🇮🇳 Indian Football News, ISL, Transfers, Match Results - 2023-24 Season Open Thread

:police_car_light: | China were scheduled to play a friendly against India ahead of the AFC Asian Cup 2023. However, due to the clash with India’s domestic league fixtures, the plan was cancelled by AIFF. [@titan_plus]

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Igor Stimac on Sunil Chhetri postponing his retirement plans? :speaking_head: : “There’s still lot of hunger in him. I once told Sunil that I won’t let him go before he scores 100 Int’l goals. We had a good laugh because he was then on 80 goals and now he’s not far away. Let’s take it game-by-game.” [via TOI]

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:police_car_light: | East Bengal FC is all set to be slapped with a fine of ₹60,000 and will be forced to forfeit points of matches where they have fielded an overage player in ongoing AIFF U-17 Youth League. Players in question likely to be suspended for 4 years. [@SayanMukherjee4, News9]

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:police_car_light: | OFFICIAL :white_check_mark: : FC Goa announce the departure of defender Sanson Pereira to Inter Kashi on loan :waving_hand::orange_circle:

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:police_car_light: | OFFICIAL :white_check_mark: : Mumbai City confirm that Greg Stewart has left the club by mutual termination of his contract with immediate effect. “Stewart expressed his desire to leave the club mid-season and return home to Scotland due to critical personal reasons” :waving_hand::blue_circle:

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:police_car_light: | OFFICIAL :white_check_mark: : Bengaluru FC and striker Curtis Main mutually part-ways

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:police_car_light: | Australian forward Joe Knowles has announced his departure from Hyderabad FC. :waving_hand: [via IG]

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:camera_with_flash: | A 50K capacity Olympic standard Int’l Football Stadium seen in the master plan of Sardar Vallabhai Patel Sports Enclave; the opening and closing ceremonies of 2036 Olympics will be held here at Narendra Modi Stadium, if India’s bid is to be accepted.

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India have been knocked out of the AFC Asian Cup after their second group game against Uzbekistan 3-0.

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Since arriving in India in 2018/19 season, Mourtada Fall has 25 goals to his name. :fire::senegal:

CRAZY numbers for a defender.:exploding_head:

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Head coach Igor Stimac believes allowing Indian-origin players to represent tri-colour would be huge help for Indian football, via @sportstarweb :eyes::india:

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:police_car_light: | East Bengal FC are currently leading the race to sign Right-Back Nikhil Poojary on a short term loan till end of the season from Hyderabad FC. [@Sportskeeda]

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Kerala Blasters FC have decided on immediate recall of loanee Justine Emmanuel from Gokulam Kerala FC :yellow_circle::elephant:

20 yo forward to join the team replacing injured Kwame Peprah :counterclockwise_arrows_button::nigeria:

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:rotating_light: | Coach Igor Stimac was issued a stern written warning by the AIFF not to comment anything against Indian football, the AIFF or the Sports Ministry on social media or public platform without prior approval - following his “WCQ holds more weigh than Asian Cup” comments. [TOI]

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Breaking News :police_car_light:

Borja Herrera from East Bengal FC to FC Goa :scream:

Done Deal :handshake::white_check_mark:

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Here’s how the ISL table looks like after the end of Matchweek 14 :eyes:

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:camera_with_flash: | AIFF have awarded Bengaluru FC’s Grassroots Development Program, as the ‘Best Professional Academy’ - as part of first AIFF grassroots awards 2023. :trophy:

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:police_car_light: | OFFICIAL :white_check_mark: : NorthEast United FC announce the contract extension of their Spanish midfielder Nestor Albiach. :clap:t2::spain:

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:camera_with_flash: | Former Manchester United player and coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was presented with a home jersey of ISL club Punjab FC, during the Norwegian’s recent trip to India. :clap::norway:

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:camera_with_flash: | NT goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh issues apology for the NTs horrific campaign at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar.

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