team owners’ investments in the Indian Super League are worth having a look. Different clubs have invested a great amount to attract foreign players:
Goa: 430.000 USD
Chennai Titans: 380.000 USD
Atletico de Kolkata: 350.000 USD
Mumbai City: 330.000 USD
Kerala Blasters: 315.000 USD
Pune City: 280.000 USD
Delhi Dynamos: 260.000 USD
North East United: 260.000 USD
With this kind of cash and international attention towards the ISL, this is surely a competition you would not want to miss! Possibly a quality boos to bring soccer in Hindustan to a higher level!
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