From Target Men to No. 9s, from Gyan-Valskis-Santana to Messi B and Sergio Castel, we analyse the different kinds of forwards plying their trade in the ISL
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AIFF League Committee meeting: 2nd Division League qualifiers and 2020-21 I-League to be held in Kolkata; Duration of ISL and I-League to be looked into; academies granted extension for the AIFF accreditation process.
Mumbai City FC fullback Subhasish Bose has signed a five year deal with ATK Mohun Bagan keeping him at the club till 2025.
Hyderabad FC have wrapped up a two-year deal for Kerala Blasters' 26-year-old winger Halicharan Narzary.
The AIFF Bid Committee has granted playing rights to Sudeva FC from the 2020-21 I-League season and Sreenidhi FC from the 2021-22 I-League season.
FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers originally scheduled to take place during October-November 2020 will be rescheduled in 2021.
FC Goa have signed 30-year-old Spanish defender Iván González from the Segunda División B club Cultural Leonesa on a two-year deal.
Part II of our analysis on ISL strikers focuses on poachers and advanced forwards and we also discuss the lack of playing time Indian strikers endure.