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Vieira’s contract was terminated by mutual consent with immediate effect, as the Brazilian will now don the colours of his new club and will be seen playing in the J2-League, which is the second tier of Japanese football.The 25-year-old, who signed with Mumbai City FC last season, relished a debut campaign, making fourteen appearances for the Islanders and even aided them finish on top of the points table, assisting Alexandre Guimaraes’ team make it to the semifinals for the first time, last season....

“Not a lot went wrong for us,” he said. “We gave the ball away for goal when we were not really under pressure. We were a little sloppy. “The last person you want the ball to go to is Miku. He didn’t hang about, he didn’t try to be clever. He just put his head down and smashed it in. That boy can certainly score goals! That’s the only thing that separates us....

A big chunk of the failure or success of any ISL club can be attributed to how their foreign players are performing. The imports are the ones who create the maximum impact on the team. For example – Ferran Corominas has been finding the back of the net regularly for FC Goa; Bartholomew Ogbeche has been sensational for NorthEast United and made a huge impact on the club. The Nigerian player is one of the main reasons why the club is sitting in the top 3 currently....

Kerala Blasters finished a lowly ninth on the ISL table with just 15 points in 18 games. The club fell out of contention for a spot in the playoffs way back in December. Blasters subsequently fired coach David James, under whom Kerala won just one game and appointed Nelo Vingada as the successor. Under Vingada, Kerala won just one game and as well but their showing improved despite letting go of players like Halicharan Narzary and CK Vineeth....

The young defensive midfielder was signed in the summer from AC Milan on loan for €2m, with an obligation to buy for €10m on July 1st, 2019. However, if he can keep turning in performances such as this one where he manages to break up play, dominate the second balls and still chip in creating two big chances that directly result in goals for his team, that €10m will look the bargain of the summer in ten months time....

I could not agree more. For over a decade, Israel has enforced a punishing blockade on the two million residents of the Strip, whose lives have descended into destitution and despair as the limits of their existence have continued to shrink year by year. Gazans have nothing to hope for and thus nothing to lose, a situation Hamas is well aware of, and which goes a long way toward explaining things like the 11-day conflagration with Israel in May....

The 45-year-old quarterback, who returned from a brief foray into retirement to play yet another season in Tampa Bay, is in the midst of arguably the worst season of his NFL career. Offensive struggles and a switch to first-year coach Todd Bowles have made for a largely disappointing 2022 season. The struggles Brady and the Bucs have faced thus far have raised the question: Will the 23-year NFL quarterback, winner of seven Super Bowls, five Super Bowl MVPs, three NFL MVPs and 15 Pro Bowls, finally retire?...

Short answer: it looks increasingly likely President Donald Trump will take action against the Chinese-owned short-form video app unless a deal goes through within the next 45 days. Microsoft has now confirmed it is exploring a partial acquisition. On Friday, the president confirmed speculation that a ban on TikTok, which is currently owned by Beijing-based tech firm ByteDance, could be imminent. From aboard Air Force One, Trump said: “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States....

The squeaky-clean studio has become more mainstream since its bosses, Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, arrived in 1984. They created new movie divisions (Touchstone, Hollywood) that didn’t always trade on traditional family values. The studio rose from a mousy 3 percent market share in 1985 to a current industry-leading 20 percent share. With Miramax and key deals with such filmmakers as Joe Roth and Merchant-Ivory, Disney could release up to 50 movies a year, twice the output of its competitors....

Madrid are on track to claim LaLiga silverware for the first time since 2012 as they sit two points clear of defending champions Barcelona with a match in hand. The Spanish capital club are also in contention to go back-to-back in the Champions League with a blockbuster quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich to come. And midfielder Isco fancies Madrid’s chances of doing the double in Spain and Europe. “We are going through a very good moment in the season and have the chance to achieve our goals,” he said, via Marca....

