| Top-5 players with most goals for a single team in Indian Super League 
:
Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) - 
Goals
Ferran Corominas (FC Goa) - 
Goals
Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad FC) - 
Goals
Diego Mauricio (Odisha FC) - Goals
Jeje Lalpekhlua (Chennaiyin FC) - 
Goals
| OFFICIAL 
: Senior menโs NT games at the Merdeka Cup 2023 will be LIVE telecasted on Eurosport India and streamed on the official YouTube channel
| OFFICIAL 
: As revealed earlier, Dheeraj Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh and Jeakson Singh (Injury) are omitted from the Merdeka Cup final squad.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ! 
The #BlueTigers 
take on hosts Malaysia 
in Kuala Lumpur tonight 
18:30 IST
Bukit Jalil Stadium
@EurosportIN & Indian Football Facebook
Malaysia will now take on Tajikistan in the final to be played on October 17.
In a match marred by a few controversial refereeing decisions, including the cancellation of a โgoalโ scored by India,
India received a jolt when the Thailand referee, Mongkolchai Pechhri, refused to accept that a Lallianzuala Chhangte shot had crossed the line in the 56th minute.
While the television replay clearly displayed that the ball went a few inches well over the goalline, the referee and the assistant referee preferred to rule otherwise, leaving the Indians absolutely stunned. Chhetri, the Indian captain, pleaded with the referee with folded hands, but with no VAR available, the referee stuck to his guns.
India 2-4 Malaysia
Dion Cools) Naorem Mahesh) Arif Aiman) Faisal Halim) Sunil Chhetri) Corbin-Ong)Itโs Indiaโs year!
vsโ:pakistan:
Hockey - 10-2
Squash - 2-1
Football - 4-0
Cricket - won by 7 wickets
| FIFA will depute its head of refereeing and Legendary Italian Referee Pierluigi Collina, for coaching sessions with Indian referees in an attempt to give them a much-needed boost. The move comes after a meeting held between AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and FIFA president Gianni Infantio. [@MarcusMergulhao, TOI]
| Brazilian Legend Ronaldinho pictured trying out Bengali cuisine and interacting with Emami East Bengal FC players in an event organised by Emami Healthy & Tasty
| OFFICIAL : Former Kerala Blasters FC assistant coach Stephen Van Der Heyden has joined Scottish Premier League club Rangers FC as their new assistant coach
| The All India Football Federation has eased the financial burden on clubs by removing the minimum wage (at least 10 Indian players on an annual contract worth a min of Rs 3.2 lakh) rule in the Indian Womenโs League for at least this season, the clubs wonโt be forced. [@MarcusMergulhao, TOI]
Sahal Abdul Samadโs 2023/24 season so far :
2 Goals
6 Assists
Most BIG chances created in ISL (3)
Most Dribbles completed in ISL (65%)
2nd most duels won in ISL (25)
Top- players in Indian Super League with most penalty goals
15 Goals - Sunil Chhetri
10 Goals - Roy Krishna
9 Goals - Bartholomew Ogbeche
8 Goals - Ferran Corominas
7 Goals - Ian Hume
| Kerala Blasters FCโs Milos Drincic and Mumbai City FCโs Yoell Van Nieff have both been suspended for three straight games by the AIFF disciplinary committee. They have 10 days to seek grounds of the decision and appeal. [@MarcusMergulhao]
- After serving a ten match suspension, Kerala Blasters FC head coach Ivan Vukomanovic will be back in the dugout on October 27th against Odisha FC
| Kerala Blasters FC assistant coach Frank Dauwen will be suspended for their next match (vs Odisha FC); Ivan Vukomanovic will return after serving his suspension in the same match
| OFFICIAL : Kerala Blasters FC defender Prabir Das has been suspended for 3 matches by the AIFF disciplinary committee; the committee in itโs report has said that Prabirโs actions against the referee were aggressive.
| Kerala Blasters FC defender Aibanbha Dohling successfully underwent a knee surgery. Wishing him a speedy recovery 
