Published 15:58 IST, October 22nd 2019

ISL: Mumbai City FC defender Anwar Ali is battling a heart problem

Anwar Ali is an Indian international professional footballer and plays for Mumbai City FC in ISL. Anwar Ali has recently been diagnosed with a heart problem.

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Mumbai City FC and Indian centre-back, Anwar Ali, is ruled out from current ISL season as he has been diagsed with a heart problem. Ali got aware of heart problem during one of his medical tests in Mumbai. Anwar Ali, who showed great calibre, will travel to France to get furr medical attention. Mumbai City’s official informed on Saturday. “He (Ali) is being looked after and both club and All India Football Federation are doing everything that can be done to help him," a Mumbai City FC official told PTI. 

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Ali was experiencing decent form which helped centre-half to get selected for Mumbai FC for  ISL season six. He was also in Indian national team list of probables for World Cup qualifiers against Qatar, Oman and Bangladesh. Ali was in India's U-17 squad World Cup squad in 2017 and featured in all group games. Mumbai City FC and AIFF, both have shown ir support to defender during tough period and have pledged to help him recover from tough time. Anwar Ali has featured in 34 matches for All India Football Federation's developmental team Indian Arrows in his last two seasons while he was loaned by Mumbai CIty FC.

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13:57 IST, October 22nd 2019