Indian Super League 2016: Schedule, Results, Live Stream, Latest News, Discussions

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Edit: ISL 2016 Fixture and Schedule shall be available here in the first post once the ISL 2016 Schedule is announced by Indian Super League management. All the ISL 2016 match results, live stream links, latest news, discussions etc. shall be posted on this thread. Team specific news should be posted in the individual team news threads wherever possible. ISL 2016 Transfer News should be discussed in the combined Transfer thread only. 

Indian Super League (ISL) is a premier Indian football tournament launched by IMG-Reliance , Star India Pvt Ltd. and AIFF (maybe).
The competition involves eight teams namely Atletico de Kolkata, Delhi Dynamos, Chennaiyin FC, Mumbai City FC, Kerala Blasters, FC Goa, FC Pune City and North East United FC.

This year would be the 3rd season of the ISL which has achieved to create a lot of hype in its previous two editions.
All the transfer news, pre season news, match results, live comments, previews and reviews related to ISL Season 3 can be discussed here. 

Lets Football 

Sat 1-Oct 19:00 NorthEast United FC Kerala Blasters FC  Guwahati

Sun 2-Oct 19:00 Atletico de Kolkata Chennaiyin FC Kolkata

Mon 3-Oct 19:00 FC Pune City Mumbai City FC, Pune

Tue 4-Oct 19:00 NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa, Guwahati

Wed 5-Oct 19:00 Kerala Blasters FC vs Atletico de Kolkata, Kochi

Thu 6-Oct 19:00 Chennaiyin FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC, Chennai

Fri 7-Oct 19:00 Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC, Mumbai

Sat 8-Oct 19:00  FC Goa vs FC Pune City, Goa

Sun 9-Oct 19:00 Kerala Blasters FC vs  Delhi Dynamos, Kochi

Tue 11-Oct 19:00 10 Mumbai City FC vs Atletico de Kolkata, Mumbai

Wed 12-Oct 19:00 11 FC Pune City vs NorthEast United, Pune

Thu 13-Oct 19:00 12 Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa, Chennai

Fri 14-Oct 19:00 13 Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC, Kochi

Sat 15-Oct 19:00 14 Delhi Dynamos FC vs NorthEast United, Delhi

Sun 16-Oct 19:00 15 Atletico de Kolkata vs FC Goa, Kolkata

Mon 17-Oct 19:00 16 FC Pune City vs Kerala Blasters, Pune

Tue 18-Oct 19:00 17 Delhi Dynamos vs Mumbai City FC, Delhi

Thu 20-Oct 19:00 18 NorthEast United vs Chennaiyin FC, Guwahati

Fri 21-Oct 19:00 19 Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa, Mumbai

Sat 22-Oct 19:00 20 Atletico de Kolkata vs Delhi Dynamos, Kolkata 

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Mumbai City FC sign Alexandre  Guimaraes as their marquee manager for the upcoming season.

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Mumbai City FC resign Sony Norde

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One interesting fact: FC Goa verdict is on 14 July and last date for signing coach is 15th July

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They were given an "extension" though werent they?

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Forlan may cost Atletico de Kolkata more than Elano did for Chennaiyin

Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan delivers a press conference in Montevideo. (AFP File Photo)

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At approximately R 5.5 crore, former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is likely to be Atletico de Kolkata’s (ATK) marquee player in the third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). Should the deal be inked, Forlan, 37, is likely to be presented in Kolkata next month, HT has learnt. And going by last year’s estimates, he could cost Rs 1 crore more than Elano Blumer, the Chennaiyin FC marquee, who was the most expensive player in ISL2.

Presenting Forlan will be part of a two-month team promotion initiative by ATK which will also involve getting coach Jose Molina Jiminez to Kolkata in July. The squad will leave for pre-season training at Atletico Madrid in September. ISL3 will begin in October and continue till December. 

Former Bayern Munich stars Michael Ballack and Roque Santa Cruz too are in the fray but Forlan, winner of the Golden Ball in the 2010 World Cup finals where Uruguay finished fourth, is said to be the frontrunner. He is likely to cost around Rs 1.5 crore more than what Helder Postiga, who was the team’s marquee last year, got, according to sources in the squad. 

A team official said getting Forlan has been Atletico Madrid’s idea. The official requested anonymity because the contract has not yet been signed. “They (Atletico Madrid) have been dealing with him,” said the official. 

Forlan played for Atletico Madrid from 2007-11 helping them win the Europa League in 2009-10 beating Fulham 2-1 in the final. Forlan scored both goals and was adjudged Man of the Match. 

“It helps that Forlan is well known and that would help our marketing initiatives,” said the official with the Kolkata franchise. That’s something Atletico de Kolkata couldn’t exploit last term because marquee and Portugal international Helder Postiga played only 74 minutes in ISL 2 having been injured in the first match against Chennaiyin FC while scoring his second goal of the tournament opener. 

Should he become the marquee, this will be Forlan’s second visit to Kolkata. He had come as a guest for a football reality show that also featured Brazil stars Romario and Branco within a month of the 2010 World Cup finals. 

At 33, Postiga was the youngest marquee in ISL2. Paraguay international Santa Cruz is 34 and played eight years at Bayern Munich. He is currently with Olimpia Asuncion at home. Forlan doesn’t have a club yet, having announced last month that he would leave Penarol with whom he won the Uruguay league and scored eight goals in 31 games. Neither was part of the national team squads in last month’s Copa Centenario. 

Valderrama likely to visit 

Atletico de Kolkata are also planning a fan engagement with former Colombia legend Carlos Valderrama this month. Valderrama is likely to be in Kolkata as guest for a football match, the proceeds of which will go to charity. “Should it work out, we are looking to get Valderrama to spend a day with our fans,” said the official from ATK. Last year, ATK had got Pele to watch one of their ISL home games

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