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New Zealand's Leo Bertos and Trinidad and Tobago's Cornell Glenn, who play for East Bengal and Shillong Lajong FC respectively in I-League, failed to get the visa in time.

Germany dominated the tie against Poland but failed to find the back of the net despite a dozen clear chances in a shock 2-0 loss.

The Indian Super League is set to kick off at the revered Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata with a mouth-watering first game between home team Atletico de Kolkata and Mumbai City FC.

Also, World Cup quarterfinalist Belgium held target practice for a 6-0 victory over tiny Andorra.

India's new soccer league with its cast of celebrity owners, experienced foreign managers and a sprinkling of high-profile players will kick off on Sunday.

Brazilian legend Zico says India's hopes of scaling greater heights in the world sport depends solely on the local players' "mentality" and their "ability" to develop.

After Kolkata and the North-east, the city of Goa is high up on the fan graph of football in India, and it's only apt that it is one of the eight ISL franchises.

Anelka is making his return to football after leaving West Bromwich over his use of the 'quenelle' gesture. The English FA banned him for five games for the gesture.

The Saltlake Stadium's wow factor of hosting 120,000 spectators is now a thing of the past as the capacity has been brought down drastically to 68,000.

India will begin the search for a new coach after Wim Koevermans' tenure came to an end with the team's 3-2 home defeat by Palestine.

Valencia have denounced fans of the club who pelted the Atletico Madrid team bus with objects before Saturday's La Liga match at the Mestalla.

Valencia remained undefeated through seven rounds and moved one point ahead of Barcelona before they visit Rayo Vallecano.

Luis Suarez is next week expected to make his first international appearance since biting Italy's Chiellini during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Last season, with just three games to go, all Liverpool needed to win the league was a draw against Chelsea and two wins on the bounce in their last two games.

Shakhtar Donetsk will host their first Champions League match in Lviv on Tuesday when FC Porto travels to war-torn Ukraine.

FC Goa have roped in two of Dempo SC's foreign imports - Australian Tolgay Ozbey and Haroon Amiri of Afghanistan - for the inaugural edition of the ISL.