ISL schedule: Tournament confirmed to start on November 20, I-League likely from January 7

seventh edition of  Indian Super League (ISL) is scheduled to start less than a month away. seventh season of ISL will kick off in Goa from vember 20, organisers of India’s premier football league have anunced. ISL will be first major sporting event to be held in India since COVID-enforced lockdown in March.

Last season's final was forced to be held behind closed doors in Goa after onset of pandemic in March 2020. And w tournament will pick up from where it left off. entire seventh edition will be held in Goa and will be played behind closed doors. Players will be in a bio-secure bubble to ensure smooth functioning of tournament amidst tough circumstances.

tournament will see 11 teams play inste of 10 as it was last year and this is after East Bengal have me an entry into tournament. ISL fixtures have t been revealed yet, but tournament will kick-off on vember 20.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stium in Fatorda, Tilak Nagar Stium in Vasco da Gama and GMC Athletic Stium in Bambolim are three venues set to host  games and each team has ir own separate training grounds which y have picked. 

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Where are teams w?

All teams except FC Bengaluru are undergoing ir pre-season in Goa after having ir mandatory COVID-19 tests and observing a quarantine. FC Bengaluru are doing ir pre-season training at ir Vijayanagar base in Karnataka and are expected to arrive in Goa in time to complete quarantine protocols and enter bio-secure bubble for competition. 

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Indian football: I-League 2021 season likely to start on January 7

As per reports, Hero I-League is expected to kick off on January 7, 2021. tournament was scheduled to begin later this month. However, on requests of teams and in consultation with West Bengal government, tournament has been delayed to beginning of next year. This year will see 11 teams will participate in competition, with Sudeva FC and Mohammedan Sporting making ir way into tournament. Mohammedan clinched promotion to I-League through qualifiers while Sudeva earned a direct entry into league on basis of a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. 

Due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic, upcoming season is set to undergo a major overhaul, with AIFF set to shorten season. 

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ISL transfer news: Jamshedpur FC sign two-time A-League winner Nick Fitzgerald

Jamshedpur FC have me signing of  Australian player Nicholas John Fitzgerald. player comes in having won A-League twice, first in 2011-12 with Brisbane Roar and again in 2012-13 with Central Coast Mariners. player has also played for Melbourne City, Western Sydney and Newcastle United Jets. 

He Coach, Owen Coyle, was ecstatic on dition and said “Fitzgerald ds a new dimension to our attack with his versatility. He is a quality player and has a proven track record in Australia’s A-League. He can make quality runs down flank and be a great provider to strike force. We are confident about his attacking prowess and abilities and I am really looking forward to work with him.”

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Im credits: ISL Twitter