The 25-year-old, who was with Chennaiyin for the first three seasons of Indian Super League (ISL), was picked up by ATK at the player draft held before the fourth season. He played 13 games for the Kolkata-based club this season but was unable to register a goal or an assist. After finishing ninth on the table with 16 points from 18 games, ATK will be looking to get back on track ahead of the season as soon as possible....

First Half: Atletico de Kolkata take lead through defensive error The first three minutes of the game saw Atletico dominate proceedings. Forward Dejan Lekic was the catalyst for all the team’s attacks, with swift combination moves and accurate attacking passes. In only the second minute, his strong central run and a cross-field diagonal ball fell to Iain Hume, whose shot was saved by Chennaiyin custodian Edel. The Hume-Lekic combination ran initial proceedings with the former making a run from the left-hand side and passing the ball to Lekic, who drove a strong shot, just above Edel’s top right corner....

The upcoming season of the Indian Super League is just a day away. The opening tie will see Rene Meulensteen-led Kerala Blasters take on two-time champions ATK at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi after the grand opening ceremony, starring Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Before heading into the new chapter of ISL, Goal tells you about the key Indian players on each side. ATK- Debjit Majumder The 29-year-old goalkeeper was pivotal in The Bengal Tigers’ campaign last season....

Mailson was a part of the Chennaiyin side who had lifted the trophy in 2015. He had made 12 appearances for the club. Sereno, on the other hand, won the title last season with Atletico de Kolkata also scored in the final against Kerala Blasters. On the addition of the defenders to the squad, Chennaiyin coach John Gregory said, “We are very happy to have signed two winners who have proven themselves in the ISL already....

ATK The ATK Fans Fraternity is the official fan club of the Kolkata side who have been two-time ISL champions. The recently refurbished Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) will once again reverberate with the chants of “ATK ATK” when the red and white outfit will play their first home game on November 26, against FC Pune City. The #AmarBukeyATK (In my heart remains ATK) is already a social media rage across Bengal and one can become a fan by registering here....

Spanish striker Ferran Corominas was the hero for the Gaurs as he notched a hat-trick (16’, 33’, 63’) while Manuel Lanzarote also scored for Goa with a 40th-minute penalty. A double from Miku (20’, 60’) and an Erik Paartalu header (57’) seemed to have brought Bengaluru FC, who were down to 10-men after Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s red card in the 36th minute, back into the game but Coro had the final say on the game....

The game started off in an exciting manner with end-to-end action, but as the half progressed Bengaluru started to control the game. The second half started in a similar manner, and Bengaluru started to dominate the proceedings and finally broke the deadlock in the second half to ensure a victory via goals from Edu and Chhetri. Let’s take a look at the player ratings for today’s game. Bengaluru FC Gurpreet (7) - He had very little to do as Mumbai had only one shot on target....

While De Deus had emphasized on an attacking style of play for NEUFC, they have floundered this season, managing to win only one of their seven matches so far. Their only win came against bottom club Delhi Dynamos. The club management had not been impressed by these run of results for some time and had taken the call to sack the Portuguese manager and the staff. However, the whole process took some time, as the club is said to be facing some financial constraints, and the process of sacking De Deus and his coaching staff would cost the Highlanders a fair amount....

TV CHANNELS & LIVE STREAM The Star Sports Network have the exclusive broadcasting rights of the ISL. The games will be telecasted with the option of English and/or Hindi commentary over their bouquet of television as well as digital platforms. Commentary will also be available in vernacular languages across India. TEAM NEWS As we have seen during the pre-season matches, coach Joao Carlos Pires De Deus prefers a 4-4-2 formation. He has several strikers at his disposal, which makes it easy for him to select two forwards....

“About ATK, it is their home match and they have a good side. Every team is trying to settle down and find the right combination.” “We will definitely get better, it is an important match for us. We are going to focus on our style of play,” said the former Salgaocar coach. Goa lost their last match to Pune City at home. But Pereira believes the defeat was just a bad day at the office....