The win today puts FC Goa two points clear of NorthEast United FC at the top and makes it three wins on the trot for Sergio Lobera’s men. The goals came early and fast with all six goals being scored in the first half. It was a tough evening for the defences as they had to withstand attack after attack. Despite chances aplenty for both teams to add to their tallies in the second there were to be no more goals in the second half....
FC Goa have a really strong youth set up and they even launched a women’s team in July 2018, becoming only the second club to do so after Pune City FC. The Gaurs finished second on the league table in the inaugural edition of the ISL and took it a step further in the 2nd season by finishing on top of the table. However, they lost the final to Chennaiyin in that season....
FC Pune City started off the season with no shadows of their past season. They had a seven-match winless streak, which destroyed the chances of a knockout qualification. Now, the Stallions have started winning but is doubted to be too late. The team had to sack manager Miguel Angel Portugal mid-way and the duties had to be assigned to Pradyum Reddy. Later, Phil Brown took charge and has won the only game the team has played under him so far....
Kerala Blasters, on the other hand, sit on the 7th position with as many points from as many games. One ought to note that the Yellow Brigade found themselves at the identical position last season which eventually led to their previous manager Rene Meulensteen’s sacking. Sergio Lobera made two changes to the side that triumphed 3-2 over Delhi Dynamos. Mandar Rao Desai made his way for Carlos Pena at the left-back position whereas Brandon Fernandes came in place of Hugo Boumous at the right attacking midfield position....
Blasters have not managed to win a single title so far and have only managed to finish as runners-up in the 2014 and 2016 editions, ending up second best to ATK on both the occasions. Hence, the franchise side has never able to reflect it’s fan prowess on the pitch. With a perfect mix of local talents, experienced Indian campaigners and promising overseas inputs into the squad, the club with arguably the most number of fans in India are serious contenders for the title if everything falls in place....
As such, all of the NFL’s remaining games will be important. Fans won’t want to miss a single one of them and will be tuned into the 2023 NFL playoff schedule as a result. Among the first questions that will be asked: will there be a “Thursday Night Football” game as a part of Super Wild Card Weekend? “Thursday Night Football” is certainly a staple of the NFL’s regular-season calendar....
Everyone already knows the tragedy of Netflix’s previous attempts at adapting anime to live-action series. Cowboy Bebop is one of the highest profile streaming disasters of the previous year, and its failure was bolstered by the marketable name that should’ve made it a success. It’s hard to tell if anyone has learned anything, but it’s easy to tell that more attempts are on the way. RELATED: Netflix: All Live-Action Anime Adaptations Ranked...
Hale has proven herself as a talented voice-over artist, having been in video game and television voice-over work since 1994. Her most recent video game role will be in the upcoming Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart as the female lombax, Rivet. A fan on Twitter recently pointed out that Hale has a Spotify page with two songs listed, and neither one is directly connected to her television or video game voiceover work....
The Season 2 content releases on November 10 and includes the new Arms Race mode as well as new skill trees. Rather than giving players brand new characters, these skills trees will make the Borderlands 3 vault hunters feel brand new. This powerful build focuses on FL4K and the new pet that he gets access to. There are five main components required to create the ultimate character. RELATED: Borderlands 3 Custom Claptrap Xbox Series X Is Being Given Away by 2K...
The point spread for the Pats’ Week 1 game vs. the Steelers was adjusted on Monday to as low as New England -1, at CG Technology, before it was nudged back up to -1.5. William Hill made a milder move, to New England -2.5, and the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook moved the spread to -2 and the total from 53 to 49.5. The line was between -6 and -6.5 before the Ted Wells Report was released....
Pep’s intensity claims will change The 35-year-old striker has now gone four league matches without finding the net since pulling a goal back in September’s defeat by Manchester City at Old Trafford. He did score the winner against Zorya in the Europa League, but his form in domestic league football is now his worst in almost two years. The last time Ibrahimovic went on a run of four matches without netting a league goal came in January 2015 while playing for Paris Saint-Germain....
