The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati is all set to witness a highly-anticipated contest as NorthEast United FC take on the Indian Army FT in the first quarter-final of the 2023 Durand Cup on Thursday.

Hero Indian Super League (ISL) side Chennaiyin FC announced their second foreign player of the season on Wednesday after onboarding Scottish centre-forward Connor Shields ahead of the 2023-24 season.

NorthEast United FC announced the signing of Nestor Albiach, fondly known as El Lince, for the 2023-24 season. The Spanish forward becomes the third new foreign recruit and the seventh new signing for the Highlanders. Nestor’s football journey began at the age of six with Levante.

Hero Indian Super League (ISL) outfit NorthEast United FC have completed the signing of defender Soraisham Dinesh Singh from Sreenidi Deccan FC, the club announced on Saturday. The versatile defender joins the Highlander on a two-year contract.

Hero Indian Super League (ISL) side Hyderabad FC completed the signing of Australian attacker Joe Knowles, the club announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old represented Brisbane Roar in the A-League last season, and joins as the second new foreign overseas player for the Yellow and Black ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

FC Goa have bagged the services of Carlos Martinez as their new foreign striker for the upcoming 2023-24 season. In a footballing career spanning 18 years across 13 different clubs, Martinez has notched 123 goals and 8 assists from 357 appearances.

Hero Indian Super League (ISL) side NorthEast United FC have acquired the services of Spaniard Juan Pedro Benali as the head coach of the first team on a 1+1 year deal, the club announced the signing through their social media handles on Monday.

NorthEast United FC has emerged as the champions of the eISL after a dominant campaign that saw them remain unbeaten for the majority of the season. The team was led by two standout players, Emaad and Saransh, who displayed exceptional skills and determination throughout the tournament.

Saransh Jain and Emaad Jameel Ahmed teaming up for NorthEast United FC have emerged victorious in the second season of the eISL after defeating Sagnik Banerjee and Charanjot Singh from Bengaluru FC by 2-1 in the finals.

A double strike by Nandha Kumar and a goal from Diego Mauricio were enough for Odisha to register a smooth win despite being down by an early goal scored by NorthEast’s prolific goal-getter and Colombian striker Wilmar Jordan.

The second season of eISL is set to start from February 28 2023 with six fixtures scheduled in the inaugural week of the tournament. The league phase for the upcoming season will be played online, only the eISL playoffs the format which mirrors the Hero ISL playoffs format will be a LAN event in Delhi scheduled for 6th & 7th of May 2023.

The FIFA World Cup has been widely followed in India and the passion of football enthusiasts has even led them to travel to the host nation and witness live action at the stadiums. But, what has been intriguing, is the flavour of the ongoing Hero Indian Super League across the FIFA World Cup in the form of Indian football fans. The passionate loyalists have headed to the FIFA World Cup donning the colours of their respective Hero ISL teams. The fans were spotted in Qatar wearing club jerseys and scarves, and holding up flags and banners bearing crests or names of their respective Hero ISL teams.