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ISL, I-League, or Bust. Who Cares About the Football? (420 Grams S-1, Ep.36)
10 Jul 2019
I-League vs Indian Super League (ISL): The 420 grams crew present a possible road map for the future of Indian football.
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I-League Gets Relegated, AIFF Requests Asian Body to Grant ISL Indian Top League Status
09 Jul 2019
The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AFC) has written a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) asking them to consider giving the Indian Super League (ISL) the AFC…
Newsclick Team
I-League vs ISL: Clubs Meet Praful Patel for a 'No Result' (420 Grams Shorts)
04 Jul 2019
Praful Patel, president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) finally met the representatives of the I-League clubs who were seeking clarity after the news that the Indian Super League (ISL)…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football’s Unnatural Evolution: The Survival of the Richest
26 Jun 2019
India’s national football league, the I-League, is on the verge of being obliterated in favour of the Indian Super League (ISL). The twist in the tale is that it’s downfall will not be due to a lack…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football’s Super Cup Drama: I-League Clubs Pull Out of Pull-Out
14 Mar 2019
On March 13 a press release stated that seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab FC, Quess East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA FC, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl FC and champions Chennai City FC — decided to pull…
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I-League Review: Champions Chennai, Youthful Arrows and Real Kashmir Fairytale (420 Grams, S1, Ep.16)
12 Mar 2019
With insights from former internationals Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed, Newsclick's 420 Grams team reviews the 2018-19 I-League season -- Chennai City FC's Triumph, Indian Arrows' surge and Real…
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I-League vs ISL: Indian Football's Big Debate (420 Grams Season 1, Ep.14)
01 Mar 2019
Newsclick's 420 Grams team debates the benefits and the problems of All India Football Federation (AIFF) running two simultaneous "top flight" leagues -- the I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL)
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Real Kashmir FC vs East Bengal: I-League's Forced Entry Into Delhi (420 Grams)
27 Feb 2019
With security issues in Srinagar, Real Kashmir FC, the first football club from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the I-League, the highest level in Indian football, will play their last home game,…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Why Super Cup is Stupid Despite Quality Football
11 Apr 2018
Mindless scheduling and lack of context rob the event of relevance.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
I-League Season Finale: Minerva Punjab Leading Four-Horse Race
08 Mar 2018
The Punjab club could become the first from north India to win the league since its first season back in 1996-97; Neroca, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan in with a shout