“He’ll never play again, obviously,” Tuberville said on his weekly 700 WLW-AM radio show, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer . “It’s just devastating.” MORE: Week 12 Heisman trophy candidates Pead, 26, who played at Cincinnati from 2008-2011, was ejected from his vehicle when it hit a metal guardrail, causing it to become airborne and strike several trees as it went down an embankment. He had emergency surgery and was listed in critical condition....
Ronaldo at the double as Madrid beat Bayern Los Blancos were banned from transfers for irregularities in the signing of young players for their academy last year, but saw that sanction cut in half on appeal and will be able to bring in fresh talent again this summer. Elections will be taking place at the Santiago Bernabeu in July and although president Florentino Perez is unlikely to face much competition, the club chief is looking to make a big-name signing in the summer....
“They have better techniques, better tactics and a lot more money at their disposal,” Lahur Talabany, a high-level Kurdish counter-terrorism official, told the BBC for a report published on Sunday. “They are able to buy vehicles, weapons, food supplies and equipment. Technologically they’re more savvy. It’s more difficult to flush them out. So, they are like Al-Qaeda on steroids,” he warned. President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that ISIS has been defeated, using this assertion to justify his controversial and abrupt withdrawal of the majority American military forces from Syria earlier this year....
The 2006 World Cupper was also in talks with Hungarian club Honved FC but a TOI report says that the 39-year-old Italian forward has decided to join ISL’s Delhi franchise with an official announcement expected later today. Del Piero is also expected to become one of the brand ambassadors of the new league and will become the fourth World Cupper to join the ISL after Joan Capdevila, David Trezeguet and Robert Pires....
With attacking prowess in the form of marquee player Diego Forlan, Sunil Chhetri and Sony Norde, Mumbai was a shew in to win but was perhaps surprised by the Gaurs’ determination to stay in the game. Mumbai had countless opportunities to score but with Forlan and Chhetri registering absolutely no touches of the ball inside the opposition’s box in the first half, it was quickly clear that the two sides would have to fight it out until the very end....
On Wednesday however, things went on to the next level when a fan leapt over fences of the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, wearing The Highlanders jersey and with a flag and went on to the field to hug star midfielder Romaric. It was a do or die encounter for the North Eastern side as they faced a daunting task against formidable Delhi Dynamos. But playing in front of the home crowd, the team pulled off an inspiring 2-1 win, conceding a goal only in the last minute of injury time....
Also Read: 5 Indian Super League debutants to watch out for Atletico de Kolkata were the winners of the inaugural season of the ISL after they defeated Kerala Blasters 1-0 in the final. Chennaiyin FC won the top honours in 2015 by beating FC Goa 3-2 in a hugely exciting final match. Also Read: Marquee Players and what they add to their teams Mumbai City FC have roped in for Manchester United and Atletico Madrid forward Diego Forlan for ISL 3, with Helder Postiga, Lucio, John Arne Riise and Florent Malouda among other big names who will play this year....
Injuries to important players coupled with individual errors has come to hurt them. In an interview with Goal, coach Miguel Angel Portugal explains why the club only chose to sign seven foreign players as opposed to eight and which are the Indian players who have caught his attention. Excerpts: Having coached some of the top talents such as Esteban Cambiasso, Mista, Kiko Casilla, Filipe Luis, Alvaro Arbeloa, Alvaro Negredo, Roberto Soldado, Borja Valero and many more, what do you make of the Indian talent?...
In an announcement via their official Twitter handle, the Lions posted: “After much consideration and thought, Delhi Dynamos FC will NOT retain any of their domestic players for the upcoming ISL season 4 draft.” With almost every other club having retained at least one homegrown player from last season, Delhi Dynamos’s decision comes as a shock. Their announcement today means prized asset Anas Edathodika will head into the player draft and will be on many clubs’ top target lists....
